Template TOU
Punk Is Sexy
This tutorial was written by Paradise Designs on March 9 2010 and is based on a design of my own concept and any similarities are purely coincidental.
I'm using the amazing artwork of Ismael Rac. You need a license to use his work. You can Purchase one at HERE.
Supplies:
Tube(s) of Choice
Font of Choice
FTU Scrap Kit " Punnky" by Tamie. You can find it on her blog HERE
My Template 28, you can grab it HERE.
Plug Ins:
Penta - Jeans (optional)
Lets get going...
Open my template and duplicate (shift+D). Delete original temp and copyright info.
Highlight the Blue Oval layer. Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste Paper 3. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select none. Add a drop shadow to the paper and to the pink glittered oval.
Highlight the Black Oval layer. Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste a close up of your tube. Move it to the left a little. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select none. Lower the Opacity to about 55. Add a drop shadow to the tube and to the oval.
Copy and Paste the Glitter Trail. Resize by 45 and Rotate 90 left. Add a drop shadow. Move to the left behind the purple rectangle.
Highlight the Purple Rectangle. Go to Effects-PlugIns-Penta-Jeans and use these settings:
Amount: 28
Border Width: 4
Add a drop shadow to the rectangle, Dotted rectangle, and the wordart.
Highlight the Larger Square layer. Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste Paper 9. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Keep Selected. Invert selection again. Copy and Paste your tube. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Duplicate tube. On the bottom tube change the blend mode to Luminance (l) and on the top tube change the blend mode to Hard Light. Add a drop shadow to the square.
Highlight the Smaller Square layer. Selections-Select All-Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste Paper 8. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Keep Selected. Invert selection again. Copy and Paste your tube. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Duplicate tube. On the bottom tube change the blend mode to Luminance (l) and on the top tube change the blend mode to Overlay. Add a drop shadow to the square.
Copy and Paste your tube. Resize if needed. Place to the left. Add a drop shadow.
Copy and Paste Skull 3. Resize by 50 and rotate 10 left. Add a drop shadow and move to the left of the purple rectangle.
Copy and Paste the Hanger. Resize by 60. Add a drop shadow and place it to where it looks like its clipped onto the smaller square.
Copy and Paste Bow 4. Resize by 45. Add a drop shadow. Move this to the top of the hanger.
Copy and Paste the Butterfly. Resize by 45. Add a drop shadow. Move to right bottom corner of the larger square.
Add your copyright and Name. Delete your white background and Merge Visible. Save as a PNG
You're done!!
Thanks for trying my tutorial! Hope you had fun.
Cherry

I'm using the amazing artwork of Ismael Rac. You need a license to use his work. You can Purchase one at HERE.
Supplies:
Tube(s) of Choice
Font of Choice
Cherries of Choice (the ones I used are from Rac's Red Heel Cherry Tube)
My Template 27, you can grab it HERE.
Plug Ins:
Xenofex 2 - Constellation
Xero - Fritillary
Lets get going...
Open my template and duplicate (shift+D). Delete original temp and copyright info.
Using your magic wand tool, click inside the first frame of the filmstrip. Selection-Modify-Expand by 4. Copy and paste your tube. Move it where the part you want is in the middle. Invert selections and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Do the same with the next 3 film frames. Once you get all the frame filled merge the tube layers together. Move the tube layer below the filmstrip layer. Duplicate the tube layer. On the bottom tube layer go to Effects-PlugIns-Xenofex-Constellations and apply the following setting:
Change the top tube layer to Hard Light. Add a drop shadow to the bottom tube layer and the filmstrip.
Highlight the Smaller Circle layer. Go to Effects-PlugIns-Xero-Fritillary and apply the following setting:
Now Selections-Select All- Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste your tube. Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Duplicate. On the bottom tube layer go to and apply the following setting:
Width: 5
Opacity: 17
Color: Black
Horizontal and Light from left/top are Checked
Change the blend mode to Luminance (L). On the top tube layer change the blend mode to Overlay. Add drop shadows to the bottom tube layer and the circle.
Add a drop shadow to the dotted circle.
Highlight the right Black Square. Go to Effects-Texture Effects-Weave and apply the following setting:
Gap size: 1
Width: 7
Opacity: 5
Colors: White
Fill Gaps is Checked
Now Selections-Select All- Float-Defloat. Copy and Paste your tube again. Place the part you want to show. Invert selections and hit delete on your keyboard. Select None. Add a drop shadow to the white border.
