FOUR SEASONS FTU

Written by Gwenda on July 18^th 2011

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental

You will need:

Font of choice – I used Knights Quest FTU font found

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Scrapkit called Four Elements Sampler

This a FTU mini kit from Gothic Inspirations and can be found

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Frame from Lacarolita

8^th set down

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Tube of choice. I used the Four Seasons tubes by Fred Winkler. Fred’s work can be found at CDO

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Mask of choice – I used WSL84

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SK Random 12 preset shape ( should come with your PSP program, but I have included it, in case you don’t have it )

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Open new raster layer 700 x 700 and floodfill white

Layer – new raster layer.

Set Foreground colour to #aa78b0  and Background to #95bfae

Make Background Gradient 45 degrees with 1 repeat, and fill blank layer

Apply mask WSL84

Stretch to sides, and down.

Go to preset shapes and select SK Random 12.

Width 4, Foreground Black, Background Nil

Draw shape to size required.

Objects – align – centre in canvas

Convert to raster,

Open Lacarolita frames. Frame 2 ( Black one) Resize 60% then 75%. Copy & paste on top of Shape layer

Sharpen.

Click inside Lacarolita frame – selections – modify – expand by 6
Fill with same gradient as used on mask layer.

Deselect

Position main tube over frame. I chose Spring, but it’s up to you.

Remove excess from bottom of frame, and add dropshadow.

Position other tubes under the preset shape so you can see their faces. Alternate as desired. Make sure any excess is removed from other petal areas.

Under these small tube layers, paste the following papers. Make sure the paper only shows in the petal pieces you want.

Resize papers 75%

I used

Paper 3 under the Winter tubes

Paper 5 under the Spring tubes

Paper 2 under the Autumn tubes

Paper 6 under the Summer tubes

Now click inside each of the “Petals” with magic wand. Expand 1

Selections Invert and hit delete on all the paper and small tube faces.

Deselect

NOTE:  You may find it easier to do each season tube and paper before going on to another. In this case, only click on the petals you want to do

Close off all layers except papers, preset shape and small tube faces.

Merge all small tubes together. Dropshadow

Dropshadow preset shape

Merge visible these layers. Rename PETALS LAYER

Re-open background, Mask,  Lacarolita frame & main tube layers.

Dropshadow  Lacarolita frame.

WHEW!! Still with me?

Foliage – Resize 60%. Paste in centre over mask layer. Layers – Duplicate – flip

Merge these two together. Sharpen

Duplicate – free rotate right 90

Dropshadow both

Brush – Paste over frame on left. Duplicate – Mirror. Dropshadow

Ivy - Resize 70%. Adjust Brightness to -40  and Contrast to +5.

Sharpen

Paste over Brush on left.

Layers – Duplicate – mirror - flip

Move top copy UNDER Tube layer.

Dropshadow both

Clover & Butterfly – Mirror. Resize 70%

Position on right over Ivy

Bird – Resize 40% then 80%

Add any other embellishments of choice.

Crop & resize if desired.

Add copyrights and name.

If you don’t want to animate, then you are finished.

Well done!

TO ANIMATE:

Make sure you are on the Petals layer.

Effects - Xenoflex 2 Constellation

Settings – select small star constellation on default.

Tick the box that says “keep original image”

Click OK

Edit – copy special – copy merged

Paste into Animation shop as a new image.

Back to PSP

Undo constellation

Reapply constellation with same settings, but click random seed

In Animation Shop, paste after current frame.

Back to PSP again

Undo constellation

Reapply constellation with same settings, but click random seed

In Animation Shop, paste after current frame.

You should have 3 frames

Save Animation and that’s it!

All done.

Hope you liked this tut, and thanks for giving it a try