Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Life is a ocean


Gemoc1forblog.gif picture by GemsTags

I am using the beautiful artwork of Suzanne Woolcott you can purchase her art tubes from the link below
http://www.gorjussart.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=72&zenid=6fe18870ee2be5f9507f5a2d65f10616

My Supplies can be download from the link below

http://www.4shared.com/file/102341946/1d774dcf/life_is_a_ocean2.html
The Frame and the word art I created the other supplies credit goes to their creator I have included the font I used Snippet which is a free font
You will also need animation shop if you wish to animate and eye candy if you wish to add a glow to your name.

Lets Get Started
Open a new transparent image 600x600 pixels and then flood fill with white copy and paste the Gem Mask as a new layer centre in your canvas
Open the Gem frame and paste as a new layer centre in your canvas
Using your selector set on magic wand click into the frame and then up to selections modify and expand by 9
Now copy and paste your image as a new layer then up to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard to remove the excess then to layers and arrange send your image below the frame and then go close off your white background up to layers and merge visible.

Now up to Layers again and duplicate your framed image 2 times click  on the bottom layer and go to image and free rotate 15.00 to the left then click on your middle framed layer and up to image free rotate 15.00 to the right.

Now open the shells up that I have supplied and you need to crop them off the sheet go to adjust and then to hue and saturation then colourize with these settings
Hue 141 Saturation 35
Choose any of the shells you like add a couple to each side of your top framed image up to effects and add a light dropshadow on each one of
V1 V 1 opacity 55 colour black blur 4.00 shadow on new layer unticked

Now open the Gem word art and place as new layer to the top of the tag see mine above for placement.

Now once you are happy with your placements up to image and resize by 90% smartsize all layers unticked and then add your artist credits and your name if you don't wish to animate you are now ready to save your tag.

Animation
Paste your tag into animation shop as a new animation duplicate it to 16 frames
Open the sparkles tube that I have shared click on to the first frame of the animation and up to edit select all copy
Then click on to your tag up to edit select all and paste into selected frame I have placed a few all over the tag including the two side tags to do this you just keep going back to edit and paste into selected frame until you have them where you want

Once you are happy with them up to animation and animation properties change from black to opaque colour white then view and view animation you are now ready to save as a Gif File

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Where Oh Where Can My Baby Be

Gemwhereohwhereresizedforblog.gif picture by GemsTags

I am using the stunning art of Rebecca Sinz which you can purchase from AMI
http://artisticmindsinc.com/index.html
I used the image of  Bed of  Skulls and the tube Jahyel
My Supplies

http://www.4shared.com/file/101796430/7cb349ed/where_oh_where_tut.html

I made the frame and the wordart for this tutorial
Font used is Mason which is a free font and I have included it in my supplies.
Lyrics used a little changed are from a awesome song by Pearl Jam
No outside filters are used.

Lets Get Started
Open a new transparent image 600x600 pixels and then use your flood tool and fill it with white we are working a little big but we will crop down to size at the end

Open the Gem frame and centre in canvas using your selection tool  set on selection draw out the frame as below
 
Image3game.png picture by GemsTags

Open the Bed Of Skulls image and resize to 85% smart size all layers unticked and then paste as a new layer on top of the frame then up to selections invert hit delete on your keyboard this takes the excess off up to selections select none now arrange the layer so the image is under the frame close off the white layer and merge visible on the frame and the image.

Now duplicate the merged framed image on the copy go to adjust blur gaucassian blur 4.00
Then up to effects Textures blinds
Colour ecddc3
Width 3
Opacity 100
Horizontal and from left to right both ticked
Now layers arrange and move this under your original image

Now copy and paste the Gem wordart as a new layer
and then open the Gem horizontal line paste as a new layer to the top then to image duplicate and move the 2nd one to the bottom
Open the Gem side line copy and paste to the side and then image duplicate then image mirror to give you one on each side


