GC 4Ever Love tutorial by ©GukiCreations aka Kat | February 18th 2013
The Art used in the above
sample image is
PTU art by ©Amberly Berendson.
I have license from DAH to use her art.
Please do not use her art without license to do so.
Please do not use her art
without license to do so.
Skill Level - Intermediate
but most should be able to play
Needed:
This was written in PSP 9
(other versions should work
with some adjustments)
Filters:
Greg´s Factory Output Vol.
II - Pool Shadow
else no outside filters
used
Tube:
Tube of your choice
(I am using Amberly
Berendson - Cupid Warrior)
GCHearts cluster tube by me
Here (right
click to save)
Template:
Template 213 by Blissfully
Beth Here download on left
There are loads of awesome
templates there
Mask:
509InsatiableDreams Here (sadly site is long gone)
Performance Notes:
All settings will remain
the same, unless otherwise noted
Tag
1. File > Open
Tube of choice
2. Window > Duplicate (Shift+D)
Close the original
3. Dropper Tool
Left click for light/medium foreground color
Right click for medium/dark background color
4. Materials Palette
Change Foreground to gradient
Settings:
Foreground-Background gradient
Style = Linear
Angle = 45
Repeats = 3
Invert and Texture = Not checked
5. File > Open
GCHeart Cluster
6. File > Open
Template 213
7. Window > Duplicate (Shift+D)
Close the original
8. Layers Palette
Delete the top layer and HEARTS layer
Highlight Middle Black layer (bottom)
9. Magic Wand
Settings:
Mode = Add (Shift)
Match mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 20
Sample merged = Not checked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside selected
Left click on horizontal
black stripe
10. Selections > Modify
> Expand
Settings:
Number of pixels = 1
11. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:
Match mode = None
Sample Merged = Not checked
Blend Mode = Normal
Opacity = 100
Right click to fill layer with color
12. Effects > Texture
Effects > Blinds
Settings:
Width = 3
Opacity = 25
Color = Foreground color
Horizontal = Not checked
Light from left/top =
Checked
13. Effects > Illumination
Effects > Sunburst
Settings:
Color = White
Brightness = 0
Horizontal = 66
Vertical = 50
Density = 35
Brightness = 35
Brightness = 50
14. Selections > Select
None
15. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 3
Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 30
Blur = 9,00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not
checked
16. Layers Palette
Highlight Layer Thin Pink
Bar
17. Magic Wand
Click on Thin pink
horizontal bar
18. Selections > Modify
> Expand
19. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with
Gradient
20. Effects > Texture
Effects > Fine Leather
Settings:
Color = Black
Angle = 239
Blur = 10
Transparency = 255
Number of furrows = 139
Length of furrows = 7
21. Selections > Select
None
22. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
23. Layers Palette
Highlight Layer FOREVER IN
LOVE2
24. Adjust > Hue and
Saturation > Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Settings:
Hue = 0
Saturation = -100 (minus)
Lightness = 100
25. Layers Palette
Highlight Layer FOREVER IN
LOVE1
26. Adjust > Hue and
Saturation > Hue/Saturation/Lightness
27. Layers Palette
Highlight Layer PINK
VERTICAL BARS
28. Magic Wand
Left click on both vertical
pink bars
29. Selections > Modify
> Expand
30. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with
Gradient
31. Effects > Texture
Effects > Fine Leather
32. Selections > Select
None
33. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
34. Layers Palette
Highlight Layer TAL BLACK
RECT
35. Magic Wand
Left click to select
vertical black rectangle
36. Selections > Modify
> Expand
37. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with
Color
38. Effects > Texture
Effects > Blinds
Settings:
Horizontal = Checked
39. Effects > Plugins
> Gregs Output II > Pool Shadow
Settings:
Diagonal = 39
Center = 86
Horizontal = 19
Diagonal = 131
Horizontal = 50
Vertical = 116
Intensity = 128
Lightness = 128
40. Selections > Select
None
41. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
42. Layers Palette
Highlight Layer BOTTOM
WHITE BAR
