SHIVER ME TIMBERS

SHIVER ME TIMBERS

 

Supplies

1. Pirate tube of choice, Des used Ted Hammond , purchase at CDO HERE

2. My Scrapkit " By The Sea" HERE

* Hints *

Drop shadow settings : vertical 2, horizontal1, blur4.00, opacity 100, color black

Let's get started !

1. Open a new file in PSP.  Size 600 x 600 pixels, tick transparent box.  Open clouds/sky from kit . Get pick tool and push inward 3 blocks on either side. Copy and paste clouds onto new file ( now known as tag from this point on) as new selection.  Stay two blocks off top edge and left /right edges .

2. Open frame 2 and paper 7 from kit.  Resize paper to 75%.  Resize clipper ship to 90%.  Copy and psate clipper ship onto paper " as new layer" > layers> merge visible.  Get magic wand tool and holding down shift key, left click wand inside both open areas of frame 2 > marching ants.  Left click on paper 7 > copy > paste into selection > select none.

3. Open sand from kit.   Using pick tool, push inward from both side by 3 blocks. Copy and paste sand onto bottom of window frame " as new selection" and position as shown, sand should slightly cover base of clipper ship > selections> none.  Repaste sand halfway down first sand to overlap. Selections> select none.

4. Open pier posts from kit.  Image > resize to 55%.   Adjust > sharpen.  Copy and paste onto lower right side of tag " as new selection" and position as shown, keeping top of highest post on bottom edge of 9th slat on frame shutter. Effects>3D effects> drop shadow> selection> none.

5. Open wheat grass from kit. Image> resize to 65%. Adjust > sharpen. Copy and paste onto left side of window frame shutter " as new selection" , and position so that bottom of wheat is level with bottom of shutter as shown. Selections> none. Left click on wheat> image > mirror.  Set this aside for a later step.

6. Open Ted Hammond Pirate.  Image > resize to 90%. Adjust > sharpen.  Copy and paste onto tag " as new selection" and position carefully as shown so that  elbow is flush with left side of shutter, and bottom of pirates rock is level with bottom of pier post. Effects> 3D effects> drop shadow> selections> select none.

7. Get wheat set aside in step 5. Image > resize to 90%. Adjust > sharpen. Copy and paste onto left side of tag " as new selection" and position as shown , below the seagull and over pirates arm.   Selections> select none.

8. Open rocks from kit.  Image > resize to 60 % > adjust > sharpen.  Copy and paste rocks " as new selection " and position as shown , staying off edge of tag ,  and stay off bottom of ropes on pier posts.

9. Open parrot from kit. Resize to 40%. Adjust > sharpen. Copy and paste parrot onto upper window frame " as new selection" and position as shown, with talons overlapping edge of frame. Selections> select none.

10. Image > resize tag to 90%.   Adjust > sharpen. Add proper credits to tag . Save as PNG file.

You may add Scrapkit by BarbieL/ACowgirlsCreatons but its not necessary unless you are a member of my creative team .

This tag and tutorial were created by BarbieL/ACowgirlsCreations on 4/23/11.  Do not copy , reproduce or claim as your own. Do not post to any website forum or blog  without my expressed permission.  Do not translate.