FTU Friends Are The Sunshine Of Life Tutorial

 FTU Fiends Are The Sunshine Of Life

Written June 28 ,2025

This tut is intended for those that have a working knowledge of PSP 

This tutorial was written in PSP X but can be done in any version.

My tutorials are only meant as a guide , if u wish to use a different tube ,then please feel free to do so. I love to see what all others can create with my stuff.

If you want to change any of the colors on this tag, make sure that it is ok to do so by reading the kit designer's TOU . Some permit of changing colors but so may not..

Supplies Needed:

PSP

Eye Candy  Gradient Glow (I am using 3.1 version)

Font of Choice I used  Vanilla Cream

You can find it Here!

Scrap Kit "Baby Dinos" by Kelly's AI Artroom

You can find it Here 

Please make sure that you read and follow her TOU

Drop Shadow (this is the drop shadow used throughout tutorial)

V = 0

H = 5

Opacity = 50

Blur = 5.00

Color = Black

We are going to be making a Avatar , Banner and Profile Tag

Let's Get Started!!!

Profile New canvas 800 x 800 (We'll resize to 600 x 600 at end)

Banner New canvas 620 x 230 

Avatar New canvas 180 x 180 

We are working on the profile tag first.. 

New Canvas 800 x 800 

Copy & paste the following elements , place and drop shadow:

Copy & paste Baby Dino Frame 4,resize 135%, place 

Copy & paste Baby Dino Frame 1,resize 135%, place on top of Frame 1, 

Copy & paste Baby Dino 38 resize 125% , move below frame layers , move up slightly

Copy & paste Baby Dino 15  resize 50% 

Copy & paste Baby Dino Book 3 resize 

Copy & paste Baby Dino 2 resize 50% , mirror place

Copy & paste Baby Dino 6 resize 50% 

Copy & paste Baby Dino Lantern 4 resize 50%

Copy & paste Baby Dino Tube 2 ,move layer down to below the frame layer.

Add any other elements that you wish

New Raster Layer , send to bottom, copy & paste paper 4 into selection, deselect.

New Raster Layer, fill with Color #308b90 set opacity to 70%.

Resize to 600 x 600 or to liking...I always resize mine before adding copyright to keep it from being blury.

First finish the Banner Tag and then come back and do the Outside Frame

New Raster Layer , selection all , contract by 30 , selections invert, copy & paste paper 4 into selection, add inner bevel with the following settings

** Add Image***

Add glow with these settings 30,50 Fat Color White

Add Copyright  Add your name...

Now to Banner 

New Raster Layer, select all copy & paste Paper 4 as a new layer ,place to your liking ,selections invert delete. deselect

New Raster Layer , fill with color #308b90 lower opacity to 70%

Now go to profile tag X out of background layers both of them also X out of Tube layer. highlight any other layer and copy merged, then go to Banner tag and paste as a new layer place to your liking .

Now back to profile tag ,Un X tube layer and copy & paste onto Banner Tag, resize if needed and place to your liking. 

Add any other elements that you wish

Add new layer , select all ,contract by 20, invert and copy & paste paper 4 into selection, add inner bevel with the same settings as above tag.

Add glow with these settings 20,50 Fat Color White deselect

Merge all visible..

Add Copyright   Add your name...

Now to Avatar:

Copy & paste paper 4 as a new layer resize 50%. on Empty bottom layer, select all, then back on paper layer , selections invert and hit the delete button. Deselect

Copy & paste tube, resize to liking ,and place.

New raster layer, select all , copy & paste paper 4 into selection, add inner bevel & glow 15, 50 Fat Color White . Merge all visible.

Add copyright  I put the Letter S on mine 

Save as PNG file...

Hope u enjoyed my tutorial

I would love to see your results, Please post them here or 

u can email them to Here!  with subject 

line "Tut Results"!!!