Do the same to the other black square.
Using your magic wand tool, click on the red part of the bigger circle. Apply the same Constellation setting as before.
Copy and Paste your tube. Resize if needed. Place in the middle making your tube look like its sitting on the filmstrip. Duplicate. Add a drop shadow to the bottom layer and change the blend mode on the top layer to Hard Light.
Add your cherries where you like.
Add your copyright and Name. Delete your white background and Merge Visible. Save as a PNG
You're done!!
Thanks for trying my tutorial! Hope you had fun.
Kiss It
Supplies:
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice
My Supplies HERE.
These supplies are for personal use and this tutorial only.
You may not use these supplies for any other tutorials without permission.
Please do not add any of these items to kits or grab bags.
Lets get going...
Open a new canvas of 600x200, transparent.
Set your Background and Foreground to two different colors from your tube. Set your Foreground color to Foreground/Background gradient. With a 36 angle. Now flood fill your canvas with this gradient.
Copy and Paste the Halftone. Place in the middle.
Copy and Paste your tube. Place the part you'd like to show to the left. Duplicate. Change the blend mode on the bottom tube to Lumiance (Legacy) and the top tube to Soft Light.
Copy and Paste the Kiss. Place at the top right corner.
Copy and Paste the Sparkles. Place in the middle. Change the blend mode to Hard Light.
Copy and Paste your Tube. Place the face to the right. Duplicate. Change the blend mode on the top tube to Overlay.
Now with the crop tool crop the whole canvas. you want it to be the same size as we have (600x200). You just want to get rid of the parts of things that go beyond that. Add drop shadows to your bottom tube layers.
Selections-Select All-Modify-Select Selection Borders. Border width 5 and inside. Anti alias unchecked. Add a new raster layer. Now swap your foreground and background colors. And apply the gradient to the border. Select None. Go to Adjust-Add/Remove Noise-Add Noise:
87
Random and Monochrome checked
Add a drop shadow to the border.
With your Font tool (the font I used was Pussycat). Type out "Kiss It". Place at the bottom left. You can add a gradient glow of your liking or just a drop shadow, your choice.
Add your copyright and Name. Merge and save to your computer.
Now for the Avatar.
Open a new canvas 150x150, transparent. You can make it smaller if you need.
Set your Background and Foreground to two different colors from your tube. Set your Foreground color to Foreground/Background gradient. With a 36 angle. Now flood fill your canvas with this gradient.
Now up to Effects-Textures-Weave:
Gap size 1
Width 8
Opacity 2
Weave and Gap Color White
Fill gaps checked
Copy and Paste the Halftone. Place to the left a little.
Copy and Paste your Tube. Resize if needed. Place to the right a little.
Now with the crop tool crop the whole canvas. you want it to be the same size as we have (150x150). You just want to get rid of the parts of things that go beyond that. Add drop shadow to your tube.
Selections-Select All-Modify-Select Selection Borders. Border width 5 and inside. Anti alias unchecked. Add a new raster layer. Now swap your foreground and background colors. And apply the gradient to the border. Select None. Go to Adjust-Add/Remove Noise-Add Noise:
87
Random and Monochrome checked
Add a drop shadow to the border
And your Name or First Initial and your copyright. Merge and Save to your computer.
You're done!!
Thanks for trying my tutorial! Hope you had fun.
Sexy Tart

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I'm using the awesome artwork of Ismael Rac. You need a license to use his work. You can Purchase one at Artistic Minds Inc.
Supplies:
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice ( I used LDJ Jilly Nilly)
Missy's Template 249 HERE
Vix Mask 382 HERE
Plug Ins:
Xero-Fritillary
Eye Candy - Gradient Glow
Open Missy's template and duplicate (shift+D). Delete original temp and copyright info. Re-size the canvas to 650x600. You can crop it later.
On the circle layer. Select All-Float-De Float.
Open a new raster layer and fill with a color from your tube.
Keep Selected.
Delete original circle layer.
Go to Effects-Xero-Fritillary use these settings:
5, 30, 30, 27.
Select None.
Now add noise of 17 and Gaussian. Mono-chromed are checked.
