Tube:   Conradine by Roman Zaric  You can purchase his tubes  HERE
Kit:   Elegantly Yours by Devilish Dezines - Her kits are at Scraps And The City
Plug-in:   Xero - Porcelain  (optional)
Font for name:  Penshurst Shadow

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.  I used PSPX2
Please be creative and choose whatever you want to make it your own.
Any resemblance to this tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional

Note:  Abbreviations used in all my tutorials
Elements = El  Copy/Paste = C/P  Duplicate = Dup  Paper = P  Template = Temp

Elements - Please reference my example for placement

New Raster Image 600 x 250
and New Raster Image 150 x 150  - minimize for now

C/P Paper 06
C/P  El 18 Panel - Resize 80%
C/P  El 26 Lamp - Resize 30%   Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More
C/P  El  02 Chair - Resize 45%   Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
C/P  El 50 Flower - Resize 45%  Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Add a Drop Shadow to your Elements
Effects - 3D - Drop Shadow  I used
Settings :  Vertical  3   Horizontal  3  Opacity  40  Blur  4   Color  Black

C/P your Tube - Resize  if needed - Duplicate
On your Duplicate layer  add some noise these settings:
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise - Guassian  27  Monochorme checked
Still on Duplicate layer add a Drop Shadow these settings:
Effects - 3D - Drop Shadow   Vertical 7   Horizontal  7   Opacity  50  Blur 20  Color Black
I do this on the tube to make her "pop" out.  Its all optional :)
Back to top tube - Plug-in -  Xero - Porcelain  Preset settings  Except bring Blue to 0

New Raster Layer
Selections - Select all
Open Paper 1 or a paper of your choice, or use a gradient, pattern, color..
Change your Foreground Properties to Pattern and select yours
Settings:  Angle 0   Scale 70
Flood Fill the new Raster Layer
Selections - Modify - Contract - 4 - Hit  Delete
Selection - Select None

Now add your Copyright info, license number and name
Merge and crop if needed.
That's it!  Now your Avatar

Avatar
Open up the 150 x 150 Raster
C/P   Paper 06
C/P   Flowers or the Lamp from your set from tag
C/P   Tube from tag  - Resize 10% - Sharpen - Add same Drop Shadow as before
Repeat same steps for the Frame but Contract by 3
Add your Copyright info, license info and name
Merge and crop if needed

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