Tutorial "Rac Attack"

This tutorial was written by me on 4th April 2010. 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: Created By Jill's gorgeous part of the fantastic "Addicted To Rac" Collab only available at Just4Taggers, one or more beautiful Ismael Rac tubes, which you can purchase at ArtisticMindsInc, mask WSL_Mask81.jpg by Chelle, Template #341 by Missy and - if you want to use it - my RacAttackPlate (Action by AtomicCupcake)

1. Open mask in PSP, open a new transparent canvas 450x450px, flood fill with #59417f, layers - new masklayer - from image, load WSL_Mask81.jpg, source luminance checked, merge group, close mask now

2. Open template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy, close the original, delete layers by missy, dirty 'n' flirty, thin rectangle and dotted rectangle, make background layer visible, highlight top layer, back to your mask image, copy and paste as new layer on the template image, close mask image, move it down to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, merge down, duplicate layer, image flip, move it a little down, merge down, arrange layer above background layer

3. Open ATR_beads_cbj.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move down to the right (Position x 400/Position y -30), remove the bead on top that is a little outside and the one on the very right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow 1/1/30/3 #000000, layer is arrange above group layer

4. Highlight glittered circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open ATR_paper09_cbj.jpg, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 25), flood fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight square 1 left, merge down (with square1 right), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, flood fill with pattern, selection, modify, contract 13px, press delete, select none, layers - arrange - move up, move up, add Dropshadow

5. Highlight circle1, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open ATR_paper02_cbj.jpg, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 25), flood fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow

6. Highlight circle2, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open ATR_paper06_cbj.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

7. Highlight square, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, flood fill with #59417f, select none, Effects - Xero - Fritillary - Variation 10, add Dropshadow, highlight square 2 right, merge down (with square 2 left), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, flood fill with #59417f, Xero - Fritillary same setting, don't deselect, open two of your tubes, copy and paste as new layers, paste into selection (left/right), selection invert, press delete, select none, merge tube layers, duplicate layer, set blend mode of the original to Luminance (L), on the duplicated one adjust - Gaussian Blur 3, blend mode to screen, Xero - Porcelain on both

8. Highlight small circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open ATR_paper05_cbj.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, select invert, press delete, selection invert, selection, modify, contract 6px, open ATR_paper11_cbj.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow to both circle layers

9. Highlight glittered rectangle, select all, selection float, select defloat, delete layer, open ATR_paper03_cbj.jpg, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight frame 1 right, merge down (with frame 1 left), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, paste ATR_paper03_cbj.jpg as new layer again, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow

10. Highlight rectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, copy ATR_paper05_cbj.jpg, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, selection invert, selection, modify, contract 5px, copy ATR_paper11_cbj.jpg, paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none, add Dropshadow to both rectangle layers

11. Highlight dotted line2, merge down (with dotted line1), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, flood fill with the yellow pattern, select none, add Dropshadow

12. Highlight purple rectangle layer, open ATR_ribbon1_cbj.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move down to the left, add Dropshadow, paste original ribbon as new layer again, image flip, move up to the right, add Dropshadow, merge down with the other ribbon, highlight purple rectangle, with the magic wand tool click outside, selection invert, selection, modify, contract 3px, highlight ribbon layer, press delete, select none

13. Purple rectangle is still highlighted, open ATR_musicnotes_cbj.png, resize 50%, adjust - Brightness/Contrast 200/0, adjust - Hue/Saturation 32/250, copy and paste as new layer, on the rectangle move down to the right, add Dropshadow, duplicate layer, on the rectangle move up to the left

14. Highlight top layer, open ATR_flower2_cbj.png, resize 37%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow, open ATR_flower3_cbj.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, add Dropshadow, open ATR_bow2_cbj.png, resize 30%, copy and paste as new layer, place it on the dark dot of the flower, add Dropshadow, merge both flower and the bow layer, move it up to the right, duplicate layer, move this one down to the left

15. Open ATR_framewrap1_cbj.png, resize 45%, copy and paste as new layer, move it on the bottom of the left rectangle frame, take your pick tool, move it to the left to narrow the width of the wrap, duplicate layer, image mirror, move a little more to the right, merge down, adjust - Brightness/Contrast 50/0, adjust - Hue/Saturation 185/82, add Dropshadow

16. If you want open racattack_plate.png now, copy and paste as new layer, place as you wish, add Dropshadow, open your main tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow

Now you can write down your name and/or text! Please don't forget to add copyright information! Save your tag as .png or .jpg! Please have fun!