Tutorials

Selections/modify/expand by 4

Do not deselect.

Add new layer rename this layer “window back”

Flood fill selection with gradient “Red-orange-yellow” (a psp 7 gradient)

Angle 36/Repeats 0/style Linear.

Deselect.

Select the window layer & move to the top.

Select the window back layer

Add a new layer above window back layer

Rename this layer “Scull”

Place the scull tube (scale 40) on scull layer

Resize and move the scull tube until you have it where you want it.

I use the deform tool to make small movements & resizing.

Still on the scull layer add a dropped shadow,

Effects/3D/Dropshadow

Vertical: 1

Horizontal: 0

Opacity: 100

Blur: 20

Color: white

X out the background layer

Layers- merge visible.

Un X the background layer.

Now on the merged layer

Add a dropped shadow,

Same settings as above but change the colour to black.

Add a new layer name this layer bats

Place your bats tube on this layer.

Scale 30 for the large bat 20 for the small bat

I placed mine at the left hand side of the window shutters

But you can place them anywhere you want to.

Add a dropped shadow again the same as above – black

Merge all layers

Now for the text,

Add the text of your choice.

Foreground black stroke 1

Background fill #FF0000 red.

Font Size 55

Effects/3D/innerbevel

Settings:

You can add a drop shadow if you want to

Same settings as before but change the Opacity to 50 & the blur to 10

(Black)

That’s it done.