Vintage Zindy Tutorial

 

This tutorial is for those that have experience working knowledge of PSP. This tutorial was written by me on July 23, 2014 and any resemblance is purely coincidental. I use PSP 9, but any version should work. I do not allow my tutorials to be translated and please do not claim them as your own. If you would like to share your results than please feel free to contact me, I would love to see others results. You can email me at theycallmetig@yahoo.com  Thank you!

Things Needed:

• Tube/Image of choice:  I am using the art of Zindy S.D. Nielsen which you must have a license to use her art; You can purchase her tubes and find more info at the ZindyStore
• Kit of choice: I am using a beautiful kit by Whispy's D’zines called Darkness Falls which you can purchase from Dzines from the Heart
• Masks/Templates:  Mask of Choice: The one I am using is called KBH_2013_Mask9
• Other Items Needed: Font of choice

Let’s Begin:

1)      Open a new image 600x600

2)      Open wd_darkfall_el20.png  rotate to the right by 90 degrees

3)      Resize by 65%

4)      Using your magic wand click in the center of the frame

5)      Selections- modify- expand by 20

6)      Open wd_darkfall_pp5.jpg

7)      Paste as a new layer on our working image

8)      Selections- Invert

9)      Hit your delete key once

10)   Now move the paper layer below our frame layer

11)   Now open your tube and resize to your liking

12)   Copy and paste as a new layer

13)   Place to your liking in the frame

14)   On our tube layer change the opacity to hard light (depending on the tube you use) The tube I am using looks vintage when I use hard light

15)   Open wd_darkfall_el24.png and resize by 50% twice

16)   Paste as a new layer on our working image (Above the frame layer)

17)   Image flip

18)   Now move into your desired placement

19)   Duplicate- Image- Mirror

20)   Add a nice drop shadow to both sides

The settings I used are 2,2, 50,5 black

21)   Open wd_darkfall_el8.png and resize by 50% twice

22)   Image- Flip

23)   Now paste as a new layer and move to your liking

24)   Add same drop shadow

25)   Duplicate

26)   Image- Mirror

27)   Open wd_darkfall_el1.png

28)   Resize by 50% and again by 75%

29)   Paste as a new layer on our working image

30)   Place in the center of our decoration

31)   If you would like any other lil decorations in the floral bunch add them now

32)   Open wd_darkfall_el35.png

33)   Resize by 75% and paste as a new layer on our working image

34)   Move to the left side of our frame

35)   Send this layer to the bottom

36)   Duplicate-image-mirror

37)   Image-Flip

38)   Open wd_darkfall_el16.png and resize by 50%

39)   Image- Flip

40)   Now paste as a new layer on our working image

41)   I placed this in the top center of the frame

42)   Add drop shadow

43)   Merge all layers visible

44)   Image resize by 65% all layers

45)   Sharpen

46)   Add your copyright and text at this time

47)   Use the gradient glow on your copyright to make it pop and easy to be seen

48)   And there you have it, I would love to see your results please feel free to email them to me at theycallmetig@yahoo.com

 Hugs,