Christmas Love
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| this image is my original artwork, please do not reuse it! |
-All of my tutorials are simple cut and paste, so they should be beginner-friendly
-You will need a basic understanding of how to copy an image and paste it as a layer onto another image, which is quite simple!
-You will need a basic understanding of which tools to use, I do not cover that in my tutorials
-You will need a basic understanding of which tools to use, I do not cover that in my tutorials
-You will not need to download or use filters to complete my tutorials
-The zip file contains everything you need for this tutorial
-I use Paintshop Pro Version 2018. This tutorial can be done using any version, and also any other photo editing software that can cut and paste/collage an image.
Important: Anytime you open an image, you should use the pick tool (the arrow) to place and resize the image to your needs!
If you resize an image, it may become a little bit blurry. You can correct this each time you resize an image by sharpening it. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen do that only once!
Also, you will need to look at my completed art image as a reference of where to place all the elements!
Tutorial Directions:
1) Open the tan background: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Background, it will serve as the complete background of your canvas for the duration of this lesson.
2) Open the art doll mist: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Doll edit>copy the mist, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, and place it on the right half of your canvas.
3) Open paper 2: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Paper2 edit>copy the paper, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, and place it on the left side of your canvas,
4) Open garland 3: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Garland3 edit>copy the garland, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, and place at the top left of the canvas.
5) Open garland 2: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Garland2 edit>copy the garland, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place to the left side of the canvas.
5) Open the tree: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Tree and edit>copy the tree, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place it where it belongs.
6) Open the sparkles: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Sparkles and edit>copy the sparkles, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place it across the bottom of the image.
7) Open the bulbs: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Bulbs, and edit>copy the bulbs, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place it on the top right of the image.
8) Open the garland corner: CA-Tut-ShowyDay-GarlandCorner and edit>copy the garland corner, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place it on the bottom right of the image.
9) Open the table: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Table and edit>copy the table, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place it to the left of the Christmas tree.
10) Open the cat: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Cat and edit>copy the cat, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place it to the bottom of the Christmas tree to the right of the table.
11) Open the word art: CA-Tut-ShowyDay-Text and edit>copy the word art, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place it to the left of the Christmas tree.
12) Open the sparkles2: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Sparkles2 and edit>copy the sparkles, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place it to the top right of the word art.
13) Open the sparkles3: CA-Tut-SnowyDay-Sparkles3 and edit>copy the sparkles, return to the original image and edit>paste as new layer onto the canvas, place it to the bottom of the word art.
14) At this point, you've layered all the elements. Look around the canvas, make sure everything is the size and placement where you want it. Once you are satisfied then you merge layers. Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten).
15) Using the text tool, write your signature and resize, place it where you want it. Merge layers again. Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
16) Congratulations, your artwork is complete! Find a safe spot on your PC to save it. File>Save As
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! I hope to create many more!
You are welcome to keep and reuse the images inside this tutorial, as they were all created by me.