Tag I made using Gary Rudisill's newest image "Fire n Ice"

available for purchase at

This is a "mega" tube with lots n lots of layers, but, must advise you, it does

have a very explicit layer that shows what every woman was born with, plus 

Gary added some piercings!!

Click on Cherry Gurlz to take you to the easy to use store!

If you don't already have a license, send an email to Gary and you will get one.  There

is free to use tube, however, you still need a GR license number!

For this tag, I combined the Angel n Devil...because there are
some days where I am an Angel, but I flirt with Danger!

Click on his name and check out his new site "Cherry Gurlz" where he selling

his images...and he has a couple new ones as as well as a "FREE" image.

You do NEED to contact him and get a GR License number.

Below is his newest image...lots of layers, but beware it's got NUDITY!!!!
So, if you are weak at heart and don't like seeing what we all have...don't peek!

Charles R. Bristow, aka Cpt. Frogger! 

Click on his name to go to his website, then visit 

Artistically Inclined Licensing to purchase his images to use in your

tags!  He is very talented and is coming up with new ideas for new images!

Here is one of the many images that i have

and here is another image...loooove this one!

It's been a while since I updated my blog n things.  So much has happened in the last couple months, that updating my blog, well, just didn't seem so important.

On October 25, 2011, I lost my ♥Daddy♥, so keeping up with my blog was just not important because he was always on my mind.

Anyway...lots of changes going on in the PSP world.  My friend and amazing artist Gary Rudisill decided to close his store, Asylum due to being in demand on other projects. He has decided to go out on his own and you can find all his tubes here by clicking on his name.

The images are $1.75, and the site is sooooo very easy to use and it's quick.  He also has things for sale on ebay, like mouse pads, etc.

I will update more on Gary when I get all is links to his stores, ebay, etsy, blog, etc.

Remember to cherish n hug your loved ones on a daily basis...life is too short!

♥Smiles n Hugs♥

I don't remember if I mentioned this or not...but I am part of the

"Nursing Staff" (CT) for PSP Asylum.  I was honored to have been asked to

be part of the staff by Gary Rudisill and Amanda Surgill.

There are wonderful artists and designers

at the store already and who knows, more

may be added...never know what

Gary and Amanda have up their sleeves.

Currently, Scotts Sketches  is the "Artist of the Week" 

(scroll to the bottom of the blog)

all his tubes are on sale for the week with a 20% off. 

Freya Langford-Sidebottom
is now with the Asylum...check out two of her

images that I had to have....

Scrap kit by:  Farrah's Designer Scraps

Another image by Freya

 PA0120

Go check out the store

PSP Asylum 

for amazing artists/designers.

Visit the blog 

PSP Asylum 

to see what is going on with the artists,

catch up news, tutorials, etc.

Meet the "Nursing Staff", grab some blinkies, etc.

Adding Color to a Black n White Image

using Paint Shop Pro

This tutorial was written by me, Joanie Kadi-Riley (aka RyLee) on August 17, 2011.  Any resemblance to any other

tutorial is purely coincidental.  Please do not copy, rip or claim as your own.  You may use my tutorial in a forum or group, but

please Link back to my blog...do not copy/paste!

This is how I color an image...may not be the right way or an easy way, but this works for me!

Remember, your best friend(s) in PSP, is the "undo" the "delete" and the "zoom in" button!

Very, Very Important!  Remember to SAVE often!    I usually save after each section I complete.

I am using a black n white image "Beyond Innocence" by Gary Rudisill

which can be purchased at Cherry Gurlz.  Make sure you have a license number

before using any artwork.

*If you are using an artist other than Gary Rudisill, please make sure that the

artist allows coloring of his/her black n white images*

~What you will need for this tut:

I am using PSPX2, but any version of PSP will work.

Very helpful to have a color wheel or HTML website open...it's easier to look at and pick a color, especially a flesh tone.

