PTU Tutorial - Yuki Kitsune

This tutorial is written in PSPX9 but with working knowledge of the program, any version will work.

We will make the tag above with this tutorial

(or something similar if your using different materials)

SUPPLIES:

Tube of choice

I'm using "Yuki Kitsune" by Verymany.

You need to purchase this tube and have a license to use it.

PTU matching kit "Yuki Kitsune" by Tiny Turtle

You can purchase this kit HERE

My texture you can download HERE.

Mask "Autumn Mask 02" by Toxic Desirez

Plugins Used: Xero Porcelain and Xero Radiance

Fonts:  Rainyhearts for credits/copyright  and Boho for name

Lets begin

*REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORK AS YOU GO ALONG*

This tutorial is only written as a guide to inspire. Please feel free to use your own tube, kit, and other supplies and make this your own creation.

Open tube and mask (these will be used shortly)

Create New Image 700x700 pixels, transparent

Open (4) - Copy and close

Paste as new layer on your blank image

Resize 80%

Laers - New Mask Layer- From Image

In dropdown menu choose the toxic mask

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

*You can close out the original mask image now*

Open (52) - Copy and close

Paste As New Layer

Using magic wand, click in center of frame

Selection - Modify - Expand 2

Open (8) - Copy - Close

Paste As New Layer

Selections - Invert and click Delete button

Selections - Invert

Select your tube image and copy and minimize

On your working canvas : Paste As New Layer

*I am using the full size layer of the tube I chose*

Resize 60%

Position tube in selection as desired (I chose the face and fox ears)

Selections - Invert and click your Delete button

Selections - Invert

Open my texture - Copy and close it

Paste As New Layer

Selections - Invert - Delete button

Select None

Working with your layer palette your top layer should be selected (Raster 4)

Duplicate this layer

In layer palette select Raster Layer 4 (copy of tube)

Apply Xero - Porcelain with these settings:

Softness 32  Strength 5  Red 75  Green 9  Blue 84 

Exposure 12  Contrast -26  Saturation 17

In layer palette select Raster 4 (original tube layer)

Apply Xero - Radiance using these settings:

Strangeness: 701  Charm: 32  Truth: 139  Beauty: 235

In layer palette change the propertie to Screen and opacity to 72

In layer palette close visibility on Raster 1, Group -Raster 2

Merge Visible

Open visibility on all layers again

In layer palette drag "Merged Layer below Raster 2 layer

Select Raster 2 (Should be top layer now)

Your layer palette should be labeled and look like this:

Raster 2 (frame) - Highlighted

Merged (merged plugin layers)

Group Raster 2 (mask)

Raster 1 (blank)

Add dropshadow of choice to frame

Merge Raster 2 down 1x

Position frame near top right of mask on canvas

Restore tube - Copy and close

Paste As New Layer

Resize 45%

Add dropshadow

Open (12) - Copy and close

Paste As New Layer

Resize 45%

Position right side of tube

Add drop shadow

In layer palette move this layer below tube layer and select tube layer again (top layer)

Open (61) - Copy and close

Paste As New Layer

Resize 35%

Position left bottom of canvas

Add dropshadow

Open (78) - Copy and close

Paste As New Layer

Resize 25%

Position right side of flower cluster

Add dropshadow

Open (148) - Copy and close

Paste as New Layer

Resize 20%

Position in front of tube's knees

Add drop shadow

Open (141) - Copy and close

Paste As New Layer

Resize 20%

Position right side of potion bottle

add dropshadow

Open (56) - Copy and close

Paste As New Layer

Resize 20%

Position between bottles

Add dropshadow

Merge Layers - Visible

Using mover tool slide the image up on canvas just slightly

Add copyright/credits

Merge Visible

Add name

Save as ,png

And you are done!