TORI GATE TUTORIAL
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Tutorial written by Marcia Salgado on March 24th, 2016
for those who have a working knowledge of PSP.
I'm using PSP9 to create my tuts.
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.
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Material:
PTU Kit "IB-PinUpToons-67-1" by Gimptastic Scraps,
you can purchase it here
Gradient: By Me, MarLandscape, here
Font: Jacques & Gilles
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--> Remember to save often and use my tag as reference if necessary. Use a drop shadow of your preference on layers.
1. Create a new image 851x315.
2. Select all. Open GS-PUT_82-2_paper3. Copy and paste as new layer. Crop to selection.
2. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele21. Copy and paste as new layer. Move it to left. Duplicate. Mirror. Merge down.
3. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele7. Copy and paste as new layer. Move it way left showing only half of the element. Duplicate, Mirror. Merge down.
4. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele19. Resize 75%. Copy and paste as new layer. Move it way left. Place it over the previous element right border. Duplicate. Mirror. Merge down.
5. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele5. Copy and paste as new layer. Move itway down and way laft showing onnly a quarter of the image. Dupolicate. Mirror. Merge down.
6. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele15. Resize 50%. Free Rotate: Left-27. Copy and paste as new layer. Move it down and to left. Place it on right side of the previous flower. Duplicate. Mirror. Merge down.
7. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele17. Copy and paste as new layer. Rename this layer TORI.
8. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele16. Resize 50%. Copy and paste as new layer. Place it over the left top of the gate's roof on the edge. Duplicate and place it over the lower roof in the same way. Merge down. Duplicate. Mirror. Move this layer below the TORI layer.
9. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele9. Resize 75%. Copy and paste as new layer. Move it to left. Duplicate. Mirror. Merge down.
10. Add a new layer. Select all. Fill it with white. Contract > 10. Fill with Black. Contract > 1. Delete. Deselect. Low the layer opacity to 56.
11. Click on TORI layer. Select outside of the element. Expand > 5. Invert selection. A portion of the bottom left isn't selected (See image below), select it using the Freehand Selection Tool in Add Mode.
12. Add a new layer and move it below the TORI layer. Fill it my gradient. Keep selected. Fill with White. Low the layer opacity to 38. Add Noise as shown below:
13. Click on TORI layer. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele22. Resize 25%. Copy and paste as new layer. Move it down.
14. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele12. Resize 35%. Copy and paste as new layer. Move a little to left.
15. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele10. Resize 35%. Copy and paste as new layer. Move it down and place it over the TORI's left side. Duplicate. Mirror. Merge down.
16. Select all. Add a new layer. Fill with Black. Contract > 2. Delete.
--> Add your copyright info (no URL by Facebook TOU) and license#. Add your name. Save as PNG.
FOR THE AVATAR
1. Create a new image 180x180.
2. Select all. Open GS-PUT_82-2_paper3. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize 24%. Crop to selection.
3. Select all. Add a new layer. Fill it with white. Contract > 10. Fill with Black. Contract > 1. Delete. Deselect. Low the layer opacity to 56.
4. Open GS-PUT_82-2_ele22. Resize 25%. Copy and paste as new layer. Move it down.
5. Select all. Add a new layer. Fill with Black. Conbtract > 2. Delete. Deselect.
--> Add your copyright info and license#. Add your name or initials. Save as PNG.
--> Sometimes I had to change my Timeline size to 846x313 because when I add it to Facebook the image has extra pixels and do not fit perfectly. So try this size if the same is happening to you.