Right click in layers
palette and choose Properties
Uncheck Lock Transparancy
43. Magic Wand
Left click on bottom white
bar
44. Selections > Modify
> Expand
45. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with
color
46. Adjust > Add/Remowe
Noise > Add Noise
Settings:
Gaussian selected
Noise = 10 %
Monochrome = Checked
47. Selections > Select
None
48. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
49. Layers Palette
Highlight Layer TOP WHITE
BAR
50. Magic Wand
Left click on top white bar
51. Selections > Modify
> Expand
52. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with
color
53. Adjust > Add/Remowe
Noise > Add Noise
54. Selections > Select
None
55. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
56. Materials Palette
Change Background color to
Foreground color
57. Layers Palette
Highlight WHITE CIRCLE
FRAME
58. Magic Wand
Left click on white circle
frame
59. Selections > Modify
> Expand
60. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with
color
61. Effects > Texture
Effects > Fine Leather
62. Selections > Select
None
63. Layers Palette
Highlight Layer PINK CIRCLE
64. Magic Wand
Left click on Pink circle
65. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with
gradient
66. Selections > Promote
Selection to Layer
67. Effects > Texture
Effects > Mosaic - Antique
Settings:
Symmetric = Not checked
Number of columns = 70
Number of rows = 76
Tile diffusion = 91
Grout width = 7
Grout diffusion = 22
68. Layers > New Raster
Layer
69. Effects > 3D Effects
> Cutout
Settings:
Vertical & Horizontal =
0
Opacity = 60
Blur = 35,00
Color = Black
Fill interior with color =
Not checked
70. Selections > Select
None
71. Layers Palette
Highligh Layer WHITE CIRCLE
FRAME
72. Layers > Merge >
Merge Down
73. Edit > Repeat Layer
Merge Down
74. Edit > Repeat Layer
Merge Down
75. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
76. On GC Heart Cluster
Edit > Copy
77. On Template
Edit > Paste > Paste
as New Layer
78. Layers > Arrange
> Send to Bottom
79. Move Tool
Move heart cluster to your
liking
80. Layers Palette
Highlight Layer WORD ART
81. Magic Wand
Settings:
Feather = 1
Left click on the black
letters
(make sure you click on the
black dot in the i)
82. Materials Palette
Change forground to
bacground
Click in Foreground
Settings:
Color tab
Texture = Checked
Asphalt
Angle = 0
Scale = 100
83. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with
dark color
84. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with
texture
85. Selections > Select
None
86. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
87. Layers > New Raster
Layer
88. Layers > Arrange
> Send to Bottom
89. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with
color
90. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:
Opacity = 50
Left click to fill with
Texture
91. Layers > New Mask
Layer > From Image
Settings:
Source window =
509InsatiableDreams
Source luminance selected
Invert mask data = Not
checked
92. Layers > Merge >
Merge Group
93. On Tube
Edit > Copy
94. On Template
Edit > Paste > Paste
as New Layer
95. Layers > Arrange
> Bring to Top
96. Optional
Image > Resize
Settings:
Resample using = Weighted
Average
Lock apsect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = Not
checked
Width & Height = 85
Percent
Note: Repeat if needed
97. If you resized
Adjust > Sharpness >
Usharp Mask
Settings:
Radius = 1,00
Strength = 47
Clipping = 5
Luminance only = Not
checked
98. Move Tool
Place tube to your liking
99. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
100. Add copyright
information and text to your liking
I used Pesimmon and stroke
width at 1,6
101. File > Export >
JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set compression value to =
5
Chroma subsampling = YCbCr
1x1 1x1 1x1 (None)
Save Exif data = Not
Checked
Or save as PNG but make
sure you delete the bottom layer.
It will be much bigger in
kb size as png.
Hope you had fun doing my
tutorial :)
If you have any questions
just email me and
I will get back to you :)
I would love to see what
you create using my tutorial :)
Hugs
Kat
guki.creations.mail (@) gmail.com
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