Now for our Jahyel tube open the tube up and go to canvas resize to give yourself room to work now using your selection tool set on freehand draw out a piece of his full wing on the right hand side then up to edit paste as new layer
(note if you can use clone brush please do I don't have a clue on it LOL)I also used my selection tool to take off the rose that is next to him

Now paste the wing you have selected on to the left wing and then go to your smudge tool with these settings and lightly brush the wing so it matches in with the other one once you are happy with it merge visible layers and resize down to 80% smart size all layers unticked

smudgebrush.png picture by GemsTags

Now paste to the Bed of skulls tag as a new layer move him into place
Once you have moved into place open the Rainbow Coffi roses which I have recoloured paste as a new layer and then image mirror
Add a light dropshadow to everything I used
H1V1 opacity 55 blur 4.00

Now if you don't wish to animate your tag is ready to add your credits and fonts I used eyecandy 4 glow on my text settings fat size 3.00 soft corners 25.opacity 100 draw outside ticked.
Now using your crop tool resize to suit yourself

Animation

Using your selection tool on magic wand with these settings
Add/shift RGB Value Tolerance 15 continous ticked antialias ticked outisde

Now hold down your shift click and click into one of the wings you will need to keep clicking until you see the marching ants going completely around the wing with no breaks in between then do the same for the other wing

Once you are happy go to adjust add noise at 30% monochrome ticked once you have added the noise up to selections select none
Edit copy merged into animation shop as a new animation

Back to PSP Click undo until you have the wings without the noise then repeat noise at 34% then selections select non edit copymerged paste into animation shop after current frame

Then repeat but add the noise at 36% once you have 3 frames into animation shop go to animation animation properties and change to opaque make the colour white then up to view view animation and then save as a gift file

I hope you have enjoyed this Tut

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

For Some People Life Is Just A Game

game2readyforblognow.png picture by GemsTags 


 I am using the stunning artwork of Camilla Drakenborg who you can purchase from AMI


 I Have used the Fantastic Scrapkit Called Twilight by Urban Fairytales SunF you can download from her site on the link below
http://urbanfairytalesblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/twighlight-twighlight-kit.html

Fonts used are Phonetica 2 download from
http://www.abstractfonts.com/search/phonetica
and
Requiem for the Top Wording
http://www.fontspace.com/category/grunge?p=5

Ok Lets get to work it is a little involved so follow through with me LOL
First off open a new transparent image 600x600 pixels and flood fill the layer with white we can close that off afterwards if you want a transparent background for forum posting this just helps you see where you are placing your layers

Now open the Chess fade in the kit and resize to 85% smart size all layers unticked and paste to the centre of your transparent image now up to layers and duplicate then to image and mirror move them over so the top part joins

Now open the kit meadow and paste as a new layer move it to the centre of the chess patterns (We will line everything perfectly later)

Now open the twilight frame png and paste to the bottom of the meadow now using your selector tool set on selection draw out the frame as below
Image3game.png picture by GemsTags
Now if you are using the same tube as me open your tube up and close the tube layer we will now copy and paste the image for the tube as a new layer then up to selections invert hit delete on your keyboard this takes off any excess and now move the layer below the frame.

Now open the kit flower 3 and resize to 85% smart size all layers unticked paste to the top left of the frame then up to layers duplicate and then image mirror to give you one on each side
Now we will add a dropshadow to the meadow the frame and the flowers of H1V1 opacity 50 blur 3.00 shadow on new layer unticked.To add a dropshadow go up to effects then 3d then dropshadow.

Now the next part is a little tricky you may wish to close all layers but the frame so you can see where you are working
Open the Chess Piece up to image resize to 75% smart size all layers unticked paste to the left side of the frame then up to layers duplicate and image mirror so you have one on each side
Now click back on to your left chess piece layers duplicate and resize the new one again by 75% smart size all layers unticked then layers duplicate image mirror to place one on the opposite side.

Now one more time click back on your left smaller chess piece layers duplicate now with this one we need to go up to selections select all float then defloat and add a new raster layer and then flood fill with black once you have the black layer on the chest piece go to your layers palette and delete the original white one you floated then up to layers duplicate and image mirror to give you one on the other side.

