Tutorial "Beat Babe"

This tutorial was written by me on 26th May 2011. It was done with PSP X2 but it might work with other versions, too. This tutorial is copyrighted to me, any resemblance is purely coincidental and not intentional!

You need: "Beat Babe" PTU Scrapkit by Addictive Pleasures which you can purchase at Dreams-N-Digital, a music tube, I am using the artwork of Ismael Rac which you can purchase at XeracX Store and Collab template #1 by Kristin&Kat here

1. Open template in PSP, with Shift D make a copy, delete layer Credits, image resize 680px (resize all layers and lock aspect ration checked), image, canvas size 700x600px, Placement Center, open wire.png, resize 85%, copy and paste as new layer, free rotate 15 degrees left, adjust - sharpness - unsharp mask 1/50/2, arrange layer, send to bottom, add Dropshadow 2/2/25/5 #000000

2. For a better view highlight top layer, open splatter.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, duplicate layer, image mirror, image flip, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange layer above wire layer, for better view highlight top layer again, open flames.png, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the right, duplicate layer, free rotate 90 degrees left, move it down to the left, merge down, add Dropshadow, arrange layer above splatter layer

3. Highlight Right Glitter Rectangle, arrange layer, move down, merge down (with Left Glitter Rectangle), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p7.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 15), fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow, repeat this step on layers Glitter Oval, Glitter Circle, BLACK CIRCLE FRAME, Skulls, Star Back 1 and Star Back 2, highlight WORD ART, free rotate 15 degrees left (rotate single layer around canvas center checked), select all, selection float, selection defloat, add new rasterlayer, fill with pattern, select none, set the blend mode to Screen, merge down, add Dropshadow

4. Highlight Right Rectangle, merge down (with Left Rectangle), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p4.png, set to pattern (Angle 0/Scale 75 - we use this setting for every following paper, too), fill selection with pattern, select none, highlight Oval 1.png, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p6.png, set to pattern, fill selection with pattern, select none, add Dropshadow, highlight Oval 2, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p2.png, set to pattern, fill selection with pattern, select none

5. Highlight Thin Tectangle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #323231, select none, adjust, add noise 30, Uniform and Monochrome checked, add Dropshadow, highlight top MUSIC NOTES layer, merge down, merge down, merge down (all music notes layer are merged now), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, fill with #323231, select none, add noise, add Dropshadow

6. Highlight Circle, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p3.png, set to pattern, fill selection with pattern, don't deselect, open lights.png, resize 80%, image mirror, image flip, copy and paste as new layer, move it down until the edge of the selection, selection invert, press delete, select none, highlight PINK CIRCLE, select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, add new rasterlayer, open p10.png, set to pattern, fill selection with pattern, select none

7. Highlight Right Star, merge down (with Left Star), select all, selection float, selection defloat, delete layer, open p4.png, copy and paste as new layer, selection invert, press delete, select none

8. Highlight top layer, open button2.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it to the left and a little up, add Dropshadow, open discoball.png, resize 35%, copy and paste as new layer, move it down to the right, arrange this layer under the wordart layer, highlight top layer again, open button.png, button3.png, mp3.png and headphones.png, resize all 50%, copy and paste as new layers, add Dropshadows to all and move it all down to the right, place as you wish

9. Open ribbonbow.png, resize 50%, copy and paste as new layer, move it up to the left, add Dropshadow, open star2.png, copy and paste as new layer, duplicate layer, resize one 30% (resize all layers not checked), move it up to the right corner of the rectangle, add Dropshadow, highlight the other one, resize 35%, image mirror, move it up to the right, place it below the other star, add Dropshadow

10. Open your tube, copy and paste as new layer, resize if needed, place as you wish, add Dropshadow of your choice

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