The original tutorial can be found HERE

Conditions of use of the material provided
It is forbidden to modify, change the name, take off the watermarks or alter tubes provided.
It is forbidden to share them in groups or offer them on your site, blog or forum,
you are allowed to use them in another creation for your personal use
If you want to use them to create a tutorial, you must ask the permission to the authors.
this tutorial is a personal creation. Any resemblance with another would be pure coincidence
this tutorial can be followed with another version of PSP, but the results might be slightly different

Supplies
tubes - mask - color palette

the character tube is not provided
Belle de Nuit chose a tube created by Corinne Vicaire - Thank you Corinne
open the tubes, duplicate and work with the ocopies to preserve originals
open the mask(s) and minimize to tray
save selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
save gradients into the folder « gradients » of PSP general folder
save patterns into the folder « patterns » of PSP general folder

Plugins
Mehdi - L en K’s - Graphic Plus - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact
Thank you Tine for sharing your plugins page

translator’s note
« Belle de Nuit »  works with PSP X, I use PSPX9 to create my tag and write my translations
but this tutorial can be realized with any other version of PSP
according to the version of PSP you use, the results might be slightly differents
don’t hesitate to change blend modes of layers to match your tubes and colors

Colors

color 1 --> foreground color => FG => left click --> #b0ddf3
color 2 --> background color => BG => right click => #45a5dd
color 3 --> #ffffff (white)

Hints and Tips
TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
image -> Mirror  --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image ->  Flip  --> image => mirror => mirror vertical

Realization
1
open a new transparent image 900 * 500 px

2
prepare a linear gradient into the materials palette

3
flood fill layer with the gradient

4
copy / paste the main tube (character, or other of your choice) as new layer

5
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Weaver

6
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => default settings

7
blend mode of the layer : Screen / opacity :  100%
effects => edge effects => enhance

8
effects => plugins => L en K’s => Zitah

9
layers => new raster layer
flood fill layer with color 3

10
layers => new mask layer => from image

11
effects => edge effects => enhance
layers => merge => merge group

12
copy / paste decoration 1 as new layer

13
don’t move it

14
effects => texture effects => weave / color 1 and 2

15
adjust => sharpness => sharpen

16
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 50 / 1 / black

17
blend mode of the layer : Hard Light / opacity :  100%

18
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical
your  tag looks like this

19
copy / paste the corner tube as new layer

20
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 61 / position Y : 38

21
blend mode of the layer : Luminance

22
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical

23
layers => merge => merge down

24
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 50 / 1 / black

25
copy / paste decoration 2 as new layer

26
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 263 / position Y : 231

27
blend mode of the layer : Luminance
adjust => sharpness => sharpen

28
copy / paste decoration 3 as new layer

29
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 153 / position Y : - 2

30
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)

31
copy / paste the Word Art tube as new layer

32
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 221 / position Y : 170

33
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 50 / 1 / black

34
blend mode of the layer : Overlay

35
highlight Raster 1 / edit => copy

36
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px color 2
2 px color 3
1 px color 1
10 px color 3
1 px color 2
2 px color 3
1 px color 1

37
selections => select all

38
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 40 px color 3

39
selections => invert
edit => paste into selection

40
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Graphic Plus => Cross Shadow 50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 128

41
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 30 / 20 / black
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => - 5 / - 5 / 30 / 20 / black

42
selections => select none

43
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 3
1 px color 2
10 px color 3
1 px color 2

44
copy / paste your main tube as new layer
place as shown on final result

45
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow / Drop Shadow Lowest

46
copy / paste the bow as new layer (choose your color)
place as shown on final result

47
copy / paste the decoration Heart as new layer
place as shown on final result
adjust => sharpness => sharpen

48
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)

49
image => resize => tick « resize all layers »  => 950 px width
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
save your work as... type .jpeg

Your tag is finished.
Thank you for following this tutorial
Don’t  hesitate to send  your creations to Belle de Nuit

It will be a real pleasure for her to show them in the gallery at the bottom of the tutorial page
Don’t forget to indicate her your name and the adress of your blog or site if you have one

my tag with one of my tubes

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