Forum Style Template

Figured I would try my hand at a forum template....would love to see what you create and thanks

PSP is - HERE

PSD is - HERE

 

Winterish - FTU

 Scrap kit - Winter Time by Emma - HERE

Template - EFR - HERE (used the forum style)

Tube - Polkadoodles - HERE

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open template and delete copyright layer and music notes

Raster3 - p3

Promoted selection - p1

E10

E39 - resize 40%

E25 - resize 30%

E59 - resize 35%

Raster2 - p7

Add glass effect of choice

E36 - resize 20%

Duplicate/mirror

E57 - resize 15%

E38 - resize 20%

Raster1 - p10

Add glass effect

Position your tube

Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Sandy

Emma

Forum Style - No Scrap (Animated)

 Tube of choice. I used 2 tubes by Alicia Mujica -  HERE

Plug Ins - Mura Meister, Alien Skin Xenofex2, DSB Flux, and Xero

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New image/625x300

Paste image

Mura meister/copies/preset menu seamless

Adjust/sharpness/sharpen more

 Adjust/blur/motion/angle 25/strength 100

Do blur again

Adjust/sharpness/sharpen more

Duplicate

DSB Flux - Bubbles/5,20,20,20

Layer properties to Screen or what looks best for you

Click on original layer

Grab your selection tool/rounded rectangle

Draw across your image

Convert to layer/select none

Bring to top

On this new layer/add a small border

Drag down one layer and rename animation

I added a small green drop shadow to this layer

Click top layer

Grab your other tube and position as you like

Merge these tube layers together

Xero/porcelain/all sliders to left

Adjust/sharpness/sharpen more

Layer properties screen with opacity at 60

Place main tube

Add new layer and flood fill with color of choice

Select all/modify/contract by 4 or 6/hit delete/select none

Add inner bevel of choice

Add proper copyright and save

If animating, continue

Click on your ani layer

Xenofex-constellation at 5,20,50,25,50,75,twinkle at 45/keep original image checked

Copy merged

In AS, paste as new animation

Back in PSP, undo

Constellation - hit random seed

Copy merged

In AS - click image and paste AFTER current frame

Back in PSP, undo

Constellation - hit random seed

Copy merged

In AS - click image and paste AFTER current frame

View animation, if happy, save

As always, would love to see what you create....thanks

Cute Witch - animated

 Scrapkit - MBM Witches Brew add on - HERE

Template - Rachey #135 - HERE

Texture - HERE  (I used 7 and 8)

Plug ins - Transparency - HERE  (I used eliminate black)

***you will have to promote raster to background layer before using the filter to get rid of the black)***

EC5 - nature - smoke

Alien Skin -  xenofex - constellation

Tube - DiMary - HERE

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open template and delete copyright layer

BG - p11

Top & bottom wave - merge together - p3

Duplicate so you have 3 (if you want to animate and rename 1,2,3)

Merge squares together - p5

Add small gradient glow

Black circle - flower3

Frame5 - resize 70%

Position your tube

Textures - resize 40%

Position and merge together

Duplicate so you have 3 (rename 1,2,3)

Border - flood fill black

Add proper copyright

If not animating, save

ANIMATION

Open AS

Here are the settings for xenofex - constellation for your lines

Settings for smoke (basic tab)

Click  on layer 1 of wavy lines - apply constellation (x out)

Click layer 2 - constellation and hit random seed once (x out)

Click on layer 3 - constellation and hit random seed once

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Smoke layers you will do the same with smoke effect

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Copy merged

AS - paste as new animation

PSP - x out those layers and open layer 2

Copy merged

AS - paste after current frame

PSP - x out those layers and open layer 3

Copy merged

AS - paste after current frame

AS - edit/select all

Click the Animation tab/frame properties to 20

View/animation....if happy save

penny¢

Unicorn Smiles - FTU

Scrapkit - Unicorn Tales by Magik - HERE

Mask - 2nd one down - HERE

FTU Font - HERE

Tube - Polkadoodles - HERE

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open new image 625x250

P5

P13 - apply mask/merge group

Grab your selection tool/rounded rectangle

Go across your canvas

Click your paper layer/promote selection

Adjust/sharpen more

E9 - resize 50%

E55

Bring selection to top

Grab your font - size at 90

Type out your word art - inner bevel of choice

E54

E58

E49 - resize 40%

Add tube

Merge visible

Add new raster layer and flood fill with color of choice

Selections/all/modify/contract by 5/delete/select none and add an inner bevel

Add proper copyright

Lavada

Nancy

Sandy

Forum with some effects

 Open new canvas of 600x250

Flood fill with light color of choice

Paste tube

Mura meister/copies/line:

