Martin Abel Tattoo Facebook Banner

I am using one of Vix's wonderful textures that you can find on her blog HERE
(Leave her some love when you download them. ♥)
I am using a tube my Martin Abel and you can find him at CDO HERE
You need a proper license to use his tubes.
Any tattoo font will do and the one I am using is found HERE


Word art by me and just right click and save to your computer.


Open a new image 817x323
Fill with white of matching color from your tube.
Add your tube as a new layer and fallow these directions.
Open Mura Miester-copies-preset-Wall Paper-Rotate-30-OK.
Merge All-Adjust-Motion Blur-90 degrees-and again-0 degrees.
Open the texture of choice-re size-817 or about that size-and move to how you like to see the texture.
Go over to the right to the layered section and make the blend mode-overlay.
Merge all again.
If you like a different blend mode, please use it.
Add a new layer and add my word art-re size-65% and add a gradient glow and add this drop shadow 1,1,80,5.
Add a new layer and add your tube.
Add elements if you wish and just make it your own.
Merge all again and add your proper copyright for Facebook when should look a little something like this. ©Martin Abel CDO_1234
Enjoy!!

To make a Facebook avatar.
Image-Canvas Size-300x300-and click on the little arrow in which direction you like.
Play around with it.
Add same copyright for Facebook and your name.

Garv Rocks-FTU

Template and kit can be found on my scrap blog HERE

I am using a tube by Keith Garvey I bough when MyPspTubes was around.
Keith now has his own store HERE (You still need a license to use his work.)

Font is VTK Dear Love and is FTU and you can get it HERE

Open my template-shift&d-close out the original template.
Remove my credits by hitting delete.


Merge down the bottom right and top left blue rectangle.
They are above each other.

Grab paper07 and fill the rectangles.
(Open pape07-as a new layer-selections-rectangles you just merged down-select all-float-defloat-invert-delete paper layer-select none.)
Add a gradient glow and this drop shadow 1,1,80,5.

Grab paper08 and fill top right rectangle.
Grab paper02 and fill bottom left rectangle.
Merge down-add gradient glow and add same drop shadow.
Fill the big black rectangle with paper06.
Add drop shadow, no gradient glow unless you want to.
Fill the white star with paper04.
The black border of the star, color if you like or leave as is.
To change the color Shift&L.
Add drop shadow.
Merge down the 2 red stars.
Adjust-noise-55%-uniform-add gradient glow and drop shadow.
Go to the credits layer and add your tube.
Use this drop shadow -5,5,50,5.

Grab the rockin skull-re size-55%-rotate-free-left-15%-and place as a new layer on the top right rectangle you merged down.
Go to the black star border-add a new layer and add the motorcycle-add drop shadow.
On the motorcycle layer-grab the sunglasses-re size-45%-add as a new layer-add drop shadow.
On the star layer-add a new layer-add the rock on hand-re size-45% and place at the bottom left star.
The black rectangle layer-grab the spiked belt- and place in the middle of the rectangle-add drop shadow.

Merge visible-add your copyright and proper license number.
Emjoy!!

Elias Christmas Tut

For this tut I am using the work of ELias Chatzoudis. You need a license to use his tubes and you can purchase his work HERE
I am using some Christmas templates Minxy made and you can get them off her blog HERE
Font I used is MaSexy and you can get this freebie font HERE

No scraps needed, just some plugins and a bit of imagination!!

Open Minxy's template439-shift&D and close out the original template.