This is the website I usually have opened for color codes

a black n white image

A must have - music, coffee, and patience

Are you ready to start????

Take a deep breath, exhale :)

Open up the image in Paint Shop Pro.

Shift-D to make a copy, minimize the original.

Add a new layer, move to the bottom of the tube,

flood fill the new layer with a dark color...doing this will help you see the outline of the image.

Select your "freehand tool" or "lasso tool",

you can tweak this to your liking.

I find it best to "zoom" in on the image as much as you need too to see all the little stray pixels, lines. etc.

*Make sure you zoom in before you start using the lasso tool, you will not be able to zoom in while outlining.

You can start anywhere you want, I usually start at the top, (head) and work my way down.

*Make sure you don't double click until you have outlined the area you are working on, if you do, you will have to start over.* Not fun!

Using the "freehand tool" or "lasso tool" start "outlining" the hair, taking little sections at a time.

(if you go off the line a bit, hit your "delete" key until you are back to the area before you goofed.)

Once you are done outlining,

Add a new layer above the main image, rename this "hair".

  Choose a color of choice for the

hair, flood fill the new layer with that color, Selections/Select none.

In the layers palette, change the "blend mode" to multiply.

this will allow the shading from the original image to come through.

You can play with the blend modes to your liking..sometimes "overlay" works well also.

This is where I would start saving...after each color is added.....trust me...I found out the hard way....I was almost done

with an image when our power went out....I cried because I didn't save it and had to start all over.

Save as a psp.image..continue to your next area.

In the layers palette, highlight your b/w image, select the next area you want to color.

Take your time, and outline your next area.

Add a new layer, rename this layer.

Flood fill with choice of color, change the blend mode to multiply,

Selections/Select none.

SAVE as a psp.image....continue to your next area.

Keep working your way down.  I usually do all the small parts first, eyes, lips, etc.

I end up doing the body last.

Choosing a "flesh" color is usually the tough part for me...lol.

Add new layer above your original b/w image,

flood fill with your flesh color, change blend mode to multiply, Selections/None.

*You will notice that when you add the flesh tone to the image, the other colors get distorted....

this is what I do, and it works for me, time consuming maybe, but it works.

start at the top, ie. hair, highlight the hair layer, Selections/All/Float/De-float,

 highlight the layer you added the flesh color too, hit the delete key.  This will remove the flesh color from the hair layer.

*Repeat this step for all the layers.

Before you delete your bottom layer, (the flood-filled layer), check your image.

If you find that you may have colored outside the lines a bit

don't panic, easy fix....

*right click on the top bar of the image, copy merge and paste as a new image,

Selections/All/Float/De-float/Modify/Contract by 1/Invert/hit delete key.

this will clean up your image a bit and get rid of any stray pixels.

Another quick tip....

when all done, right click on the top bar of the image, Copy merge/Paste as New Image....this will merge

the layers together, but will also let you save the original as a psp.image so it can be used again in the future if you want too.

Well, I think that's about it.....just remember to take your time, but also, use your imagination and be creative!

I hope this was easy to read, understand and follow.  I would love to hear any feedbacks...rylee1966@gmail.com

Thank you for trying my tutorial!

just a screen shot of my layers palette.

to announce that I was asked by Gary Rudisill and Amanda to be part of the 

PSP Asylum's Creative Team along with Lesia Kirby, Deadly Desire Tagz.  This is truly an honor to be working with an amazing artist, as well as a person, Gary Rudisill.  

Please check out PSP Asylum for Gary's tubes as well as James Adams, FallnAngel, Scrapkit designers, and Shaun Leaning.

Shaun donates all his commission to help a little boy Elric, who his fighting a rare form of brain cancer, but, PSP Asylum is also going to donate their percentage from Shaun's sales to help Elric!

If you are on Face Book, please join the group, PSP Asylum for updates, sales, specials, etc.  You never know what Gary or Amanda have up their sleeve!