Tutorial "...all I need tonight"

This tutorial was written by me on 13th November 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 tagger size kit "Sweet Sixteen" by Kirsty's Scraps which you can purchase here, a nice tube, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac which you can purchase on ArtisticMindsInc, template #114 by Kristin, mask gemsmasks-116.jpg by Gems and Plugin DSB Flux

1. Open mask and template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy of the template, close the original, delete top layer (Credits) and highlight background layer

Image - Canvas Size - Height 600px/Width 600px - Placement Center

2. Add new raster layer, select all, open KISM-Sweet16-Paper8.jpg, copy, paste into selection, select none, layers - new masklayer - from image, load mask gemsmasks-116.jpg - Source luminance checked - Merge group, resize 95% (resize all layers not checked)

3. Open KISM-Sweet16-MusicNotes.png, resize 60%, copy and paste as new layer, move up to the left, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 2/2/35/2 #000000

4. Highlight Rectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open KISM-Sweet16-Paper7.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, move it a little to the right, so the selection is only covered with black, selection invert, press delete, open KISM-Sweet16-Paper2.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, press delete, selection invert, selection, modify, contract 5px, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow 2/-2/35/2 #000000 to silver frame

5. Highlight Purple Circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy KISM-Sweet16-Paper2.jpg, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow 0/0/50/2 #000000

6. Highlight Lrg White Circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy KISM-Sweet16-Paper8.jpg, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none

7. Open KISM-Sweet16-GlitterStrip.png, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 90 degrees left, move it a little down, duplicate layer, Effects - Image Effects - Offset 100/100, merge down, add Dropshadow 2/2/35/2 #000000, highlight pink circle, with the magic wand tool click outside, highlight GlitterStrips again, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow 0/0/50/2 #000000 to pink circle

8. Highlight Green Circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open KISM-Sweet16-Paper9.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

9. Highlight Sm White Circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open KISM-Sweet16-Paper3.jpg, resize 600x600px, copy and paste as new layer, move it a little up, selection invert, press delete, open KISM-Sweet16-Paper2.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, press delete, select none, set blend mode of silver paper layer to hard light and opacity to 75, highlight lip paper layer, add Dropshadow 0/0/50/2 #000000

10. Highlight Star, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy KISM-Sweet16-Paper8.jpg, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, Effects - dsb flux - Bright Noise, Intensity 40, Mix checked, add Dropshadow

11. Highlight Thin Rectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open KISM-Sweet16-Paper3.jpg, set it to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 26), flood fill selection, select none, add Dropshadow

12. Highlight top layer, open KISM-Sweet16-DiscoBall.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move up to the left, add Dropshadow 0/0/50/2 #000000, open KISM-Sweet16-Butterfly2.png, resize 55%, copy and paste as new layer, move up to the left, add Dropshadow 2/-2/35/2 #000000

13. Open KISM-Sweet16-Vest.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 20 degrees left, move down to the left, add Dropshadow 2/2/35/2 #000000, open KISM-Sweet16-Bag.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move down to the left and place it in front of the vest, add Dropshadow, open KISM-Sweet16-Shoes.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, move down to the left, add Dropshadow, open KISM-Sweet16-Tiara.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 20 degrees right, Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen, move down to the left and place it slightly in front of the bag, add Dropshadow, open KISM-Sweet16-Lollipop.png, resize 20%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees right, move down to the left, too, add Dropshadow

14. Open KISM-Sweet16-Phone.png, resize 25%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees right, move down to the right, add Dropshadow, open KISM-Sweet16-HandMirror.png, resize 25%, image mirror, copy and paste as new layer, move down to the right and place it on the left side of the phone, add Dropshadow, open KISM-Sweet16-Powder.png, resize 20%, copy and paste as new layer, move down to the right, place it on the right side of the phone, add Dropshadow

15. Open KISM-Sweet16-Dragonfly.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, add Dropshadow

16. Highlight your DiscoBall layer, open your tube, copy and paste as new layer and place as you wish, maybe you have to remove some parts of it, add Dropshadow of your choice (I took 2/2/50/10 #000000)

Now you can write down your name and/or text, add copyright information and save your image as .jpg or .png! I really hope you enjoyed the tutorial, and I would love to see your results!