Remove Minxy's credits and also the background layer.
Merge down copy of dotted circle and dotted circle.
Change the color, adjust-color balance-manual color correction-the top color is the color you are changing and the bottom color is the color you want to make it.
Choose a color from your tube-adjust-noise-100%-uniform.
Merge down circle 2 and circle.
Change the color if you wish like you did above.
Apply Tramages-Tow The Line the default settings.
Apply a white gradient glow to the circle and this drop shadow 1,1,80,5.
On the black square change the color if you wish and add Xero-Fritillary and just mess around with the settings to something you like.
Add a white gradient glow and the drop shadow as above.
Merge down square 3&2 and change the color if you wish, I left if green.
Go to Effects-Texture Effects-Blinds-5,45 color black, horizontal and reapply the same effect and check from left to right and horizontal and see what happens!!
Apply the white gradient glow and same drop shadow.
Repeat above for the red box.
The white back of the tree, add the noise and drops shadow.
We are starting with tree pt4 and add the tramages zero tolerance default settings strait down to pt1.
Tree end add the xero fritillary.
Square back add noise and drop shadow.
For the word art, grab your magic want and make sure the contigous isn't checked and click on the black part and change the color to a color of your tube, add noise to your liking.
Add your tube as a new layer and re size to fit the tag.
Add your license info and proper copyright.
Merge visible and if you wish to animate you may do so.

This is how I did mine.
Add name you want, convert to raster layer.
Selections-select all-float-defloat- add a new layer, add gradient glow.
Add this drop shadow 1,1,80,5 and make sure shadow on a new layer is CHECKED.
Add noise-100%-uniform, merge all.
Copy and paste in your animation shop.
Go back until your noise is gone from your gradient glow.
Re add the noise, merge all, copy, and paste before current.
Repeat and view your animation and save.

Enjoy!!

Zombiefied-PTU-Crafted By Gina

I am using a wonderful kit called Zombiefied by Crafted By Gina and you and purchase it HERE
I using the art of Pinup Toons and you can get them HERE

I'm using a mask by Vix and you can get her goodies off of her tut site HERE
Font I am using is Beyond Wonderland and is a FTU font you and get HERE
You will also need Eyecandy 4000-Gradient Glow

Lets begin!!

Open paper09-Shift+D and then close out the original.
Apply your mask of choice, Vix's mask is Halloween 0904.
Merge Group and add 2 new layers.
Grab frame01 and place on the top layer and place in the middle of the mask.
Grab paper08-copy-paste on the middle layer under the frame layer.
Use your majik wand and click on the inside of the frame-selections-expand-4-invert-delete and paper layer.
Add a drop shadow to the frame layer and merge down the frame and paper layer.

Grab the green hand, re size 60%-rotate left-15% and place on the upper left of the frame as a new layer.
Grab the "Zombie" word art-re size 65%- rotate-free-15% and place as a new layer on top of the hand you just added.
To the word art, add a gradient glow and a drop shadow.
Add your tube as a new layer and a drop shadow.
Re size if you need.

On the tube layer, add the cat-re size 55% and place to the bottom right of the frame.
On the "Zombie" word layer, add a new layer and grab the 2 balloons.
Re size bother balloons 65% and rotate one left and the other right and add a drop shadow.
On the same layer add the bats-re size 55% and place in the frame.
On the same layer you are on, grab 2 pieces of candy.
The round piece re size 55% and place to the bottom left of the frame.
The long piece, rotate free-15%-Right- add a drop shadow.
Move your tube so it looks like she is sitting on the candy.
Merge visible and add your copyright and also license info and enjoy.
You may animate from this point on if you wish or just leave as is.

You're Bootiful-PTU-Crated By Gina

For this tut I'm using Crafted By Gina's kit You're Bootiful and you can get it at SATC
You will need a tube of choice and I'm using Pinup Toons which you can get a CDO
You need a license to use this tube.
Font of choice and the one I'm using I am totally addicted to and that's Champagne and Limousines and yo can get it HERE

