Darkest Night

This tut assume your have a Good working knowledge of PSP.

All the items used in this tut are FTU

Kit: Darkest Night, by Gothic Inspirations download here.

Tube: Gothic Siren, Anne Stokes, she does not allow tubing so just right click on the image and

save. You MUST use ©Anne Stokes www.annestokes.com

Template: Designs By Ali 21, find it here.

Mask: Wee Scots Lass, masks 219 & 318.

Fonts: Pointed Brush, foreground black, background use Paper 5 as a pattern scale at 50%.

Shadow: 1,1, 50, 10

Filters: None

PSP Filters used: None

sa-f-df-nl= Select All, Float, Defloat, New Raster Layer.

sa-f-df= Select All, Float, Defloat.

c/p= copy & paste

sa=select all

sn=select none

Lets begin.

Open your mask picture & template in PSP, duplicate and close the original.

Delete the credits Rectangles, inner & outer frame layers.

Image canvas size 700x700, select bottom layer, add a new layer, sa, c/p paper1 Into selections, sn.

Apply mask 219, merge group, layers arrange send to the bottom.

Add a new layer, sa, c/p paper 5 into selections, sn, apply mask 318, merge group add a drop shadow 1,1,50,10.

C/P Moon element and resize 50% & position.

Select Back Circle layer, sa-f-df-nl, c/p paper 5 into selections, add a new layer, c/p your Anne Stokes image Into selections, change the blend mode to overlay, sn. Add a drop shadow to the Paper 5 layer, hide template layer.

C/P Moss as new layer, resize 75%, add drop shadow, duplicate this layer and merge down.

Open Frame 4 in the elements file, resize 50%, resize all layers UN checked, c/p the Anne Stokes image agian as a new layer, arrange send to the bottom, using your lasso tool create a reactangle just inside the edges of the frame, selections invert and hit delete, sn. C/P this as a new layer in your tag, Image Free Rotate 15 Left, add a drop shadow.

Duplicate the Moss layer resize 75% Image mirror, position over Framed layer.

C/P Rose as new layer, resize 25%, position, add a drop shadow.

Select top , mask layer c/p Leaves as a new layer position, duplicate and flip, layers merge down add a drop shadow.

C/P Word art, resize 50% position and add a drop shadow, 1,1,50,10, Adjust, Brightness/Contrast settings -47, 10, apply again.

C/P lamp, resize 35% position and add a drop shadow.

Add your copy right and text, for the text I also added an Inner Bevel for some depth, these are the settings I used:

Bevel Shape 2

Width 15

Smooth 0

Depth 6

Ambience -3

Shininess 0

Color White

Angle 315

Intensity 50

Elevation 30

All done.