RACS TRICK OR TREAT

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This Tutorial was written by me, Angel Flower, from my own ideas. Any similarities to others is coincedence. All my tutorial sare registered with TWI.

For this tutorial you will need A tube of choice, one with a close up works best. I am using the work of Ismael Rac. In order to use the image in this tutorial you MUST purchase it from AMI.

Filters- VM Instant art spiderwebDSB Flux bright noise bubbles, and linear transmissionMuras Meister copiesEye Candy 4000 gradient glow(optional)

New Image-600x600 transparent

Grab your paint bucket tool and make your background black and your foreground a color from your tube. Change the foreground to a gradient and find the one that says foreground/background. Style is sunburst, repeats 0, invert unchecked. Flood fill your background with the gradient.

Preset shape tool-set to rectangle, width of 10, anti-alias checked, foreground a color from your tube, background null. Draw out a rectangle about the size of mine and place about in the center of the canvas. Right click this layer and convert to raster.

Grab your magic wand tool-mode is add, match mode rgb, tolerance 20, feather 0, contiguous and anti-alias checked. Click inside the rectangle. Go to selections-modify-expand by 3.Add a new raster layer and grab your pait bucket tool. Flood fill with the same gradient you used earlier. You may have to reset your colors again to do this. KEEP SELECTED.

Go to effects-plugins-vm instant art-spiderweb- Rays 16, rings 32, merging 85. KEEP SELECTED. Go to plugins again and find dsb flux bright noise-intensity 49 and click mix. Selections-select none. Move this layer under your frame layer

If your tube has a close up then grab it now and copy and paste it as a new layer. If it doesnt then just use the tube you chose. Move the tube, whichever one it happens to beunder the rectangle layer but above the fill for it. Positon it how you want so it shows through the rectangle. If needed resize by grabbing the pick tool, the arrow tool, and drag the box by a corner to the size you want it. See my tag for reference.

Click on your rectangle layer and go to effects-edge effects-enhance. Now go effects-3d effects-drop shadow, 0,0,100,8, black.

Hide your background layer, the one we filled in the beginning, and then right click on the top layer and go merge visible. Now unhide your background layer. You should have two layers now.

Duplicate your merged layer, which should be the frame with the close up and the fill we made for the frame. On the original, go image-resize-50 percent, all layers uncheckedand lock aspect ratio checked. go to muras meister copies-in the drop box below the preview screen find Tiling and click it. Leave the settings as they are.

Duplicate the copies layer and on the original go to dsb flux-bubbles-19,50,50,50. On the same layer go to effects-texture effects mosaic antique-columns and rows 25, symmetric checked, tile diffusion 70, grout width 2, grout diffusion 10. Now double click this layer and change the blend to hard light.

Go back to the copies layer and double click it and lower the opacity to about 47.
Duplicate your merged layer again, this time twice so you should have a total of three. On the bottom copy go to your plugins-dsb flux linear transmission-vertical, size 4, offset 6,blend 0. Repeat this on the middle copy of the merged layer but this time click horizontal instead of vertical.

Now copy and paste your main tube as a new layer. Resize if needed and position to one side or how you think it looks best. Give it a drop shadow of choice.

This is the time if you wish to resize your entire tag to do so. Go to image-resize, make sure you choose pixels in the drop box, make sure all layers and lock aspect ratiois checked. Change the pixels to the size you want and click ok.

Add your copyright so it is clearly visible. Add your name in a font of choice. I used a thick font first in all caps. Convert to raster. Then added a gradient glow from eye candy 4000 with a size of 3, soft corners 25, opacity 100, then chose a light color first and added another color tab with a darker color last. If you dont have this filter you can play around with using a colored drop shadow.Next i added the name again in a small script font and gave it a black drop shadow.

Thats it, you are done! I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

©ANGEL FLOWER 2009

Wounded Souls

This Tutorial was written by me, Angel Flower, from my own ideas. Any similarities to others is coincedence. All my tutorialsare registered with TWI.

For this tutorial you will need

Two tubes of choice from the same artist. I am using the work of Rebecca Sinz, you must purchase a license from AMI to use her work http://www.artisticmindsinc.com/.

Scrapkit- I am using a PTU kit called Wounded Hearts by Kellsinator which you can get here http://digitalchaos.net/store/.

