New Year Masquerade

Tutorial written by and © to Bits N Bobs 23rd December 2011.
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Supplies needed.
Font of choice for your name.
I am using Angelica
Tube of  choice.
I am using one by Alena Lazareva
Mine is AL0028 available at UpYourArt
Tube is not to be used without the correct licence.

Plugins required
Plugin - Penta.com dot and cross ( Garbage collection )

Note
This tutorial was written in PSP 9.
Open all supplies in paintshop except the font
Double click on your font and minimize.
Open a new transparent  image 600 x 250 at 72 pixels per Inch

1.Copy the image from your tube and paste as a new layer on your working image.
Image/ rotate/ free rotate, 90 right all layers un tabbed.
Adjust/ Blur/ Guassian blur 15.00
Effects/ plugins/ penta.com/ dot and cross


2.Copy the curtain, paste as a new layer.
Position to your liking.
Layers/ duplicate layer,
Image/ mirror.
Layers/ merge/ merge down.
Add a drop shadow.
I have used V0, H0, O80, B9.0, Colour black.

3.Copy your bonus close up tube.
Paste as a new layer.
Position to your liking.
Layers/ move/ move down.
Add a drop shadow.
I have used V3, H3, O80, B9.0, Colour black.

4.Activate your top layer.
Layers/ new raster layer.
Add your copyright, text and name.
Export as jpg and save.

5.Open a new image 150 x 150 for your avatar.
Copy your merged signature.
Paste as a new layer onto your avatar image.
Position to your liking,
Add your copyright info and save.