Xero - radiance

Layer properties to Luminance Legacy

Duplicate

Stay on duplicate

Adjust/blur/motion at 45 angle/100 strength

Repeat one more time

Effects/edge/enhance more

Layer properties 50 opacity

Click original

Adjust/blur/radial

Repeat

Position your tube

Xero/radiance

Layer properties to screen/opacity at 60

Click on your duplicate layer

Grab your selection tool/rounded rectangle and draw across

Promote selection to layer

Layer properties to Luminance L

Add an inner bevel

Effects/reflection/rotating mirror

Everything should be at 0 and reflect checked

Duplicate and move to top/merge together

Add noise/random/noise at 20/monochrome UNchecked

You can put any brushes or decorations you want...or leave as is

New raster layer and flood fill

Selections/select all/modify/contract by 6/hit delete/select none

Add same inner bevel and noise

Merge visible again/crop/add proper copyright

Here is the same tag, slightly decorated

Lavada

Magik

Toadily Spring - FTU (quick and easy)

 

Scrapkit - Toadily Spring - HERE

Template - #45 by MizTee - HERE

Tube - CRM - HERE

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open template and delete copyright layer

1 - p11

2,5,11 - flood fill color from tube

Add noise to your liking

3,7,10 - p2

E27 - image/free rotate/right by 90

4,8,12 - p5

6,9,13 - p1

Paste close-up - layer properties lighten

E47 - resize 50%

E15 - resize 30%

Duplicate/image/mirror

E1 - resize 60%

E2 - resize 40%

Position and merge down

Position tube

WA - resize 45%

I added a small border

Selections/all/float/modify/expand by 3/new raster layer and flood fill with color of choice/select none and move down below word

Merge visible/crop/resize as needed/add proper copyright

Lavada

Tiggy

Magik

Lolis

Kathyfrances

Karen

Kitkat

KITT

Judyann

DenaRae

Direne

Kelli

Easter - Exclusive to EFR

 

Scrapkit - Butterfly Bouquet by TTD - HERE

Mask - HERE

Font - Little Bunny - HERE (used for wording)

Tube - Yuki - HERE

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open image/600x250 and 200x200

Paste tube onto canvas

Mura meister/copies/wallpaper rotate

Adjust/blur/motion/angle 75/strength 100

Repeat 2 x

Effects/edge/enhance more

Duplicate

On duplicate layer - apply mask/merge group

Effects/3d/inner bevel

DS

Bottom layer/effects/texture/antique

Merge visible

Copy

Place in your avatar

Back to main image

Paste close up/layers/multiply

E94

Resize 50% and place on avatar

E64

Grab your selection tool/rounded rectangle and draw across image

Promote selection to layer

Adjust/blur/gaussian/10

Gradient glow of choice

Copy to avatar

Main image

Grab little bunny font (or use mine at end of tut)/40/white

Type your saying/effects/3d/inner bevel

Resize main tube and position 

Paste onto avatar

Main image

Merge visible

New raster layer

Flood fill with color of choice

Selections/modify/contract by 6/delete/select none

Adjust/add noise

New raster layer

Flood fill with dark color of choice

Selections/modify/contract by 4/delete/select none

Effects/3d/inner bevel

Do the same to avatar

Add proper copyright

Lavada

Winter - FTU

 

Scrapkit - Winter Kisses - HERE

Mask - Spawn #15&10 - HERE (masks 31-40)

Tube - Alex Prihodko with VMA - HERE

***Disclaimer***

This tutorial is of my own creation. I am using PSP2019. Please leave a thanks when downloading.  If I am using a template, I always start at the bottom and work my way up. If using a FTU or PTU tube - please don't use without proper copyright. Always drop shadow as you go. If you try one of my tuts, I would love to display it on my blog....thanks

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Open new image/600x250

Flood fill with gradient of choice

Effects - EC4000 - hsb noise

Pp1b - apply mask 15/merge group

Pp3a - apply mask 10/merge group - rename this layer animate

E20 - duplicate/image/mirror

E23

E18

Move your animate layer to top

Position tube

New raster layer

Flood fill with same gradient

Selections all/float/modify/contract  by 4/delete/select none

Add proper copyright

Click on animate layer

Effects/ASX/constellation :3,100,30,0,100,100   angle 45/keep original image

Copy merged

AS - paste as new animation

PSP hit undo

ASX/constellation/random seed

Copy merged

AS - paste after current frame

PSP hit undo

ASX/constellation/random seed

Copy merged

AS - paste after current fame

View animation - if happy...save

KITT

Forum Style - Marquee

 