New Image-500x500-transparent.

Paste a paper of choice as your background layer.

Paste the frame1 as a new layer and resize a little using the pick tool, the little arrow, and drag it by a corner to the size you need. Position to the top left of the tag.Duplicate and go image mirror. See my tag for reference to how this should look.

Choose a paper for the frame background. Paste it as a new layer and move it below the frame layers. Grab your magic wand-mode is add, match mode is rgb, tolerance 20, feather 0, anti-alias and contiguous checked.Make one of the frame layers active and click in the center with the magic wand, go to selections-modify-expand by three, selections invert, and on the paper layer you chose for the frames hit delete. Select none. Nowpaste that same paper again and make the other frame layer active, click inside with the magic wand, and follow the same steps we just did.

Both of these paper layers should be below the frame layers.

Paste your first tube as a new layer, if needed resize just a little, and position the part you want to show through the first frame into place. Grab the magic wand with the same settings, make the frame layer active that you are currently using, click in the center and selections-modify-expand by 3, invert and on the tube layer hit delete. Make sure this layer is below both frame layers. Repeat these steps for the second frame and tube.

Once happy with the tube placements, give them both a slight drop shadow of choice.

Paste the swag2 as a new layer, resize about like mine and position in the top center of the frames. Give it a drop shadow and the duplicate it and go image mirror. This should place it on the right side of the tag, if not justpostion it to the right as i have mine. Duplicate this one and drag it over to the left side of the tag. Try to position them so they look like they are all connected. See my tag for reference.

Paste flower3 as a new layer and if needed resize, position on the bottom left of the frames.

Duplicate and mirror and position this one about the same as the one on the left. See my tag again for placement. Give each flower a drop shadow.

Paste satin pillow1 as a new layer and resize and position in the center of the two flowers we pasted.

Paste a butterfly as a new layer, resize, and position as i have mine, I then duplicated it and mirrored it and slid it down some. See my tag for placement or place how you like. Give them both a drop shadow.

Almost done. Paste one of the glitters as a new layer, resize and position to one side on the bottom of the tag. Duplicate and mirror. If needed reposition slightly.

Because i made my tag a size of 500x500, i did not resize it but if you wish to resize yours, now is the time to do so. Use the image resize method, only this time change the percent to pixels, make sure all layers and lock aspect ratio is checked, and change the size you want.

Now add your copyright so it is CLEARLY visible.

Add your name and center it between the two glitter spots. Give it a drop shadow of choice, I used a white drop shadow with a blur of only 2.

Save and you are done!!

©Angel Flower 2009

Glacial Masquerade

This Tutorial was written by me, Angel Flower, from my own ideas. Any similarities to others is coincedence. All my tutorialsare registered with TWI.

For this tutorial you will need

A tube of choice. I am using the work of Barbara Jensen, you must purchase a license to use her work http://eroticartistgallery.com/.

Filters-vm tool box-optional

Scrapkit- I am using a FTU kit called Glacial Submission by Kellsinator which you can get here http://www.knksdesigns-4-psp.com/index.php?pid=474.

New Image-500x500-transparent.

Paste a paper of choice as a new layer and if needed resize by going to image-resize-make sure it says percent and not pixels, about 85%. Repeat if needed.

Copy and past element2, the hearts border, as a new layer. Resize using the pick tool, the arrow, and drag a corner of the box to the size you need. We want it to go across the length of the tag.Position this near the top of the tag. See my tag for reference. Duplicate this and go image flip. You should now have one on top and one on bottom. Right click on the one that is on top in the layer palette and merge down so they are one layer.

Duplicate this layer and go image-free rotate-right-90 degrees, all layers and rotate single layer unchecked. Now you should have a border all the way around your tag. Again see my tag for reference and merge these border layers together so they are all one layer.

Copy and paste element1, the mask, as a new layer and resize. Position in the top left corner just inside the border and rotate slightly using the pick tool. Give it a drop shadow by going to effects-3d effects-drop shadow- -1,-1,80,5, black. Move this layer below the border layer.

Duplicate the mask layer and go image mirror. See my tag for how this should look.