Add a drop shadow of your liking.
Highlight the Dotted Circle layer.
Adjust-Brightness/Contrast change your brightness to -255
and contrast to 0.
Add a drop shadow.
Highlight the Film Strip background. Select All-Float-De Float.
Open a new raster layer and fill with a color from your tube.
Keep Selected. Delete original layer. Copy and Paste your tube.
Move it to the left square where only part of it is in it.
Invert Selection and hit delete on your keyboard.
Invert Selection again and do the same
thing only with the right square.
Select None.
Duplicate your tube layers.
Add a Gaussian Blur of 3 to the down tube layer and
change the blend mode to overlay or hard light
which ever one looks better for your tube.
Add a drop shadow to the top tube layer.
You want the words layer to be above your tube part layers.
Copy and paste your tube again. Re-size if needed.
Add a drop shadow.
Place this one in the middle square but you want it above the film strip layer.
We want it to look like it is coming out of the film strip.
Highlight the film strip layer Select All-Float-De Float.
Now erase the bottom part of your tube that is covering the strip.
You might have to erase some of the right of
the tube if you use the same tube as I did.
Now Invert Selection and erase the rest of the bottom of the tube.
Select None.
Highlight the Strike a Pose layer. Go to Effects-Eye Candy-Gradient Glow and add a thick white glow. Everyone using different types of Eye Candy so I leave
it up to you what the setting should be.
:)
Add a drop shadow
Now you should crop it to where its the size you want.
Add a new raster layer above the white background.
Flood Fill with a color from your tube.
Add another new raster layer and fill with another color from your tube.
Onthe first layer apply Vix's Mask 382. Merge Group. Move it to the top left.
Do the same for the second layer but Flip it.
Add your Name and add the same Gradient Glow but use a color from your tube.
Add a drop shadow.
Add your copyright. Delete the white background layer.
Merge Visible and save to your computer as a PNG.
You're Done!
Thanks for trying my tutorial. Hope you had fun!!
Story Time
I'm using the talented artwork of Suzanne Woolcott. You must have a license to use her work, which you can get at GorjussArt.Supplies:
Plugin:
Unique

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I'm using the very talented artwork of Zindy SD Nielsen. You need a license to use her work. She does offer some free tubes which you can obtain at her site Zindy Zone.Supplies:
Wings and Metal Dangles by DoziBaer
Wings HERE and Dangles HERE
Tube of Choice
Font of Choice (I used Carlotta)
Mask of Choice...I can't remember which one I used Sorry =(
My Frame, Wordart, and texture(if this is yours please let me know so I can give you the proper credit) HERE
These supplies are for personal use and this tutorial only. You may not use these supplies for any other tutorials without permission. Please do not add any of these items to kits or grab bags.
Plugins:
Eye Candy Gradient Glow
I know its a lot...but here we go.
Open a new canvas 800x800, we can resize it when we are done. Flood fill white.
Copy and paste the black wings. Resize by 80%. Add a drop shadow.
Copy and paste my frame. Using the magic wand selection tool. click inside the frame. Selections-Modify-Expand by 5. New raster layer flood fill with black. Keep selected. Now copy and paste the texture. Invert selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Change the layer property to Luminance(L) and lower the Opacity to 36 or so. Select None. Move these two layers below the frame layer.
Copy and paste my wordart. Resize if needed. Place it in side the frame to the right. Add a subtle white gradient glow and a drop shadow.
Copy and paste one of the metal dangles. You can choose one that is the same letter as your name or some random letter its your tag. Add a drop shadow. Place it at the top left of the frame. Erase some of the metal loop to make it look like its hooked on the the frame.
See my tag for reference.
Take your magic wand and select inside your frame. Selection-Modify-Expand by 5. Copy and paste your tube. Place it the left of the frame. Invert selection and hit delete on your keyboard. Select none. Add a drop shadow. Move tube below frame layer.
Highlight the background layer. New raster layer flood fill with a color you like. Go to Layers-Load/save Mask-Load Mask from disk. Find your mask and hit OK. Merge group.
This is the time to crop your tag and resize it to your liking. Doing this now will make your name look better.
Add copyright and name. Add a heavy drop shadow to the name so it stands out.
And that's it.
Thanks for trying my Tut. Hope you had fun!!
