March 8, 2015

Guardian ~ by Joanne Salgado


Tutorial written by Joanne Salgado on February 18th, 2015
for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is coincidental.
Do not copy and paste this tutorial anywhere on the net.
If you want to translate please ask first. 

Tube: Gold Guardian by Danny Lee - you can purchase here 
Kit Gold Guardian by DnScraps - you can purchase here 
Template by Dee here 
Font: Rookies Showtimes

Don't forget to save often.

1. Open template. Duplicate. Close Original. Delete layers: font info, raster 5 and all text layer (total of 10 text layers) and raster 1.

2. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpulawn' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 80%. Arrange it to the bottom of the template. Layers/Arrange/Send to bottom.

3. Open paper 'Goldguardiandnkitpupaper7' with flood fill, change to pattern, mach mode: RGB Value. Colorize the layer BOTTOM GREEN SQUARES and the layer CENTER DARK GREEN RECTANGLE.

4. Open paper 'Goldguardiandnkitpupaper' with flood fill colorize layer TAUPE RECTANGLE, CREME CIRCLE, TAUPE CIRCLE and CENTER GREEN RECTANGLE.

5. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpumagicrose' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 60%. Arrange it to the left upper part. Move this layer above TAUPE RECTANGLE.

6. Open paper 'Goldguardiandnkitpupaper3' with flood fill colorize layer GREEN CIRCLE. Plugins[AP] Lines/SilverLining - blackslash and change all three colors to 255.

7. Select layer DOTTED CIRCLE adjust/color balance/manual color correction with source: #000000 and target: #ffffff . Do the same with layer DOTTED RECTANGLE.

8. Select layer LARGE SHAMROCK adjust/color balance/manual color correction with source: #000000 and target: #ffffff . add noise uniform 40 monochrome checked. Do the same with layer SMALL SHAMROCK.

9. Select layer CENTER GREEN RECTANGLE effects/texture effects/weave with 1 5 1 white on both and fill gaps checked.

10. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpuclovers' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 30%. Arrange it to the far bottom left. Duplicate. Mirror. Arrange it to the side of the original one. Duplicate the original again and arrange it to the far right of the grass. (its going to be behind your tube, you can arrenge it again later).

11. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpuflowers' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 30%. Arrange it to the right above the clovers.

12. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpumagicelves2' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 50%. Arrange it to the left above the clovers.

13. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpushamrock' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 60%. Mirror. Arrange it to the left.

14. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpugoldhorse' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 50%. Free Rotate 25-right. Move this layer behind the pot of gold and arrange it to appear at its right.

15. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpudragonfly' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 50%. Mirror. Arrange it to the upper middle. Move this layer above the pot of gold layer.

16. Open your tube. I'm using Gold Guardian by Danny Lee. Resize as you like. Arrange it to the left.

17. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpuspakles' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 90%. 

18. Open element 'Goldguardiandnkitpulights2' copy and paste as new layer. Resize 90%.

19. Add shadow. I used 1-1-65-2 black.

20. Add your copyright.

21. Add your name. I used Rookies Showtimes size 90.

Save.