Copy and paste element7, a doodle, resize a little using the pick tool, position on the right side of the tag so it fits nicely inside the border. See my tag for reference. Duplicate this layer and go image mirror.Now you have one on each side. Merge these two together. Move this layer below the border layer.

Paste your tube as a new layer, resize if needed, position in the center of the tag and move this layer below the border layers also. Give it a drop shadow of choice.

Open one of the flowers. I used element14. Paste as a new layer. Resize slightly if needed and position in the bottom left corner. Once happy with placement, duplicate and mirror. Make sure these are above the border layer.

Give each flower a drop shadow of choice.

This next part is optional. I duplicated my border layer and on the original i went to vm tool box-zoom blur-28,0.

Because i made my tag a size of 500x500, i did not resize it but if you wish to resize yours, now is the time to do so. Use the image resize method, only this time change the percent to pixels, make sure all layers and lock aspect ratio is checked, and change the size you want.

Now add your copyright so it is CLEARLY visible.

Add your name. Give it a drop shadow of choice.

Save and you are done!!

©Angel Flower 2009

Marble Madness

This Tutorial was written by me, Angel Flower, from my own ideas. Any similarities to others is coincedence. All my tutorialsare registered with TWI.

For this tutorial you will need

A tube of choice. I am using a Free to Use tube by Ismael Rac. If you wish to use this tube, visit his site here http://xeracx.com/v4/. NOTE: As of May 17,2009, there are only two of his tubes that are FTU, they are silk, and cat. I used the cat tube.

Filters-Xero porcelain, VM Natural- marble madness and cross weave, VM Extravaganza transmission, Mura's Meister copies, DSB Flux blastEye candy 4000(optional)

New image-600x600-transparent.

Choose two colors from your tube for the foreground and background. Change your foreground to gradient, find your foreground/background gradient in the drop box, style linear,angle 45, repeats 0. Flood fill your background layer with this gradient.

Grab your preset shape too, set to rectangle, width of 5, create as vector and anti-alias checked.

Make your foreground white, or a very light color from your tube, background null.Draw out a rectangle about the size of mine and place it in the right center of the tag. See my tag for reference.

Change your foreground to a light color and your background to a darker color from your tube, and again make your foreground to gradient and use same settings as before.

Grab your magic wand tool, mode is add, match mode is rgb, tolerance 20, feather 0, contiguous and anti-alias checked, Click in the center of the rectangle we made. Selections-modify-expand by 2.Keep selected and add a new layer, flood fill this layer with the gradient. Select none. Move this layer below the rectangle layer.
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dd your main tube and position to the left of the rectangle, see my tag for reference, if needed resize using the pick tool, the arrow tool, and drag the box you see by a corner to the size you want. You can also resize by going to image-resize, make sure lock aspect ratio is checked and all layers unchecked, and start with about 85-90%. If needed you canalways repeat this step.

Now copy and paste the original tube again as a new layer, or if yours came with a close up use that, and position the part you want to see inside the rectangle. Once happy with the placement, grab your magic wand again and make your rectangle layer active. Click inside the rectangle, go to selections-modify-expand by 2, then selections invert, make the tube layer for the rectangle active again and hit delete. Select none. Move this layer below the rectangle layer but above the gradient.

Still on this tube layer, go to effects-filters-xero porcelain-50,200,134,0,0,255. Now double click on this layer and change the blend mode to hard light, and the opacity to 80.
Use the same porcelain effect on the gradient layer for the rectangle.

Add a new layer just above your background layer. Flood fill with a medium color from your tube. Go to effects-filters-vm natural-marble madness-4,22,22,255. Now double click this layer and change the blend mode to soft light.

On the gradient layer we used for the rectangle, go to effects-filters-vm natural-cross weave-11,238,0,1,0,205,19. Dont worry if anything is outside the rectangle, we will adjust that.

Still on this layer go to effect-texture effects-mosaic antique-columns and rows 25, symmetric checked, then under mosaic settings-70,2,5. Repeat this effect with the same settings.

Now to get rid of any excess make your rectangle layer active and click inside with the magic wand, same settings, and go selections invert, make the mosaic layer active and hit delete.Select none.

On your rectangle layer-go to effects-3d effects-drop shadow-just click ok if it says you must convert to raster or something to that effect-settings-0,0,100,10,black.