Punk Rock
I'm using the awesome work of Elias Chatzoudis. You must purchase a license to use his work, which you can do at My PSP Tubes.
Supplies:
- Punk Is Not Dead Scrap Kit by Caitlin HERE
- Tube of Choice
- Font of Choice ~ I'm using MsMadi
- WSL Mask 84 HERE
PlugIns:
- MuRa's Meister ~ Copies
- Eye Candy ~ Gradient Glow
Got everything? Good let's being.
Open a new canvus 600x600, flood fill white. Copy and Paste PIND_Button 3, resize by 30%. Go to Effects-PlugIns-MuRa's-Copies. Apply these settings
Hit Ok. Add Drop Shadow.
Copy and Paste PIND_Button&Bow1. Resize by 40%. Go back to MuRa's copies and apply these settings
Hit ok. Add drop shadow.
Select your selection tool type Circle. Here is the tricky part place your cursor where at the bottom your X and Y both say 300
Now draw out a circle to where the marching ants are going through the middle of the button&bow. Layers-New Raster Layer. Copy Paper 11 and Paste Into Selection. Move this layer below the button3 layer. Select None.
Copy and paste your tube. Duplicate tube. Move Original below the button3 layer and above the paper layer. Highlight the copy tube. Erase the bottom part of your tube that is sticking out. Same thing with the Original tube. Add a drop shadow to the original tube layer.
Copy and Paste Doodle3 resize 70%. Add drop shadow. Place this to the bottom right of the button circles. Duplicate and Mirror. Place them to where they are evenly showing. Merge Down. Duplicate and Flip. Place to where it looks even. Merge Down. Move this layer to just above the white background.
Copy and Paste Butterfly2 resize to 45%. Add drop shadow and place at the top left.
Copy and Paste Wordart1. Resize 40% add drop shadow. Place at the bottom center.
Copy and Paste Star2 resize 30% add drop shadow. Place behind the wordart at the top left. Copy and Paste Star3 resize the same and add drop shadow. Place behind the wordart at the bottom right.
Highlight the white background layer. Copy and Paste Paper2. Apply Mask. Merge Group.
Add copyright and Name. Add a white Gradient Glow to your name and drop shadow. Delete the white background. Merge Visable and save.
Now your done! Hope you had fun.
Thanks for trying my tut.
Dreamers
I'm using the beautiful work of Suzanne Woolcott. You need to purchase a license to use her work, which you can do so at Gorjuss Art.
Supplies:
PlugIns:
- Penta - Color Dot
- Xero - Sparkles
Let's Begin!
Open a new canvus 600x600, flood fill white.
Open the frame and copy the Grey Antique Frame. Paste onto your canvus. Now rotate the frame 90° right or left. Pick a color from your tube. I went with #b086aa. Go to Adjust-Hue/Saturation-Colorize change the Hue to hue as your color and the Saturation as the same as the saturation of your color. Hit Ok.(To find these right click on your color in your palette before your colorize)
Select your magic wand tool and click inside your frame. Selections-Modify-Expand by 5. Layers-New raster Layer flood fill selections with black. Keep Selected. Effects-PlugIns-Xero-Sparkles. Add these settings
Hit Ok. You can add clouds with a brush if you'd like but make sure you keep selected, if not the Select None. Add a drop shadow to the frame.
Open your tube. Copy and paste to your canvus. Duplicate. Add a drop shadow to the copy tube. Move the origianl tube layer below the frame layer. Now erase any parts of the copy you don't want sticking out. You might have to erase a few parts of the origianl one also. Just erase up to the frame on this layer.
Hide the white background and merge visible the other layers. Unhide the white background. Duplicate the merged layer. On the original add a blur, Adjust-Blur-Gussian Blur-Radius 10. Now duplicate this layer. Rotate one 10° left and the other 10° right. Hide the white background and the unblurred merged layer. Merge Visible the two blurred layers. Unhide everything.
Highlight the Blurred merged layer. Go to Effects-PlugIns-Penta-Color Dot and apply these settings:
Hit ok.
Copy and Paste my wordart where you like or you're own. Add a drop shadow. Add copyright and watermark. Choose another color from your tube and add name.
Delete white background, Merge Visible, and save.
There you go, all done!!
Thanks for trying my tut. Hope you had fun!
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