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Hello! I'm Crystal, aka darkly dreaming. I'm 34 and live in the Midwestern USA. I've been back into PSP since November of 2010. Prior to that I tried PSP for about a year back in 2005 or 2006. I've just recently begun trying my hand at tutorials. If you try one of my tuts and would like to show me what you made, please email me at darklydreaming33@hotmail.com. Happy Tagging!
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

PostHeaderIcon Bad School Girl Tut

This tutorial was written by me on 9/18/11.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is a coincidence.
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Supplies:
1) Tube of Choice. I'm using one called "Bad Schoolgirl" by VeryMany. This is a PTU tube, which can be purchased at PFD.
2) Scrapkit of Choice. I'm using the PTU kit Bad Skool Girl by Addictive Pleasures, which you can get at dreams-n-digital.
3) Sarah's Tags N Things Classy-Trashy Template, available here.
4) Mask of choice. I used WeeScotsLass Mask 282, available here.
5) Font of Choice

Plugins:
1) Xenofex, Constellation
2) Pentacom, Jeans
3) Xero, Radiance

Drop Shadow used throughout: 2, 2, 50, 5, black

Let's get Started....

1) Open Template. Duplicate (shift d) and close original.
2) Delete Copyright layer.
3) Delete Word Art Layer.
4) Open Paper 5. We're going to adjust the color. Go to Adjust, Hue & Saturation, Colorize and use Hue 231, Saturation 126. Copy and paste as new layer. Send to Bottom. Resize 120%. Apply our Mask. Merge Group. Apply Xenofex, Constellation. For Settings choose Bling Bling. Then Star size: 9.86, Size Variation: 16, Edge Star Density: 19, Overall Star Density: 5, Overdrive: 100, Twinkle Amount: 75, Twinkle Rotation: 45, Keep original image selected.
5) Select Raster 4. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open Paper 9. Image Rotate Right. Copy and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, delete. Select none. Add drop shadow. Apply Pentacom Jeans with settings 17,2,2.
6) Delete original raster layer 4.
7) Select Raster 3. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open Paper 2. Colorize with the same settings as before (231, 126). Copy and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, delete. Select none. Add Drop Shadow. Add drop shadow again, but change to -2 and -2.
8) Select Raster 3 again. Select All, Float, Defloat. Copy and paste your close up tube as new layer, make sure it's above the Paper2 layer. Selections Invert, delete. Duplicate. On top layer change blend mode to Screen. On bottom layer, change blend mode to Luminance (L) and lower opacity to 71. Add drop shadow on bottom layer. (Change blur to 20).
9) Repeat Steps 7 & 8 on Raster Layer 7 and copy of Raster Layer 7. Resizing your closeup tube so that it fits the way you want it. But leave the Bottom Luminance(L) layer on these at 100%.
10) Delete original Raster 7 layers.
11) Add our original drop shadow to Layers Raster 6 and copy of Raster 6.
12) Select Copy of Vector 1 Layer. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open Paper4 and re-colorize with settings from before (231,126). Copy and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, delete. Select none. Add drop Shadow. Add drop shadow again, but change to -2 and -2.
13) Delete original Copy of Vector 1 Layer.
14) Repeat Steps 12 & 13 on Raster Layer 2.
15) Apply original drop shadow to Layers Raster 5 and copy of 5.
16) Select Raster Layer 8. Select All, Float, Defloat. Open Paper3 copy and paste as new layer. Selections Invert, delete. Select none. Add drop Shadow.
17) Delete original raster layer 8.
18) Hide our mask layer. Then Merge Visible.
21) Copy Chalkboard 2. Resize 90%. Make it the bottom layer. Add drop shadow. Add drop shadow again, but change to -2 and -2.
22) Resize our merged layers by 90% and arrange inside the chalkboard.
23) Copy and paste main tube (I resized by 70%). Arrange to the right. Apply Xero Radiance with settings: 82,124,138,175. Duplicate. Change top layer blend mode to darken. Add drop shadow to bottom layer (2, 2, 50, 20). I used the eraser tool to erase the bottom of her legs so that they end at the chalkboard and don't extend past.
24) Open Star 2. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize 50%. Place in top left corner of chalk board. Add Drop Shadow. Add drop shadow again, but change to -2 and -2.
25) Open Star 2. Copy and paste as new layer. Recolor with settings from before (231,126). Resize 50%. Image Mirror. Place in top left corner of chalk board under the star. Add Drop Shadow. Add drop shadow again, but change to -2 and -2.
26) Unhide the mask layer.
27) Open Bag. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize 50%. Image Mirror. Arrange to the bottom right. Add drop shadow.
28) Open Ipod. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize 30%. Arrange next to the bag. Add drop shadow. Add drop shadow again, but change to -2 and -2.
29) Open Teddy. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 65%. Arrange to bottom left. Add drop shadow. Add drop shadow again, but change to -2 and -2.
30) Open shield. Copy and paste as new layer. Resize by 10%. Move on to the girl's shirt to look like it's pinned there. Adjust sharpness, sharpen. Add drop shadow.
31) Add copyright information and your name. Export png. Or flood fill background layer with color of choice and export jpg.

Thanks for trying my tut!

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