~ Gothic Inspirations~

This tutorial is for those who have working knowledge with Paint Shop Pro & JascAnimation Shop.This tutorial used Jill’s PTU scrap kit:

Gothic Inspirations

(Yep, she was inspired by me!! Yehh!! Thank you hun, it’s a stunning kit!)You can purchase Jill’s Gothic Inspirations scrap by visiting her blog:

http://created-by-jill.blogspot.com/

or directly from

Just 4 Taggers

store here:

http://just4taggers.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=2&zenid=3f2ae7393cce7ac01091ece6f37f55b2*Tubes:

Tony Mauro Package A- Awakening. This is a PTU tube.This requires a license to use. Tony Mauro has since moved from CILM and is nowavailable at AMI. You can purchase this package here:

http://www.artisticmindsinc.com/TMP.html

*Mask: Dead Sexy.

Unknown Artist of this mask. If this is yours, please inform me, andI will credit it properly, link it or remove it. Here:http://www.4shared.com/file/74581308/7bec2403/deadSexy-candyassMask.html

*Font:

Inspiration. This is a PTU font and can not be provided.Any cursive font will work.

*Effects:

Eye Candy 4000

: Gradient Glow and

Filter Factory Gallery A

: Pool Shadow.

Let’s get started

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Save your mask provided into your mask folder under C:/Program Files/Corel/Paint S

hop/Masks.Open a new 550x550 Transparent Raster Layer. Flood fill with white.Save this as your tag name and

hit save often

.Open a paper of choice from the kit, I used:

GI_paper08_cbj

and flood fill with this paper.Load mask “Dead Sexy” included in my supplies with these settings:Right Click and Merge your mask layers. Now open elements of choice from the kit. I used…2

GI_frame2_cbj

-Copy and Paste as a new layer. Resize by 75%, Free Rotate (just thislayer) 90 degrees to the right.

GI_frame1_cbj

- Copy and Paste as a new layer. Resized by 75%,Move this layer below the 1

frame2 layer. Now click on your first frame layer to makeactive. Use your magic wand and click inside of this frame, leave active and click on your 2

frame (barbwire one) and hit delete on your keyboard. Now deselect.*To deselect you go to the top tool bar in Corel, Selections-Select None.

GI_bloodspatter2_cbj-

Copy and Paste as a new layer. Resize by 80% I moved this layer underneath the frames, duplicated once, mirror, flip.See mine to reference the splatter locations.

GI_mesh_cbj-

Copy and Paste as a new layer. Resize by 80%, Move this layer so it’s positioned at the top left of your tag, under all the frame layers.

GI_books_cbj –

Copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 50% and move to the left bottom of your frame.

GI_notepaper_cbj –

Copy and paste as a new layer. Move this layer beneath your framelayers but above your mask and blood splatter layers.

GI_journaltag2_cbj –

Copy and paste as a new layer, resize by 50%. Move to the topleft of your tag. See mine to reference. Now click on the top tool bar, Image-Canvas Size-Uncheck lock aspect-Set at 700 Width,700 Height-with settings as pixels-Hit Ok. We will crop later. Now copy and paste a tube of your choice as a new layer. I used the fabulous work of Tony Mauro and this can be purchased with a license at AMI but any tube will work. Adda drop shadow and move this layer slightly to the right of the frame.Open up you’re a word art of choice from the kit. I used:

GI_wordart4_cbj-

Copy and paste this word art as a new layer. Resize by 60% and position beneath your tube layer, up on the left of your tag. See mine to reference. Now add your name to the tag. I used font Inspiration. Size 18-Stroke Width 1-Foreground Color: Null (transparent)-Background Color: Black. Convert to a Raster.Add a gradient glow using Eye Candy 4000, Gradient Glow with settings,Basic-Glow Width: 21.83 and Color-White-Diffuse Settings. Now add your copyrights and watermark.Save as a JPG or PNG (Hide the main white layer, for the transparent background)Move to the next step if you would like animation.

ANIMATION:

Leave open Corel, and now open up Jasc Animation Shop to have ready.Duplicate your

GI_notepaper_cbj

layer three times, for a total of 4 layers.Hide the main layer, label it as main.Label the others from the bottom up Layer 3, Layer 2, Layer 1.3