Now you will need to check your layer arrangements so you have the chess pieces as I have on mine.

Now add the same dropshadow to all the chess pieces as we used above.

Now you are ready to add your tube on the tube I added a drop shadow of H2V2 Opacity 50 Blur 5.00 shadow on new layer ticked.

Now arrange all your layers and move your tube into place

Now using the Requiem font on size 30pixels antialis sharp stroke width O. Type the words
For Some People Life Is Just A Game
Add the same dropshadow to the words as we used on the Tube.
Then up to layers and merge visible
Once you are happy with all your placements add your credits and name
Then up to layers and merge visible

Then using your crop tool cut out the Tag to make it smaller you wish to resize after cutting the choice is yours.

If you wish to save as transparent so you can post on different coloured forums close off the white layer on the bottom and then save your tag as a png image. I personally like the white behind the tag and my forum is a white background so you can just merge flatten all layers if you wish to keep the white background


I hope you enjoyed this Tutorial

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Bright Blessings To All
Well I think I am on the road to being a blogger still have heaps to learn and yep saw the typos rofl I am the Queen of Typos will repair them in the morning.I have been busy trying to get more Tuts written I went berserk at the AMI Economic Sale and bought as many Fantasy Themed Tubes as I could afford Gosh I love that Company there is so many talented Artists and soooo many beautiful Tubes I have to win Lotto Lol I have so many on my wish list to buy.I hope tommorrow to have a new Tut up using the beautiful artwork of Camilla Drakenborg and a fantastic Scrapkit by UrbanFairyTales I hope I can do justice to the Scrapkit Designer and The Artist.
Well Time for me to hit the hay before I become the proverbial Pumpkin Love and Light To All.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Silvery Moon Tutorial

silverymoonGem2.gif picture by kimthomson



I am using the truly stunning mythical artwork of Jessica Galbreth which you can purchase from CILM
This tutorial requires a good knowledge of psp and animation shop
Filter used if animating EyeCandy5 Nature

Supplies can be download from
http://www.4shared.com/file/89570510/eaba621a/silvery_moon_tut.html


 Scrapkit used is by the talented PimpdYourTags The Kit is called Your are my life now you can download from the link below
http://pimp-your-tags.blogspot.com/2009/02/you-are-my-life-now-freebie.html


 In the supplies you will find the font I used Celexa if you wish to animate you will need EyeCandy5 Nature I have added the selections in with the supplies so just copy and paste them to your EyeCandy5 Impact settings folder you will find they are called Silverymoon

Ok here we go
Open a new transparent image 550x550 pixels and then flood fill with white
Open the Gem mask and paste as a new layer centre in your working image
Now open the Black stars from the kit and resize to 60% smartsize all layers unticked paste as a new layer
Now open the frame and resize to 65% and paste to the centre of your mask area
Now using your selection tool set on rectangle draw out the blank section of the small frame and then copy and paste the image I supplied as a new layer move it around so you can see the moon then up to selections invert hit delete on your keyboard

Now draw out the other side of the frame and then selections again rectangle copy and paste the image again move it around so you get only the trees selections invert delete on your keyboard move into place
Just a note on the small frame I selected it with may magic wand then added a new layer and modified selections by expanding by 3 and then filled with a solid gray but you can keep the frame white if you wish.

Now copy and paste your tube then duplicate the tube bring one layer to the top close this layer off for a moment
Now add the kits double wrap 2 ribbon resize to 65% image mirror and paste to the bottom of the frame
Now open the black folliage resize to to 65% and place on the top left layers duplicate and mirror so you have one on both side
Now you can bring back your top layer tube and erase any that sits over the ribbon don't worry as you have her under your frame as well

Now open the Black flower resize to 25% paste as a new layer now I duplicated it 3 times to give me two for the top and two for the bottom

Now if you don't wish to animate your now ready to resize your tag to 90% all layers ticked then add your artist credits and your name

