SeaShells PTU

I wrote this Tutorial,any resemblance to others is purely a coincidence.

The lovely Mermaid is by Selena Fenech she was with CILM when I got her work and she can now be found Here and Here

This Beautiful Scrap kit is by Black Widow Creationz and can be found Here

Filters: Mura's Meister ---copies found Here 

Drop Shadow= DS=2,2,50,5 black

My Examples Here 

 At the end of this tutorial, I will show you how to animate the tag,there are examples in my supplies for the animated one as well..

Let's Start

800 X 800

1.) EL 36- Copy and Paste = C&P as New Raster Layer = NRL-- Center-- now duplicate this one, and close original

2.) MMCopies--Line-Wraparound-Normal--feedback--center

change these--Numbers--= 6

X = 52 --- Y = -36  ---- Angle =  -10 ---- Rotation =  0 -- color = A0002E

Check EX.1

3.) On Duplicate --- opacity = 50% --open original and then merge down -= MD

4.) Now we are going to change the color of our rings..Get 2 colors from your tube...be sure to write them down,easier to do this,next step...I chose a dark ( 55889E) and a light (9cc9d3) you can use any color/colors you wish...

5) Adjust-- Color Balance-- Manual Color Correction--- Source Color = A0002E (color from original circles)

Target Color (I used the light color from my tube--you can use whatever color you wish)  EX 2..

6.) C&P Tube as NRL--Resize = R-- if needed...Place her in the middle of circles--and then move her slightly over to the left--DS--Tag Reference = TR.

7.) EL 17 R = 70% -- With Lasso Tool go around the top of the sand.. EX. 3

 Copy--and paste as new image, close this one ( you might want to use the mound part later) now delete-- then C&P the sand -- EX. 4

 as NRL and place on the bottom of the canvas..move layer right above background layer and place it  like EX 5

8.) Get your color from the Sand --- C5A87F--- MMCopies--

Line==H--tile Normal- feedback center--- 116 ---  -32 --- 73  ---  15 --- / --- / ---  68 ---  38 --- 0 ---  0 --- / 91

EX. 6  (move layer above background layer )

9.) With raster Deform tool/Pick tool -- move the sand down.. EX.7

10.) PP 10 -- C&P as NRL--place below the sand layer..

11.) EL. 12 -- R = 60 %  & 80% X2-- Place on Bottom left-- DS --

Duplicate-- == Dup.--- R -- 80% place on bottom-middle...if you want more dup.-- and resize--place them around the bottom..--MD-when finished.

12.) EL 15--- R = 50% & 80% X 2-- adjust--sharpen--unsharp mask--C&P as NRL-- DS -- place it on Bottom right and then dup.-- R -- 80% and move it over..Dup.-- and place around the bottom-- MD--when done.

13.) EL 6-- R = 80% -- move to right side of tag --DS-- dup-- R = 80% mirror -- move this layer --below the sand layer mound-- dup.--R = 80%- mirror --( I did a few of them to make the underwater look)

14.) EL 14--R = 60% & 80% X4 -- unsharp mask--C&P as NRL--dup.- and close duplicate. On original use your deform tool or pick tool,and turn it down some.Then with your Lasso tool go over the end of shell-when happy delete,and place shell like its stuck in the sand.. DS-- EX. 8-- on your original--R= 80% and place it where you want, you can dup. it again,resizing as you go if you wish,and add more shells..

15.) EL 19--R= 50% & 80% X4--unsharp. mask -- C&P as NRL and place it at the bottom.. I made a few of these as well, duplicating them and resizing as I went.

16.) EL 22- R= 80% --- C&P as NRL and place on the right side of canvas--dup. R= 80%-- Mirror-- Dont Drop Shadow--

17.) EL 25--C&P as NRL and place at the very bottom of canvas.

18.) Close out Pearls,Bubbles,Seashells on top,seaweed on top,and tube--- Merge Visible all layers below tube.. then close out.. rename-- sea background

19.) open all other layers and Merge visible-- you should only have 2 layers--merged and sea background

20.) R==all layers---63%--sharpen both layers--now Add all Copy right info..and place them where you wish..if you do not want to animate--go ahead and Merge Visible all 3 layers and save as Png..

If you want to animate,continue 

Let's Animate

1.) Merge down, CR./Name layer with top layer,then close out top layer... C&P Sea background as new Animation.

2.) Effects-insert image effect--underwater--ok-- EX. 9

once done delete 1st frame..

3.) back to PSP-- close out Sea background and open top layer--C&P top layer and paste as New Animation- there are 2 ways to add your top-- you can either

A.) Click on frame 1--edit--select all- Propagate Paste--and then Paste Into Selected Frame--- this will place the top in all 24 frames-- now view and save as gif...

B.) 2ns animation-- on top layer, duplicate till you have 24 layers--

on sea animation, edit-select all- make sure all frame are blue highlighted--- then go to top frames--edit--select all--and make sure both sets are on top of each other--- EX.10

and then click on the top frames and slide them into the sea frames... EX. 11

View and Save as Gif.. 

Thank you for trying my Tutorial,I hope it was easy to follow,and I would like to see what you have done..email is at bottom of my profile.

Thanks

Angie