Retro Sonic

Supplies

1 tube of choice – I used the artwork of Alfadesire which can be purchased from Pics for Design.  You must generate a license to use.

Font of choice - I used Rat Infested Mailbox here

Dee’s Sign Post Mask 26 here

Plug Ins used:

Brush Strokes – Cross Hatch

Xero - Porcelain

Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow

“Retro Sonic” is a tagger size scrap kit created by Stu of Creative Crazy Scraps and can be purchased from ExquisiteScraps.  You can visit his blog here.

Thank you Stu for a really awesome kit!

This tutorial was written assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.

~♥~ Let’s get started ~♥~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank canvas.

Flood fill white.

New Raster layer.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Circle.

Create a circle approximately 425 pixels.

Flood fill white.

Adjust/Add Remove Noise/Add Noise:

Gaussian and Monochrome checked

Noise: 50%

OK

Deselect.

Move to the right on your canvas – see my tag for reference.

Click anywhere outside of the circle with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

Selections/Modify/Contract by 5.

New Raster layer.

Flood fill with #202020

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer – position over the flood fill layer.

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Change the Properties of the tube to Soft Light.

New Raster layer.

Make your Selection Tool active set on Rectangle.

Create a rectangle approximately 450 x 350 pixels.

Flood fill white.

Apply the same noise effect.

Deselect.

Move the rectangle into position – see my tag for reference.

Click anywhere outside of the rectangle with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Invert

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 9 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Copy and paste E23 as a new layer.

Resize 120%

Free rotate Left 7 degrees.

Move into position – see my tag for reference.

Click inside of each film frame with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

New Raster layer below the frame.

Copy and paste Paper 6 Into Selection.

Apply Brush Strokes – Cross Hatch:

Deselect.

Highlight the film strip.

Click inside the first frame with your Magic Wand.

Selections/Modify/Expand by 4.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer below the frame.

Move into a position you like.

Selections/Invert

Tap the delete key.

Deselect.

Repeat the above step with the remaining film frames positioning your tube in a different position for each frame.

Merge Visible the tube layers that are below the film frames.

Apply Xero – Porcelain:

Use Default settings.

Change the Properties to Lighten.

Copy and paste your tube as a new layer.

Add your elements.  I used:

E34

E17: Duplicate 2x’s

E27:  Resize 60%

E6

E19:  Resize 60%/Duplicate/Mirror

E12:  Resize 70%

   

Highlight your white background.

New Raster layer.

Select All.

Copy and paste Paper 5 Into Selection.

Deselect.

Apply the mask.

Merge Group.

Duplicate

Add your credits.

Add your name.

Convert to Raster layer.

Apply Eyecandy 3.1 – Glow:

Width: 3

Opacity: 100%

Opacity Drop Off: Fat

Color: #f47e5e

OK

Resize all layers 80%.

I’d love to see your results.
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Hugs,
Bev