The Lost Boys – Pale but Contrasty Images – Tutorial by thestalkycop

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This tutorial assumes you are comfortable with making new layers and changing their properties (to screen or exclusion, for example).

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I’m using Paint Shop Pro 7, but this is fairly simple and will probably translate well.

Just a tip about textures
I just thought I’d share this, because I’ve been getting frustrated for quite awhile and I’ve just figured out the simple way out of my frustration.

Axl and Stephanie – Tutorial by thestalkycop

From this: to this: using psp7, though it should translate fairly simply.

Glowing Text Tutorial for psp7 (though it should translate pretty simply)
(by the way, the font used is “Champignon” from DaFont.

I’ve just found a really easy way to create the glowing text effect without too much faffing around – or the hassle of downloading filters and such-like. Originally I used floating text, filters, and various other (sometimes accidental) effects for a less-appealing look.

From this: to this: or this:

This tutorial assumes you are comfortable with making new layers and changing their properties (to screen or exclusion, for example).