FireCracker

This tutorial was written for those who have a working knowledge of psp.

I use paint shop 9, but any version should work.

All of my tutorials are of my own creations any similarity with any other tutorial is purely coincidental.Please do not copy my tutorials please link back to my blog!

I am always interested in seeing what you create using my tuts. You can send your results to me at lynnkitten101@gmail.com.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube and close up of choice. 

I am using artwork  by SkyScraps. A PTU Artist. You must purchase and obtain a license to use. You can purchase this tube at SATC  here. 

Scrapkit PTU  Land of the Free by BlackWidowCreationz.  

which you can purchase at  here.

Template of choice or you can use the one I used. BeautifulBitchTemplate by Savage  which you can get here.

Font of choice. I used 

Filters needed: 

eye candy4-gradient glow for the name

Don't forget to save often.

LET'S GET STARTED

Open template, shiftD to duplicate, close original. Delete the following credits, bitch, rectangle, and beautiful. Canvas size 700x700

Instructions for coping and pasting. 

Activate the layer. 

Selections-select all-float-defAloat-selections-invert, active paper or tube layer and hit delete. 

When you see C/P in the tut that means Copy and Paste.

Add drop shadow as desired. See my tag for exact placement.

Copy and paste desired papers into each layer.  Then delete the original layers. 

I used paper2 resized75% for big circle

paper4 resized75% for oval

  paper7 resized75% for square2

paper6 resized75% for square1

paper1 resized75% for small circle

for big circle frame, selections-select all-float-defloat-layers-new raster layer-floodfill with color of choice I used a red from my tube. Do the same for the oval frame, square frame 1 and square frame2, double bar1 and double bar2, side bar1 and side bar2.

C/P your  tube place on the left of the template. 

C/P elements of choice or use mine below. See my tag for exact placement.

element28 place at the bottom of your tube covering your tubes cut off legs

element6 resize50% place at the top on the right side

element5 resize55% place at the top on the right side under element6

element17 resize50% place in the top square

element43 resize50% place beside element17

element40 resize20% place on the left side of element17

element7 resize45% place on the right side of element43

element36 resize45% place on the right side of your tube move under element28 in your layers palette

element12 resize45% place with element36

element11 resize80% place behind your tube in your layers palette

Crop merged opaque.

Merge visible. 

Re-size to desired size. 

Add name or saying of choice. 

Add proper copyright info and save as .png

Thanks for trying my tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it.

This tutorial was written on June 25, 2012