Tube - Alicia Mujica - HERE

Mask - MB&SW - HERE (4th one down)

PSP Effects

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Open new image 600x250

Open mask in PSP

I selected the flowers on her head to use for wallpaper

Mura Meister/copies/wallpaper/default

Duplicate

Adjust/blur/motion blur/angle & strength 100

Repeat 2 more times

Effects/edge/enhance more

Resize mask by 80%

Layers/new mask layer/from image....in your drop down, find mask/source luminance checked/ok/merge group

Click on original copies layer

Adjust/blur/gaussian at 10

Click back on top layer

Merge visible

Grab your selection tool/rounded rectangle

Draw a thin rectangle across your canvas

Layers/promote selection to layer/modify/expand by 6/new raster layer/flood fill with dark color/drag below promoted selection/select none

Click on promoted layer 

Effects/texture/blinds

Merge down -rename this animation

Duplicate/image/free rotate by 90 and position

Grab your selection tool/square

Draw a square anywhere on canvas

Layers/promote selection to layer/modify/expand by 6/new raster layer/flood fill with dark color/drag below promoted selection/keep selected

click promoted layer and add close up of tube/invert/delete/select none

Plug in - xero/porcelain/layer properties to multiply or what you think looks best

Merge these 3 layers together and position

Free rotate right by 20

Plug in - EC4000/glass

Position

Use a brush of choice to decorate

Position main tube

Crop

Add new layer

Flood fill with color of choice

Selections/all/modify/contract by 4/delete/select none

Add proper copyright

If you want to animate...continue, otherwise save your image

Click on your animation layer

Type out word or quote of choice

Copy merged

Open As 

Paste as new animation

Back in psp....use your right arrow to move your text

Copy merged

In AS - paste after current frame

Back in psp....use your right arrow to move your text

Copy merged

In AS - paste after current frame

Continue doing these steps till your text goes all the way over

Check your animation

Edit/select all/view/animation/change your speed...I did mine to 20

Save

Would  love to see your take

NancyR

 

50's Feeling - FTU

 

Scrapkit - Fabulous 50's - HERE

Tube - PUT from CDO - HERE

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Open new image 600x250

Remember to DS as you go

P7

Adjust/blur/motion/angle 45, strength 100

Repeat

Adjust/sharpen

Duplicate/mirror and change blend mode to luminance legacy

Retro circles - resize 65%

Image/free rotate/right/90

E2 - resize 30%

Daddy O WA - resize 25% and free rotate right by 15

Cool baby WA - resize 25% and free rotate left by 15

Jukebox - resize 30%

Glasses - resize 25%

Image/free rotate/left/15

Diner sign - resize 25%

Image/free rotate/right/15

Position tube

New raster layer

Flood fill with color of choice

Selections/modify/contract by 6/delete/select none

Add inner bevel of choice

Merge visible/crop/add proper copyright

Rachey

Karen

Bhamman

Forum Style - no scraps

 

Tube - Alicia Mujica - HERE

Brushes of choice

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Open new image - 600x250

Paste tube

Mura meister - with following:

Duplicate

On bottom layer - Adjust/motion blur/45/strength 100

Top layer - Distortion/pixelate/10

Layer properties to overlay

Adjust/sharpen/unsharp mask with following:

Merge visible

Custom selection with the following:

Promote selection to layer

Select none

Duplicate/image/mirror

Merge these together

Selection/all/float/modify/expand by 5/add new layer and flood fill with dark color

Move below and add an inner bevel of choice and DS

On promoted layer

Adjust/blur/gaussian at 5

Click on background

Grab your magic wand and click a few dark spots

If you have a newer version of PSP, use your smart selection with the following:

Once you are happy with your selection/promote to layer

Duplicate 2 x/ on top layer

Alienskin/xenofex/constellation with following:

Close this layer

Next layer - hit random seed 1x - close this layer

Last layer - same

Click top layer

Add new layer

Add some brushes if you want...make it yours

Position your tube

New layer/flood fill with dark color

Selections/modify/contract by 8/delete/select none

Crop

Add proper copyright

Open AS

Copy merged

Paste in AS as new

Back in PSP

Close out current layer

Open next layer

Copy merged

AS - paste after current frame

Back in PSP

Close out current layer

Open last layer

Copy merged

AS - paste after current frame

Check animation...if happy/save

Would totally love to see your creation....thanks