Rub Me (for Luck)

I wrote this tutorial on March 1, 2010 and it comes from my own creativity. Any resemblance to another tutorial is a coincidence and certainly unintended I claim the copyright to my tutorial. You are free to do whatever you please with what you make, but please do not take my tutorial without my permission. Do not send the tutorial through email. Only share my link.

This tutorial was written for those who have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro, meaning a basic knowledge of where the tools and palettes are located and how to use them with direction. It is meant to be used as a guide and changes can be made by you as desired.

To do this tutorial you will also need Paint Shop Pro. I wrote this with Paint Shop Pro IX, but the steps can be done in any version. You may download a free trial at Corel.

Remember to save as a psp file often!

You will need:

2 tubes of  choice by the same artist.  I am using two fun
fantastic tubes from Bam Bam.  You need a license to use his work and you can get it
and purchase the tubes at MPT Here

LMC-Tag Template RubMe by Daira at http://www.lovingmiranda.blogspot.com
You can download the set of her templates Here (with permission).  The template I've used is in this download.

Kit by me Irish Kit Here
Mask WSL_116 Here

Animation for this tag is optional.  If you choose to animate you will need the following plugins installed

DSB Flux, Bright Noise
VM Natural Sparkles
 

Open template and mask.  Minimize mask for now and
duplicate template and close out the original, and working on the copy,  image, resize, canvas resize to 680 X 600

In layer palette convert  background to raster,  Flood fill with white

Copy paper 5 from the kit and paste as a new layer

Layers, new mask layer from image, find mask WSL_116 in the dropdown and apply,
Source Luminance Selected, Invert Mask Data not checked 
Layer, delete, yes to the question and apply. Delete Mask Layer, merge group

With magic wand select the large clover, Selections, Modify, Contract by 10, Selections, Invert.
Selections, Float, Selections, Defloat, flood fill with a dark green color.   I used #020d02. 
Effects, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel at these settings

Select the inner part of the large shamrock with your magic wand, Selections, Modify, Expand by 1,
Flood Fill with color  #178517

Duplicate this layer 2 more times (3 in total) and rename them from the bottom, shamrock 1, shamrock 2,
and shamrock 3

With shamrock 1 selected Effects, Plugins, DSB Flux, Bright Noise 36
With shamrock 2 selected Effects, Plugins, DSB Flux, Bright Noise 42
With shamrock 1 selected Effects, Plugins, DSB Flux, Bright Noise 48
mixed

Select Rectangle with magic wand, copy, paste Paper 4 as a new layer, selections, invert, delete

Select big circle with magic wand, copy, paste Paper 3 as a new layer, selections, invert, delete

Select small circle with magic wand, copy, paste Paper 5 as a new layer, selections, invert, delete

Select all three parts of the back shape with magic wand, copy, paste Paper 2 as a new layer, selections, invert, delete

Select small shape with magic wand, copy, paste Paper 2 as a new layer, selections, invert, delete

Select small shape with magic wand, copy tube 1, resize by 80 percent, and paste as a new layer  Move tube into place as shown
with the move tool.  Carefully erase excess tube at the bottom.

 Copy tube 2.  Resize by 80 percent, and paste as a new layer on left back shape  Move tube into place
with the move tool as shown .  Carefully erase excess tube at the bottom.

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow Horizontal and Vertical 5, 5, Opacity 50, Blur 5.  Apply this effect both tubes

Open JDD StPatricksDayPotofGoldSampler,  resize by 50 percent, then by 80 percent 2 times,  Adjust Sharpness,
Sharpen.  Copy, paste as a new layer to lower right.  See my tag for placement.

 Open JDD StPatricksDayhatSampler, resize by 50 percent, then by 80 percent 4 times.  Adjust Sharpness,
Sharpen.  Copy, paste as a new layer to lower right near pot of gold.  See my tag for placement.

Select Pot of Gold layer.  With the freehand selection tool set on point to point and replace, select just the coins in the
pot of gold like this

Duplicate this layer 2 more times (3 layers in all),  Rename these layers from the bottom coins 1, coins 2, and coins 3,  With
the coins 1 layer selected. Effects, Plugins, VM Natural, Sparkles,
 

Use the same settings on coins 2 layer but change Random  Seed to 114

Use the same settings on coins 3 layer but change Random  Seed to 130

Open element 9 bow.  Resize by 80 percent 3 times, copy, Paste as a new layer,  Image Rotate, free rotate,
left by 36.  Place at left top of shamrock (see my tag)

Image Duplicate, Image Mirror, place on handle of pot of gold as shown

Select small shamrock with the magic wand, flood fill with color #178517

Select word art "Rub Me". flood fill with color #178517.  Selections, Modify, Expand by 2.  Add a new layer,
drag below rub me layer, flood fill with color #020d02. 

Select word art For Luck!  flood fill with color #ffffc6

Image, Resize, all layers to 600 X 529 pixels

Add copyright layer

Animation

X out the eye beside the bottom white background layer and the watermark layer

X out the eyes beside shamrock 2 and shamrock 3

X out the eyes beside coins 2 and coins 3

Edit, Copy merged, in animation shop paste as a new animation

Back in psp x out shamrock 1 and open shamrock 2.  X out coins 1 and open coins 2, Edit, copy merged, in animation shop,
paste after current frame

Back in psp x out shamrock 2 and open shamrock 3.  X out coins 2 and open coins 3, Edit, copy merged, in animation shop,
paste after current frame (frame 2)

Name and save as a gif file in animation shop.