This one was inspired after a particularly rough month in our house. My husband has a phoenix tattoo on his arm. After every time we got knocked down, it was time to stand up & dust ourselves off again. I am showing two versions. The same timeline just with different wording on each.

One is a quote by Maya Angelou & one  has lyrics by Gemini Syndrome.

Phoenix Timeline

This tutorial was written
by Wicked Cupcake on
April 29,2015
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
I am using a tube by Penny G
This tube is available at
MTA

Plugins:

Mura's Meister's Copies

Mura's Meister's Perpsective Tiling

Mask: MB and SW Forum Mask 31

by Moonbeams & Spiderwebs here

Open a new image in psp.

Size 851x315.

Copy and paste your tube as

a new layer. Apply the plugin

Mura's Meister's Copies:

Wallpaper rotate - default settings.

To the same layer, apply Mura's Meister's

Perpsective Tiling.

Perspective 80

Stretch 0

Center 0

Height 100

Offset X 0

Offset Y 0

Crop 100

Crop opacity 255

BG color of choice.

Duplicate this layer once.

On the copy layer, go to adjust

Hue & Saturation. Set both to 0.

Now apply the mask MB and SW Forum Mask 31.

Merge group.

Paste your tube again as a new layer.

It should center it on your image. Adjust the position

as needed.

Select your font tool. Choose a font of choice to

fit your timeline. On your materials palette,

choose two colors from your timeline.

You want a color for foreground and one for background.

On your tool options, set your stroke width to 1.0

Type out your text as wanted. I staggered mine but it

is optional how you do yours.

Convert text to raster.

Go to Effects - 3D effects - inner bevel

Select the Bevel 2

Default settings. I have the color white

but that is up to you.

Click okay.

Now go to effects - drop shadow.

Use a drop shadow of choice on the text.

You don't need a very big one at all.

Add a new raster layer above the previous layers.

Fill with a color of choice from the timeline.

Using your magic wand, select the layer.

Selections - modify - contract by 4.00.

Press delete on your keyboard.

Select none.

Instant border.

For the avatar:

open a 180x180 new image.

Select the new image with your magic wand tool.

Copy merged the timeline. Paste as a new layer

onto the new image.

Now go to selections, invert & press delete on keyboard.

Select none.

On your layer palette, move the Raster 1 or empty layer

to above the new avatar image. Fill this layer with the

same border color as the timeline.

Once filled, select the layer with your magic wand.

Selections - modify - contract by 4.00

Press delete on keyboard.

Select none.

Add copyright to both timeline and avatars. Remember to check

Terms of use for how to credit timelines. Not every company has

the same policy.

Add name to them like you did the earlier text.

Thanks for trying my tutorial.