STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE

STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE

 

This Tutorial was written for those that have a working knowledge of PSP.

Please do not copy it in anyway or claim its as your own.
Any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental.
This Tutorial was written on June 9th,2018
The tutorial was written and Created by Chiqui

For This Tutorial I used PSP X2

 

 SUPPLIES

Tube of your choice

I am using the awesome artwork of  PIN UP TOONS

You need a license to use this tube, do not use without a license.

You can find this tube   HERE

Font of choice

I used MTF cupcake Font free  Here

TK Sugar Shoppe - FTU Scrap  You can get

Here

She has  fabulous free kits 

Check out the rest of her  blog Here

Ding bat font MTF Sweet Dings (free) here

Melissaz Creationz Mask 14  HERE

 Drop shadow is usually V-2 H-2 Black, 50, 5, use what you prefer If need it

Let's get started

Open a New raster layer 800 x 800 pix.
Choose a color for your background/ Foreground Null
With your text tool with this settings:

Draw your cupcake

Mine is Letter C

Keep as a vector

Duplicate

Close the eye in the copy raster and

click in the raster 1

Layers - convert raster layer.

Selections all- selections float selections defloat

selections modify expand by 4

fill this with the same color 

Now close the eye in this raster and click in the

copy open the eye.

Click in the sign + 

in the sublayer right-click and go to properties:

then apply this settings with a color that constrast darker or lighter than the original color.

Change the line style to diamonds

Close the sign +

Convert to raster layer

Go to effects - edge effects - Find Horizontal 

Add a drop shadow  2-2-35-5

Merge - merge visible

with ypur magic wand click inside of the top of your cupcake

Selections modify expand by 3

Open the paper 3 and copy and paste as a new layer

put this layer under the cupcake

Selections invert - delete

Now click in the top layer

Copy and paste your tube and position where you like

remove all part of the tube you  don't want to show.

Selections - none

click in your cupcake 

with your magic wand select the botom part of your cupcake

selections modify expand by 3

Open the paper 4 copy and paste as a new layer

Selections invert

delete

Effects edge effects - enhance

Put this layer down the cupcake.

Copy and paste elements 6-7 resize 50% Paste to the right size

Duplicate the #6 - mirror

check my tag for position.

Merge down this 3 elements

Duplicate

in the original layer

Adjust blur Gaussian blur by 10

Apply drop shadow to the copy.

 Copy and paste element 13 resize 50%

Copy and paste element 24 (60%) and other ribbons 33-33b-33c

Copy and paste elements 27 and 27a

Element 27 - mirror and get down of the cupcake in the left side.

Element 27a  Effects edge effects enhance and position in the right side.

copy and paste element 28  move down the cupcake too.

Resized element 2-3 -4 to 40% copy and paste and position in the bottom center of the cupcake

copy  and paste word art 1 resize to 60%

Copy and paste element 1 position to the left behind the word art

Copy and paste element 9 and put behind element 1

 Copy and paste elements 5a - 5b resize 40% put behind the word art right side

 Click in your bottom layer

Copy and Paste paper 2,  apply your mask, delete and merge group.

Add any other elements you would like.

Crop your tag to be sure no stray shadows are on the edges of your tag.

Once happy with it all, close off any backgrounds, merge visible. Resize first, then add your copyrights and name.
For the name:

Write your name foreground pink background white
Selections all- selections float -defloat
selections modify expand by 1
layer new raster layer
fill with white
put down from the name
selections modify expand by 1
layer new raster layer fill with pink
put down from the white layer
merge down the 3 raster
drops shadow.

That's it

Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.