The original tutorial can be found HERE

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It is forbidden to modifiy, change the name, take off the watermarks or alter the tubes.
It is forbidden to share them in groups or offer them on your site, blog or forum.
If you want to use them to create a tutorial, you must ask the permission to the authors.
the tubes used for this tutorial have been received in sharing groups
Béa has the permission of the tubers to use them

respect the tubers’ work : never use tubes without a watermark or a signature : they are stolen tubes
the tubes you find « on the web » without the tuber’s name are ALWAYS stolen tubes
if you think Bea used one of your tubes, please let her know,
and if this proves to be true, a link to your site or blog will ba added.
Or if you prefer, the tube wil be removed from the material’s folder

Tips and Hints
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 the software’s window is opened, 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror » -->     image =>  mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » -->     image => mirror => mirror vertical

Supplies
tubes - mask - alpha layer

duplicate the tubes, close the originals and work with the copies
open the mask and minimize to tray

colors

prepare colors 1 & 3 as FG and BG colors into the materials palette

Plugins needed

Alien skin eye candy 5 Impact -
Carolaine and Sensibility - Funhouse - Graphic Plus
 Italian Editors  Effect - L en K's -
 Mehdi - Unlimited

translator’s note
I use PSP2019 to create my tag and write my translation
but this tutorial can be realized with another version
according to the version of PSP you use, the results might be slightly different
don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your tubes and colors

Realization
1
open the alpha layer
duplicate and work with the copy

2
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Wavy Lab 1.1 / color 2 into the last box

effects => plugins  => I-Decay / X-Y Diffuse / default settings

adjust => sharpness => sharpen

3
effects => plugins => Simple => Quick Tile / default settings

effects => plugins => Simple => Sorting Tiles

effects => edge effects => enhance

4
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection #1
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => plugins => Carolaine and Sensibility => CS-Reflection

effects => plugins => Carolaine and Sensibility => CS-LDots

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => color 3

drop shadow again (new settings)

your layers palette looks like this

selections => select none
highlight the top  shadow layer (second layer from top)
layers => merge => merge down
effects => plugins => Carolaine and Sensibility => cs_Texture

edit => redo cs_Texture
effects => distortion effects => Wind / 50 from left
opacity of the layer : 75%

5
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down
layers => duplicate
image =>  mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => default settings

6
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection #2
selections => promote selection to layer
layers => arrange => bring to top
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 25
selections => modify => select selection borders

layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 3
effects => 3D effects => inner bevel

selections => select none

7
layers => duplicate
effects => plugins => It@lian Editors Effect => Effetto Fantasma / set both values to 13
layers => arrange => move down twice
your layers palette looks like this

effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow / Drop Shadow, Higher

8
highlight top layer
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection #2
copy / paste into selection the landscape misted image
selections => select none

9
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection #3
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => plugins => L en K => L en K’s Sanne

effects => plugins => L en K => L en K’s Katharina

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => black => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40
selections => select none
effects => plugins => Simple => Top Left Mirror

10
window => duplicate (set your main work aside for a later use)
now work with the copy
layers => merge => merge visible
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract / 75
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 1
selections => modify => contract / 5
hit the DELETE on your keyboard
set the opacity of the flood fill tool to 50%
flood fill selection with color 3
selections => modify => contract / 10
hit the DELETE on your keyboard
set the opacity of the flood fill tool to 100% again
flood fill selection with color 1
selections => modify => contract / 5
hit the DELETE on your keyboard

11
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract / 75
edit => copy special => copy merged
back to your main work
highlight top layer
edit => paste as new layer
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 25%

12
effects => image effects => offset

layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => offset

layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => black => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40

13
copy / paste as new layer « Deco 1 » (don’t forget to erase the watermark)
enable the Pick tool to move the layer => position X : 260 / position Y : 502
layers => duplicate
image =>  mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => black => 1 / 1 / 50 / 1

14
layers => merge => merge visible
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection #4
selections => promote selection to layer
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 15
effects => plugins => Funhouse / Loom / default settings
adjust => sharpness => sharpen more
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => black => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40
selections => modify => select selection borders

flood fill with color 1
selections => select none

15
layers => duplicate
image =>  mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 98%
effects => distortion effects => wave

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => black => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40

16
copy / paste as new layer « Deco 2 » (don’t forget to erase the watermark)
image => free roatate => right / 90° / no box ticked
enable the Pick tool to move the layer => position X : 50 / position Y : 50
layers => duplicate
image =>  mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => color 1

17
layers => new raster layer
flood fill white
layers => new mask layer => from image

layers => merge => merge group
effects => edge effects => enhance
blend mode of the layer : Screen - opacity : 55%
layers => duplicate
effects => plugins => Simple => Half Wrap

18
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px black
3px color 1
3 px color 3
3 px color 2
1 px black
10 px white
3 px color 2

19
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 25 px white
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => black => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40
selections => select none

20
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
3px color 1
1 px black
35 px white
select hthis large border with the magic wand tool
effects => reflection effects => pattern

adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 10
effects => plugins => Graphic Plus => Cross Shadow

effects => plugins => Funhouse => Loom / default settings
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => black => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40
selections => select none

21
copy / paste the character tube (don’t forget to erase the watermark)
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 90%
place where you like
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow / Drop Shadow Blurry

22
copy / paste as new layer the title tube
palce like shown on the example
objects => align => horizontal and center
selections => select all
selections => float / selections => defloat
flood fill selection with the color you like
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => black => 1 / 0 / 50 / 0

23
apply your watermark or signature
add Béq’s watermark if you wish
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » =>
1 px black
image => resize => 950 px wide
adjust => sharpness => unsharp mask / Soft
save your work as... type .jpeg

My tag with Colybrix's tube

Your tag is finished.
Thank you for following this tutorial
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