Now hide your background layer, your layer just above that(the one we did the marble madness on), and your main tube layer. To hide them just click the little eye next to each one.What you should be left with is the rectangle, the tube inside the rectangle, and the mosaic fill for the rectangle.

Make your rectangle layer active and right click it and go to merge-merge visible.
Unhide the other layers now.

Duplicate your merged layer and on the original go effects-filters-muras meister copies-in the preset drop box choose after image(rotate random),then from top to bottom settings are11,0,0,0,5,0,100,0,100,0,0,30,100, both boxes unchecked.

Give your tube layer a drob shadow of 0,5,80,10. Repeat the drop shadow changing only the 5 to -5.

Hide the two background layers, and make your tube layer active. Right click and merge visible. Unhide the two background layers.

Duplicate this merged layer and on the original go to effects-filters-vm extravaganza-transmission-3,8,40. Now go effects-filters-dsb flux-blast-direction left, click percntage and set to 20%, ok.Repeat the blast but change the direction to right.

Almost done. Duplicate this blasted layer and on the bottom on go effects-texture effects-mosaic antiqued-columns and rows 50, symmetric checked, mosaic settings-70,2,17.

Now is the time if you wish to resize your tag to do so. Use the image-resize-make sure all layers are checked and lock aspect ratio is checked, change the percent to pixels, and thenchoose the size you want. When you change one size, the other will automaticly change to keep your tag proportionate.

Now add your copyright so it is clearly visible. Add your name. I added a glow to my name using eye candy 4000, but this is up to you. The settings i used are under the basic tab-3,25,100-thenunder the color tab i chose fat and then slid the second slider bar back toward the first one a little, white for color, and 100 for opacity. I then gaVe it a drop shadow of-2,0,80,5,black.

Now you can leave your tag as is and save or you can add a border. To add a border simply go to image-add borders-in the first drop box it should say pixels, make sure the symmetric box is checked,size for all is 5, color is white(or a color of your choice).

Thats it, save and you are done!

©Angel Flower 2009

Mermaid tails

This Tutorial was written by me, Angel Flower, from my own ideas. Any similarities to others is coincedence. All my tutorialsare registered with TWI.


For this tutorial you will need

A tube of choice. I am using the work of Nadia Tate. In order to use the image in this tutorial you MUST purchase it from CILM.


Filters-xenofex2 constellation(you could substitue dsb flux bright noise if you dont have the xenofex2)Eye candy 4000 gradient glow(you could substitute a white drop shadow if you dont have this)


Animation shop(optional)


New Image-500x500-transparent.


Pick two colors from your tube for your foreground and background. In your material palette, choose gradient and set it to linear, angle 145, repeats 0.Flood fill your background with the gradient.


Paste your tube as a new layer and resize it by going to image-resize-90%, lock aspect ratio checked and all layers unchecked.


Duplicate this layer and on the original go effects-distortion effects-twirl-635. Duplicate this twirled layer and on the original go to effects-reflection effects-kaleidoscope-image area settings are 70,-64,125,55, kaleidoscope settings are 8,0,35, and wrap.


Now, on the twirled layer go to effects-plugins-eye candy 4000-gradient glow-on the basic tab-3,25,100- On the color tab-change the color to white, and choose fat from the box.If you dont have eye candy use a drop shadow with these settings, 3,3,100,2,white. Then repeat changing the 3 on both to -3.


Give your tube layer a drop shadow of 0,0,100,10,black.


Now make the layer we used kaleidoscope on active. Grab your magic wand- mode is add-match mode is rgb-tolerance 20-feather 0, contiguous and anti-alias checked, the drop box on the end is outside,click in the empty spaces between the star like shape and the outer shapes, if you look at my finished tag, you will see where i have put my constelation, these are the spaces you need to click. I have included a screenshot below without the tube layer.



Keep selected and duplicate your background layer, the one we filled with the gradient, twice for a total of three. On the top one go to xenofex2 constellation-from top to bottom settings are 1.98,50,50,42,75,75,twinkle rotation 45, keep original image, random seed click once. okay. Hide this layer by clicking the eye next to it and make the middle one active. Repeat the constellation with the same settings but click random seedonce. Hide this one and make the last one active and again repeat clicking random seed once. Selections-select none.If you dont have xenofex2, use dsb flux bright noise, intensity 85, and click lighter. Repeat on the other two layers clicking lighter once each time.


