True Blood Jessica- PTU

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I've used the lovely PTU artwork of Jamie Kidd. You can purchase it at CDO.
This is a PTU kit called True Blood: Jessica by Pimp’d Designz. Visit her blog for links to her store HERE.
I’ve used masks Vix_Mask11 and 112 by Vix PSP.
Font used is Callie Hand.


Let’s Begin!

Open a new canvas that’s 800x800 pixels.

Open frame-02 from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.

Copy and Paste your tube under your frame.
Resize and arrange it to fit the frame as shown.

Layers>Duplicate your frame.
Move your second frame below your tube layer.
Select the upper frame and use your eraser tool to erase portions of the frame covering the tube’s head.
Erase any portion of the tube hanging out of the bottom of the frame.

Open paper pp-11 from kit.
Copy and Paste it below your bottom frame.
Erase any portion of the paper hanging out.

Open sparkle-01 from kit.
Copy and Paste it below the paper.
Resize and arrange it as shown.

Open flower-01 and flower-02 from kit.
Copy and Paste them above the upper frame.
Resize and arrange it to the bottom as shown.
Layers>Duplicate as needed to cover the bottom as shown.

Open butterfly from kit.
Copy and Paste it above all the flowers.
Resize and arrange it to the left as shown.

Open heart-01 from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Resize and arrange it to the bottom as shown.

Open string-01 from kit.
Copy and Paste it as a new layer.
Resize and arrange it to the bottom right as shown.

Open paper pp-08 from kit.
Copy and Paste it at the bottom of the tag.
Add your mask by going to Layer>Load/ Save Mask>Load Mask from Disk.
Apply the mask named Vix_Mask11.
Merge the mask group by right clicking the layer of the finished mask, go to Merge>Merge Group.
Resize and arrange it to fit as shown.
Copy and Paste paper pp-07 as a new layer.
Repeat this procedure and apply the mask named Vix_Mask112.

I used the font Callie Hand. Use a size you like and a stroke width of 3.
Foreground color to white and background color to #262458.
Duplicate the layer and select the second font layer with the font tool.
Set the stroke width to 0.
Merge the 2 font layers and convert to a raster layer.

Drop shadow your elements by going to
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, set the drop to 3 vertical, 2 horizontal, 75 opacity, 4 blur.

Add your copyright info and your tag.

Merge everything in Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

Crop and resize as needed!



All Finished!