Sweet Rock...

This tutorial was written by me on June 10th 2009

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

This tutorial was written in psp8 but should work in other versions.

Tools you will need...

1 Tube & 1 close up transparent tube from same artist

Mask

Scrap-kit

Plugin needed.. Eye Candy 5, Impact, Backlight

Cybia, ScreenWorks, Fine Rule

Scrap-kit Sweet Rock PTU from Wicked Princess

Purchase from HERE

The tubes I have used are PTU from Keith Garvey

Purchase from HERE

Mask sg_quilt-and-lattice from Essex Girl

Download HERE

Open new white image 700x600

selections, select all, layers, new raster layer

copy and paste paper 7 into selection, select none

Layers, load save mask from disc, find sg_quilt-and-lattice mask

load, layers, merge group, layers, duplicate

On the original mask layer Adjust, blur, gaussan blur on 5, click ok

Change the colours in your palette to..

Foreground..#BFBDF3

Background...#F6F6F6

Eye Candy 5, Impact, Backlight .. Click on colours

and make the colours the Same as your colour palette

leave all other setting as is.. Click Load

make the top mask layer active

Get your selection tool on rectangle

and draw around the large rectangle on the mask

copy and paste paper 19 as new layer, selections, invert

hit delete on your keyboard, select none

copy and paste your close up tube as new layer

place to the left see my tag for reference

Open tape 1 in psp, with your selection tool on rectangle

Draw a thin strip across half way through the first star

See my tag if you not sure what I mean lol

Copy and paste as new layer on your tag

Image resize 50%, place up top of your mask rectangle

Layers, duplicate, image flip

Layers, duplicate, image, rotate 90 degree's right

Place on the side, layers, duplicate, image mirror

You should now have a border around the mask rectangle

Copy and paste the drums as new layer

Image, resize 75%, place bottom right of the tag

Add drop-shadow

Copy and paste your main tube as new layer

Place in front of the drums & drop-shadow

Copy and paste speaker 1 as new layer, image resize 40%

Layers, duplicate, on the original speaker layer

Adjust, blur, gaussian blur 4 click ok

add Cybia, ScreenWorks, Fine-rule

merge these 2 layers visable, place top left on your tag

layers, duplicate, image mirror, Drag this layer

Under your tube layer

Copy and paste wire 2 as new layer, place up top of your tag

Drag this layer down so it's above your original mask layer

Layers, duplicate, image, flip

Copy and paste what other elements you want as new layers

Drop-shadow each layer as you go

Add your name and any copyrights to your tag

Layers, merge all

Save

I have added some animation to Sweet Rock also

Gaylene