Lee's Creationz: GOTHIC KISSES

Supplies needed:

I am using the amazing art from Wendy Gerber for this tutorial, you can find her artwork here

Scrapkit: I am using an awesome FTU kit from Gothic Inspirations called "Gothic Inspirations" which you can get by going here

Beautiful Creatures Template 9 from Cakes which can be found here

Grunge Mask 1 from Boundless Bliss. Unfortunately Theresa no longer has her site but I believe she allows her masks to be shared, you can get it here

Plugins used: Xero-Radiance, Xero - Bad Dream, Lokas 3D Shadow
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This tutorial is written for those who have working knowledge of PSPX2 (any version will do).

This tutorial was written by me on July 16, 2013. Please do not copy or paste on any other forum, website or blog provide link back to tut only. Please do not claim as your own. This tutorial is copyrighted to me. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Ok - let's start and remember to save often.

Open the template and using your shortcut keys on your keyboard (SHIFT+D) duplicate the template as a new image. Close the original and delete the copywrite layer.

Select Wordart ayer

Select all, float, defloat

Add new raster layer and flood-fill with gradient or color of choice

Select none

Apply Eyecandy Glass at default settings

Delete/Hide original wordart layer

Select Rectangle Raster 7 layer

Select all, float, defloat

Paste paper 2

Select invert, delete, select none

Delete/Hide original rectangle layer

Select Skinnyrect layer and repeat above steps

Select Largerect layer

Select all, float, defloat

Add new raster layer and flood-fill with gradient of choice (Linear style, Angle 45, Repeat 2)

Paste close-up tube of choice on top of gradient and delete

Select none

Change closeup to Luminance (Legacy)

Apply Xero Bad Dream at setting of choice

Apply dropshadow and merge tube down on top of gradient layer

Effect, Texture Effects, Blinds (Width 2, Opactity 20, Horizontal and Light from left/top checked)

Delete/Hide original rectangle layer

Select Fatrect layer

Select all, float, defloat

Paste paper 3

Select invert, delete, select none

Delete/Hide original rectangle layer

Select Another Circle layer

Select all, float, defloat

Paste Bonus paper

Select invert, delete, select none

Delete/Hide original circle layer

Select Circle layer and repeat above steps

Select Longrect layer

Select all, float, defloat

Paste paper 8

Select invert, delete, select none

Delete/Hide original rectangle layer

Select Smrect layer

Select all, float, defloat

Paste paper 4

Select invert, delete, select none

Delete/Hide original rectangle layer

Select Smrect2 layer and repeat above steps

Copy and paste tube of choice and position where desired

Apply Xero Radiance at setting of choice

Apply Lokas 3D Shadow at default settings

Select Candles Element - resize by 75%

Paste and position on left side

Select Skull Element - resize by 35%

Paste and position on bottom left

Select EnvelopeW Element - resize by 30%

Image Free Rotate Left by 15% and paste on bottom left

Select Feather Element - resize by 25%

Paste and position on bottom left

Select Heart Element - resize by 40%

Image Free Rotate Right by 15% and paste on bottom right

Select Polish Element - resize by 25%

Paste and position on bottom right

Select Lipstick Element - resize by 30%

Paste and position on bottom right

Select Kiss Element - resize by 30%

Paste and position on bottom right

Select Window Element - resize by 70%

Paste and position on right side below tube layer

Select Ribbon3 Element - resize by 85%

Paste and position on bottom

Select Splats Element - resize by 85%

Paste and position on left side and move to bottom layer

Select Select New raster layer and flood fill with color or gradient of choice

Move layer to the bottom of the template

Apply Grunge Mask 1

Merge group and move to the bottom

Add any additional elements you like.

Add any dropshadows you like

Crop and resize as desired

Add copyright info, license number and name

You're done! Thanks for trying my tutorial!