Tutorial "Angel's Wings"

This tutorial was written by me on 24th July 2009. It was done with PSP9 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: PTU Scrapkit "Looking Down" by Kirsty which you can purchase exclusively at TheScrappinDivazDesignz, a lovely tube - I used the beautiful artwork of Suzanne Woolcott which you can purchase here

1. Open a new canvas 700x550px, flood fill white, open KISM-LookingDown-Dust.png, copy and paste as new layer, image - resize - aspect ratio and resize all layer NOT checked, Width 140%/Height 110%

2. Open KISM-LookingDown-Frame-6.png, rotate right, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow 0/0/30/3 #000000, with the magic wand tool (feather 0/tolerance 0) click into it, selection, modify, expand 5px, open KISM-LookingDown-Paper-4.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, layer - arrange - move down

3. Open KISM-LookingDown-Frame-4.png, resize 30% (aspect ratio checked), copy and paste as new layer, Effects - MuRa's Meister - Copies

Move it a little down, arrange this layer under the paper layer

4. Open KISM-LookingDown-Baubles.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move down, add Dropshadow 0/0/30/3 #000000, arrange this under the paper layer

5. Highlight top layer, open KISM-LookingDown-Star-2.png, resize 75%, place it on the right side of the frame, add Dropshadow, duplicate layer, image mirror

6. Open KISM-LookingDown-Droplets.png, resize 65%, copy and paste as new layer, move it a little to the right, add Dropshadow

7. Open KISM-LookingDown-Cloud-1.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the left, open KISM-LookingDown-Rainbow.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, just move it a little down and a very little to the right, arrange this layer under the KISM-LookingDown-Droplets.png layer

8. Open KISM-LookingDown-Ladder.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left, add Dropshadow 0/0/30/3 #000000 and arrange this layer under the cloud layer

9. Open KISM-LookingDown-Moon.png, resize 40%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 20 degrees left and move it up on the top of the ladder, add Dropshadow

10. Open KISM-LookingDown-Teddy.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer and move it up to the left, place it on the moon, add Dropshadow

11. Now open your tube, resize if needed, copy and paste as new layer, place it as you wish, add Dropshadow 0/0/40/20 #000000

12. Open KISM-LookingDown-Leaf-1.png, resize 55%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the right so it looks like a wing to the tube, select all, selection float, selection defloat, selection, modify, contract 3px, Adjust - Hue/Saturation - Colorize - Hue 34/Saturation 220, select none, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, add Dropshadow 0/0/30/3 #000000, arrange this layer under your tube layer

13. I have added a nice background colour to the image now, I used #f1dfcb and added Effects - Texture - Texturizer - Sandstone Scaling 50/Relief 1

Please add copyright information and write down your name if you want! I really hope you enjoyed the tutorial! Please send me your results, I'd love to see them! And thank you so much, Kirsty - for letting me work with your beautiful kit!