Baby I'm A Star

Tutorial written in Psp9.

Tubes of choice all by the same artist - I am using the stunning art of Mr Ismael Rac

You must purchase a license to use his art from MPT

Supplies.

Template#63 From My Blog

Filter - Xero - Fritillary

Font - Riven - Here

Ok let's get started.

Open up my Template, Delete the Info layer, Duplicate & close down the original.

Add a new Raster layer to the bottom /Image/ canvas size 750x750.

Click on the Grey Rectangle layer.

Selections/Select All/Float/De Float/Modify/Expand1.

Add a new layer, Fill with a colour from your tube/s.

Select none, Add a drop shadow Delete the Grey Rectangle layer.

I also added Weave to the rectangle.

Effects/Texture Effects/Weave:

Gap Size-1/Width-4/Opacity-3/Gap colour - Or One of your choice, Ok.

Click on the half Circle layer & use the same settings as above Only change the colour of your fill.

Keep the Half Circle selected/Selections/Modify/Contract-5. Keep selected.

Effects/Plugins/Xero/Fritillary:

Granularity:5/Aggression:30/Tessalation:100/Variation:42 or just play around with the settings!

De select. On the original half circle layer, Selections/Select All/Selections Float/ De Float.

Add a new Raster layer & fill with white or a colour of your choice.

Select None, X out all layers except the half circle layer (Original) & the one you just created &

You can merge these 2 layers together now. Un X all layers.

On the Grey Strip layer, Just change the colour by going to :

Adjust/Brightness/Contrast:

Brightness:-255/Contrast:100.

While still on the layer Go to Xero/Fritillary & use the same settings as above.

Next click on the Left Black Square . Selections/Select All/Float/ De Float/ Modify/Contract 5.

Add a new layer & fill with a colour from your tube/s,

Keep selected add the Xero Fritillary same settings as above & your tube/ Selections /Invert /Delete/

Select none. Do the same for the next 4 Squares. Or you can do the same as I did & just fill with colours & add the Fritillary. Add drop shadows to all your squares.

On both the stars layers do the same as above only change the colours & add Fritillary & Drop shadows.

On the wording layer I just changed it to white using the Adjust/Brightness/Contrast.

And also made it higher so my tube would fit underneath it.

Now click back on the Half Circle fritillary layer, Select/Select all/Selections float/De float.

Now add your main tube & erase the excess of the tube, Select none.

Now add your text, I selected my text added a new layer & filled with a colour & added some noise.

Resize Merge Visible & save as a Jpeg or Png!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial as much as I did writing it !!!

..Hugs Rachel..

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