Now add your copyright so it is clearly visible. I used the same glow on mine i used on the twirl effect. Again you can use a white drop shadow instead.


Now to add the name we need to draw out an ellipse so the right side and bottom end up about where you want your name. So click your preset shape tool and set to ellipse. Make your background null, foreground any color. Draw out an ellipse. Move this layer to the top. I have included a screen shot so you can see how i did mine. Go to image flip and if needed, reposition slightly to where you want.



Grab your text tool and make your foreground and background the colors you want for your name. Choose the font and size you want. Hold your cursor, or text tool, right over the outline of the ellipse where you want the name until you see the little A change to an A with a half circle type line under it. Click to add your text and type your name.



Now go to this layer in the layer palette and click the + sign next to it, it changes to a -, this will open up two sub layers, one with just the text, and one with just the ellipse. click the eye next to the one with just the ellipse to hide it. Nowclick the - sign, it changes back to a plus and you should now have one layer again. Right click and convert to raster.


If needed, reposition your text how you like it. Now give it a drop shadow.
Now you can save and be done or you can animate.


To animate, make sure two of the layers with the constellation(or noise) are still hid. Make the visible one active. Go to edit-copy merged. Go to animation shop and paste as new animation. Back in psp, hide the layer we just used and unhide the next one with constellation and click on it to make it active. Edit-copy merged. Back to animation shop, edit-paste after current frame. And one more time, back to psp, hide this layer and unhide the last layer with constellation and make it active. Edit-copy merged. And back to animation shop, edit, paste after current frame. View animation and save and you are done.

© Angel Flower April 2009

dragon keeper

This Tutorial was written by me, Angel Flower, from my own ideas. Any similarities to others is coincedence. All my tutorialsare registered with TWI.

For this tutorial you will need

Three tubes of choice from same artist. I am using the work of Rebecca Sinz. In order to use the image in this tutorial you MUST purchase it from AMI, http://www.artisticmindsinc.com/.

Scrapkit I am using is a PTU kit by Foxy called Red of the Dragon, which you can purchase here: http://digitalchaos.net/store/

New Image-500x500-transparent

Choose a paper for your background and paste as a new layer. If needed, resize by going to image-resize-choose percent-make sure lock aspect ratio is checked and all layers is un checked.Choose about 85%. If needed repeat this step until the paper is the size you want.

Paste the pent_fd, see my tag for reference, as a new layer. I did not resize mine but you may if you wish. You can use the pick tool, which is the little arrow, to drag the box by a corner to the size you want.

Give it a drop shadow of h+v 0, opacity 100, blur 10, color black.

Paste one of the frames as a new layer and resize using the pick tool. See my tag for size. Position it to the right toward the top of the tag. Give it a drop shadow of 3,3,100,4,white.

Repeat this drop shadow only changingboth h+v to -3. Now repeat the drop shadow again but this time make the settings 0,0,100,5 black.

Duplicate the frame and postion directly below the first one. See my tag for placement.

Choose a paper to go inside the frames. Paste as a new layer. Move this layer below your frame layers. Resize by about 85% and position so it shows through both frames. Grab your selection tool and set it to rectangle. Mode is add, feather 0. Draw a selection a little bigger than the inside of the frame. Keep selected and do the same thing to the other frame. Now go to selections invert, make sure your paper layer is the active layer and hit delete on your keyboard.Select none. You should now only have the paper showing through the frame.

Pick one of your tubes to go inside your first frame. Paste it as a new layer and resize by 85%. Move this layer below the frame but above the papers. Position so the face shows through the first frame. Grab your selection tool again and makethe same selection as you did above. Go selections invert, make sure the tube layer is active and hit delete. Select none. Now repeat this using another tube for the second frame.

Change the blend mode on both tube layers to luminance legacy. To do this just double click on the layer you wish to change and under blend mode change it.
Now paste your main tube as a new layer. Position and resize as you like or how i have mine. I did not resize mine. Give it a drop shadow of 0,-2,100,5,black.