Open paper03 Shift+d and close out the original papers.
Layer-Promote background layer.
Grab string03 and place on the paper layer as a new layer, try and get it as close to the center of the page as possible.
Re size the paper layer about 90%.
Use the magik wand and click on the inside of the frame.
Selections-Modify-Expand-4-Invert-Delete the paper layer.
Add your tube as a new layer and trim it up so it fits in the string frame.
Grab the spider web and place as a new layer UNDER your tube layer.
Click in the inside of the fame again and repeat the above instructions when you deleted the paper from the string.
Add a drop shadow I use 1,1,80,5.
Grab spider2 and place that behind the sting layer and add a drop shadow.
(Look at my tag if you get lost.)
Grab the cauldron and place as a new layer on the knot of the string and add a drop shadow.
Grab the bubbles resize-45% and place right above the cauldron and add a slight drop shadow.
Grab the green potion re size-45% and place to the left of the cauldron.
Grab potion02 re size-35% and place right next to the other potion you just added.
Grab frog02 re size-55% and place right by the potions.
Grab the other frog re size-55% and place on top of the green potion.
Grab ghost re size-55%-mirror and place right above the frogs foot....lol
Merge visible and duplicate-delete the bottom layer.
Grab the sign and place behind the tag all the way to the left.
Grab the moon re size-75% and place behind the tag all the way to the upper left corner.
Merge visible and add all your copyrights and enjoy!!

Dark Streak-PTU-SkySraps

For this tut you will need a tube of choice.
I'm using the stunning work of Suzanne Woolcott, you must have a license to use her work and you can purchase her tubes and other art HERE

The kit I'm using is Dark Streak by Skyscraps. You can purchase her kits and tubes SATC

You will need a mask of choice and you can find a ton of free ones HERE

You will also need a font of choice and the one I'm using is PTU, but Fontspace has some great free ones for you to choose from HERE

No filters are needed so lets begin!!

Open your paper of choice, copy and paste as a new image, CTL V.
Apply your mask of choice.

Grab the rose bunch and place as a new layer.
Resize to 45%, rotate free-60 degrees and place to the bottom of the mask.
(Look at my tag for reference.)
Copy, paste and mirror the rose and place so the stems overlap each other.

On the mask layer grab both of the loopy candy canes and resize 50% and place the dark one first to the left of the roses and then the lighter of the candy canes.
If you notice, they look like trees.
Don't forget to add a drop shadow.

Next grab the twig and berries and resize 35% and place in front of the tree.
Back to the rose layer.

Add your tube as a new layer.
Back to the rose layer, again...lol

Grab your flowers of choice from the kit you are using.
Resize 30% and place on the rose layer.
I did mine as so.

Resize 30%, added drop shadow, placed, copy, paste, mirror, and place.

Merge visible and add all you copyright and license info and you done.
Enjoy!!

Elias Hero Tut...

For this tut you will need Eyecandy 4000-Gradiesnt Glow and Mura's Miesters-Copies
Everything else is on your PSP.

Tube of choice, preferably a action hero looking tube or villain.....lol
I'm using the fabulous work of Elias Chatzoudis and you can get his tubes at PTE

The font I'm using is PTU, so here's a link to some FTU comic fonts for this tut HERE

Lets begin...This is fun and easy!!

Open a new image 600x300 and fill with the color from your tube.
You will need 2 colors.

Paste the smaller tube as a new layer and use your Mura's copies and use the preset menus and scroll down to the Wall Paper-Rotate.
Press OK and go to your Effects-Distortion Effects-Pixelate-11-OK.
Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur-5.00-OK
Effect-Artistic-Halftone-Circles-3.
The top color is the color that will be left on your tag.
This is where it's up to you.
It can be lighter or darker.
Mine was a lighter color.
Ok....Lets add s word.
I chose MEOW.

Type your word-convert to raster layer.
Open your copies again and the drop down preset menu.
Wall Paper-Perspective and the top number your want to be between 20 & 50, OK.
Add your tube as a new layer and add a white gradient glow to your tube and resize if need.
Add a drop shadow.
On the word layer add a word box from your preset shape.
Back to the tube, the blended layer selection to your right change the selection to Hard Light-Duplicate-Merge Down.
Looks a little comic bookish.....lol

Before you merge all, arrange your tag how you want it to look.
Merge ALL!!

Add a new layer-Selections-All-Modify-Contract-3-OK-Invert.
Add your color from the tube.
Use your majik wand and click on the inside of the border you just added.
Selections-All-Modify-Contract-3-OK-Invert.
Zoom in a little fill the line bellow the border you just made.