Animation

Using your selection tool set on free hand draw out the centre of the cauldron
selectionsilvermoon.jpg picture by GemsTags
Now to effects EyeCandy5 Nature/Smoke
Now you should find the silverymoon selections you just added

Now click into your selection and then click silverymoon setting in eyecandy up to selections none edit and copy merged in to animation shop as a new image
Now back to psp undo so your selective ants are then eyecandy and this time change the random setting on bottom then selections none edit copy merged into animation shop edit in animation shop and paste after current frame
You need to repeat this another 4 times to give you 6 frames

Up to animation/animation properties and change to opaque white
Then view view animation and you are now ready to save as a gif file

If my selections for eyecandy do not work Lol I used these settings
Setting medium dusttrail

Smoke type wispy
Direction 95
Length 303.95
Size 9.46
Expansion 100
Waver 82
Roughness84
Opacity 70
Start from bottom ticked
First random seed 7037
Colour and Lightening
I choose a light cream
Soot 14
Direction 48


I hope you enjoy this tutorial
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Artic Queen

 
snowgem2.gif picture by kimthomson

Iam using the beautiful art of Rebecca Sinz which you can purchase from
AMI

My Supplies HERE I made all the frames and patterns

You will need the Vanderlees Snowfilter if you wish to animate you can download it from


http://www.vanderlee.com/plugins_snowflakes_download.html




.Install the plugin to C;Program files//Jasc/Corel PSP Plugin folder
 I have included the font I used Chiaroscuro which is a free font.

Lets get to work this tut is a little involved so please read through each step.

Go to file new image transparent image 600x600 pixels
Then click on your flood tool and fill the image with white.
Add a new raster layer
Open up the Gem pattern on to your workspace and change your foreground to pattern and locate the pattern change your background colour to white now to your brush tool and choose air brush with the below settings spray across ways until you have section covered you may need to do it a few times to get a nice background fill
airbrushsettings.jpg picture by kimthomson

Now you need to make a brush pattern as above thi will be the base of the tag similar to a mask I have included my brush pattern if you have problems with it
Open the misted image on to your workspace
Once you have your brush pattern open the small Gem frame and the small circle base place the frame above the circle base go to your selection tool and click into the frame then click on your misted image edit copy and then paste as a new layer on to your selected circle then to selections invert and hit delete on your keyboard this will take off the excess

Now duplicate the frame the circle and the image and move them down so you have two smaller circles on the side On the 2nd circle I mirrored the misted image you can do this by going to image mirror. To change the colour of the misted images click on each one go to adjust Hue and Saturation and use these settings Hue 18 Saturation 30 you can make it any colour you wish to suit your tube by moving the sliders.

 Now open the large circle base and the frame and then same as before magic wand paste as a new layer selections invert delete on your keyboard.

Make sure the large circle and frame and image are on the bottom layer above your brushed layer Once you have everything in place you are ready to add your tube I added a drop shadow of h1 v1 55 opacity colour black blur 4.00 shadow on new layer unticked

If you are happy with the tag now I resized mine by 90% smart size maintain orginal size ticked

Now you are ready to add your credits and your font work

I used Chiascuro font size 48 pixels Antialias Sharp stroke width 0 and then added the same dropshadow as the tube.
If you do not wish to animate you are now ready to save your tag.

Animation

Click on to the large misted image circle up to selections select all float then defloat up to effects Vanderlee snow with the below settings
VANDERLEE.jpg picture by kimthomson
Then up to selections select none now click into your smaller frame and repeat the effect then selections none and then repeat the selections for the 2nd frame then selections none up to edit copy and paste into animation shop as a new image

Now back to psp and click undo to take all the snow away from each frame then start again but this time change the random seed on the filter to 5 select none when finished edit copymerged into animation shop click edit in animation shop and paste after current frame.

Repeat the above undos and change the random again to 10 repeat the steps above then do it all one time more and change the random to 15

Then in animation shop click view and view animation save as a gif file


I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial
Written by RealGem 9.04.2009 Tut Registered with
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