Paste a flower, or in this case it was called medal, as a new layer and resize with the pick tool. Position in the top left corner. Give it the same drop shadow we just used except change the blur to 2 instead of 5. Duplicate this layer and position in the right top corner. Duplicate again and positionin the bottom right corner. Duplicate this one and position in the bottom left corner. And one more time duplicate and position so it is on the left side of the two frames touching both corners, see my tag for placement.Make sure these are all above the frame layers.

Add your copyright so it is clearly visible. Add your name.

Give your name a drop shadow of 0,-3,100,2, white. then repeat changing the -3 to 3. Now give it another drop shadow of 0,0,100,5, black.

Save and you are done!

©Angel Flower April 2009

Lollipop flower

This Tutorial was written by me, Angel Flower, from my own ideas. Any similarities to others is coincedence. All my tutorialsare registered with TWI.

For this tutorial you will need A tube of choice. I am using the work of Myka Jelina.In order to use the image in this tutorial you MUST purchase it from CILM.

Filters-Eye candy 5 impact glass(you can substitute the glass effect in eye candy 4000 or 3.1),
Muras miester copies


New Image-500x500-transparent

New raster layer.Pick two colors from your tube for your foreground and background. In the materials palette, change your foreground to gradient, find the one that says foreground/background, angle 45, repeats 0, style linear. Flood fill with the gradient.

Grab your preset shape tool and set to rectangle with a width of 25. Foreground a color from your tube, background null. Draw out a rectangle about the sizeof mine. Go to selections, select all, then selections float, defloat. Again go to selections, modify, contract by 5. Selections, invert.

Selections float, and then defloat.Keep selected.

Go to adjust, add/remove noise, add noise, 50%, random, and monchrome. Select none.

Still on this layer, Repeat the selcetions, select all, float, defloat. And the selections, modify, contract by 5. Keep selected and go to EC5 Impact, glass, click the basic tab, 9.38,40,0, inside, glass color is a lighter or darker shade of the color you are using, 0,0,17,33,0,12.11,0. Select none. Merge this with the orignal vector layer rectangle if it is stillthere. Position toward the top center. If you dont have eye candy 5 impact, you can use the glass effect in eye candy 4000 or eye candy 3.1.

Grab your magic wand tool, mode is add, match mode is rgb, tolerance 20, feather 0, contiguous and anti alias checked. Click in the center of the frame. Add a new layer. Go selections-modify-expand by 5. Flood fill with another color from your tube. Keep selected. Go to effects-texture effects-blinds-width of 4, color white, opacity 45, nothing checked.Select none. Drag this layer below the frame layer.

Grab your preset shape tool again and choose a flower shape. I used flower five. Pick a color for your background color and make your foregound null. Draw out a flower that fits in the wholeframe. Position so it is centered. Convert to raster. I then changed my color and put my shape to ellipse to make the center of the flower. Make sure this is centered in the flower.

Convert to raster.Give both the flower and the ellipse the same glass effect we used above. Then go to adjust, add noise, gaussian and monochrome, this time about 25%. Do this to the flower and the center for the flower.

Add your tube and resize as if needed. Position how i have mine or how you think it looks best. Make sure this layer is above all the others. Give a drop shadow, i used 2,-2,75,2,and black.

Now hide your background layer and make one of the visible layers active. Right click and choose merge visible. Unhide your background layer.

Duplicate your merged layer. On the original, go to image resize, 60%, resize all layers unchecked and lock aspect ratio checked.Go to effects, plugins, muras meister copies, In the preset box at the bottom, choose wave(horizontal), 10,100,20,0,10,0,100,0,100,5,0,30,0.

Effects-texture effects-mosaic antique, columns and rows 25,symmetric checked, tile diffusion 50, grout width 2, grout diffusion 2.

Effects-texture effects-blinds- width of 4, opacity 65, color white, both boxes checked.

Effects-reflection effects-kaleidoscope-image area settings are 35,-64, 108, 70, kaleidoscope settings 8,4,40, edge mode repeat.

Now is the time to resize your tag if you wish to do so. Go to image-resize, choose pixels, make sure lock aspect ratio and all layers is checked, change the size to what you want.

Add your copyright so it is clearly visible.

Add your name and give a drop shadow of choice.

Save and you are done!

©Angel Flower April 2009