Add a drop shadow and merge all.

Add your copyright, license info, and your good to go.

If you want to animate you may do so.

Place the name of the person receiving the tag.
Convert to raster layer-add drop shadow.

Ok...Adjust-Noise-50%-Uniform-Merge All-Copy-Paste as a new animation in your animation shop.
Ctl-Z takes you back to where the noise is gone.
Re add the noise and merge all and copy-paste in animation shop-before current.
Repeat last step again and paste before current in animation shop.
View your animation and your don!!

Garv: Naughty/Nice Set

For this tut you will need a tube of choice.
I'm using the fabulous work of Keith Garvey and you can get all his tubes at PTE.
You will need 2 fonts of choice.
You can get a ton of FTU fonts at DaFont. I used a ding font for part of this tut called LP Snowflake.
Also, Alien Skin-Xenofex2-Constellation.
Also, Mura's Copies
Eyecandy 4000-Gradient Glow.

That's it and this is another easy one!!

Open a new image 600x300 and also 150x150.

Use the dropper and grab a color from your tube and fill.

Use the ding font and select a snowflake and convert to rater image.
Open the Mura's copies-**Wall paper. (It's in the preset part of the plug-in.)

Use the preset shape tool and draw out a rectangle of the full length of the tag.
Convert to a raster layer-adjust-noise-uniform-6%.
Add another layer and on the left said type in NAUGHTY and on the other side add NICE-convert to rater layer-add slight drop shadow.

Paste your tube and don't forget to add a drop shadow.
Add a white gradient glow and a drop shadow.

Add your final layer and add your border.
Selections-All-Modify-Boders-6-Both Sides.
Fill the outer with a color from the tube-adjust-noise-25%-uniform.

Add your copyright-license number-person receiving the tag.

Lets animate!!!

Take your majik wand and click on the white fur of the tubes hat and collar.
Open the constellation plug-in and play around with the settings.

Copy-paste as new image in your animation shop.
Go back and do the same step again.
Copy-paste before current.
Do the first step again until you have 3 frames total.

View your animation and your done.

Go to the 150x150 image-fill with color from tube.
Add tube and resize tube to fit image.
Add a white gradient glow and a drop shadow.

Selections-modify-borders-6-both sides.
Noise-25%-uniform.

Add copyright and license number.
Do the same animation as above or keep as non animated and your done!!
Enjoy!!

Rac Halloween Tag

For this tut you will need....Template and Halloween/gothic tube of choice.

Template you can get FSTemplate.psd.
Tube of choice is Ismael Rac and you can get his amazing tubes HERE.
Mura's Miesters: Copies
Alien Skin Xenonfle2: Lightning

Lets start...

Open my template and remove the top 2 layer, but don't delete them totally.
Next find a tube and pic a color or a gradient that suits your tube.
On the bottom layer, fill it with that gradient.
Now, go to EFFECTS, Textures, Mosaic Antique, and use these settings: 30 checked symmetric, 50, 2, 15.

Next remove the grid and the right spider web.
Click on the left spider web, Mura's Miesters, Copies, and the WALL PAPER setting and click OK. There should be a bunch of spider webs scattered about.
Add a new layer...

Add your tube.

For the outer frame got to EFFECTS,Artistic, Halftone.
Use these setting. Line, 2, greyscale, and use 2 matching colors from your tube.
Add a drop shadow.
Top layer add your lic number, copyright, and name of the person receiving the tag.
Remember that spider web layer??

We are going to add some lighting!!! (This is going to be easy!!)
Open your XenonFlex2: Lightning....There's really no specific setting.
Find a bolt that you like.
Click OK and Merge ALL.

CTL C will copy it for your animation shop.
CTL V will place it in your animation shop.

Go back to the lightning and Ramdom Seed another bolt.
Copy and Paste Before Animation. (You will see the little folders on top and just click paste before animation.)
Do this again until you have 3 frames open in your animation shop.

ALT and Enter will let you control how fast the frames move.
Save and you have a new tag!!!
Enjoy!!