NEW TUTORIAL -STORY BOOK - WRITTEN IN THE STARS

 

WRITTEN IN THE STARS

WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE STUDYING FOR MY BACHELOR IN HUMAN SERVICES, ONE OF MY FAVORITE CLASSES WAS THE STUDY OF THE WORLD MYTHOLOGIES.  I PARTICULARLY LOVE THE GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGIES.  ONE OF MY FAVORITE GREEK MYTHOLOGIES IS THE STORY THAT TODAY IS LITERALLY WRITTEN IN THE STARS.

THE STORY OF ANDROMEDA AND PERSEUS IS A CLASSIC.  THE KING AND QUEEN OF ETHIOPIA DECLARED THEIR DAUGHTER THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN EVER BORN.  THE MYREIDS OF THE OCEANS GOT VERY JEALOUS OVER THIS AND ASKED POSIEDON TO DESTROY THE TOWN.  THE KING AND QUEEN HAD NO OPTION THAN TO CHAIN THEIR DAUGHTER TO A ROCK SLAB  BY THE SEA AND LET THE SEA MONSTER TAKE HER IN APPEASEMENT TO POSIEDON AND HIS MYREIDS

AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, PERSEUS ATOP PEGASUS WAS FRESH OFF HIS KILL OF MEDUSA AND FLEW OVER THE AREA.  HE INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH ANDROMEDA AND ASKED HER PARENTS FOR HER HAND IN MARRIAGE.  THEY AGREED AND SO HE AND PEGASUS FLEW OVER THE MONSTER AND SHOWN IT MEDUSSAS HEAD AND THE MONSTER TURNED TO STONE AND FELL BACK INTO THE SEA.  THEY WERE HAPPILY MARRIED AND THEIR STARS SHINE BRIGHT IN THE NIGHT SKY TO THIS DAY.

MATERIALS

SCRAPKIT - ANDROMEDA AND PERSEUS BY STINKER'S PSP CREATIONZ   YOU WILL NEED ONE OF ANDROMEDA'S FACES, ONE OF PERSEUS'S FACES, A BACK, A BOOK, AND A PEGASUS FROM THE KIT.  YOU CAN FIND THE KITIN ANOTHER POST

MY SUPPLIES INCLUDING THE PRESET SHAPE AND ADONAIS FONT ARE HERE:  SUPPLIES YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR OWN FONT AND SHAPE IF YOU WANT

MASK OF YOUR CHOICE - I USED MY OLD STEAY DBV 72.  OPEN AND MINIMIZE IN PSP

THE TUTORIAL 

OPEN A NEW CANVAS 900 X 900

SELECTIONS - SELECT ALL 

PASTE ON OF THE BACKGROUNDS INTO THE SELECTION AND SELECT NONE

LAYER - NEW MASK LAYER - ADD YOUR MASK 

MERGE GROUP

DUPLICATE THIS LAYER AND MERGE DOWN

NEXT ADD THE PROVIDED PRESET SHAPE.  OR USE ANOTHER OF YOUR CHOOSING

USE YOUR MAGIC WAND AND CLICK IN THE LIGHT SHADE CENTER OF THE SHAPE .  PASTE INTO THE SELECTION THE BACK AGAIN.  SELECT NONE.

FROM THE KIT CHOOSE ONE OF THE BOOKS AND PASTE AS A NEW LAYER.  RESIZE 40 AND SLIDE IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CANVAS.  

FROM THE KIT CHOOSE A PEGASUS AND PASTE IT AS A NEW LAYER.  RESIZE 30 AND SLIDE IT ABOVE THE BOOK AS IF HE FLEW OUT OF THE PAGE.

LAYER - NEW RASTER LAYER - WITH YOUR ELIPSE TOOL DRAW OUT A CIRCLE NEXT TO PEGASUS FOOT DOWN TO THE BOOK. DUPLICATE THIS CIRCLE AND MIRROR.  WORKING ON THE OIGINAL CIRCLE, CLICK YOUR MAGIC WAND IN THE CENTER AND PASTE YOUR CHOSEN PERSEUS FACE AND PASTE AS A NEW LAYER.  SHRINK IT DOWN TO WHATEVER SIZE FIT YOU LIKE AND THEN INVERT AND DELETE.  INVERT AGAIN AND MERGE DOWN.  

REPEAT THIS STEP WITH THE OTHER CIRCLE, ONLY THIS TIME USE ONE OF ANDROMEDAS FACES.  

YOU CAN MOVE AND RESIZE THE BUBBLES AS YOU WISH AND PLACE THEM AS YOU WISH.  I ADDED A DROP SHADOW OF 0,0,80,40, BRIGHT YELLOW TO EACH BUBBLE

YOU CAN NOW DECORATE IT AS YOU WISH.

NEXT GRAB YOUR NEW FONT ADONAIS AND WITH COLORS MATCHING YOUR BACK TYPE "Written in the Stars" 

WHEN IT ALL LOOKS GOOD , MERGE ALL FLATTEN AND RESIZE 60 AND SAVE

I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS TUTORIAL.  

LOVE AND LIGHT 

KATHERINE

SAMPLES