Hello 2016 !!

Original can be found here


Franie works with PSP 13, and I use PSP 18
But this tutorial can be realized with another version of PSP

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The tubes Franie uses have been sent by the authors in different sharing groups
And she has their permission to use them
she also creates her own tubes
If you see a tube that belongs to you, contact Franie or myself
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Filters used
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Photo Aging Kit / Dirt & Dust
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation
Alien Skin Eye Candy5: Impact / Extrude
Toadies / Weaver
Nik Software / Color Efex Pro 3.0


Material
1 alpha layer – 2 backgrounds – 2 tubes – 1 tile – 1 preset for Alien Skin Extrude
(double click on the preset to install it)
2 fonts – 1 color palette
copy / paste the tile into the folder « textures » of My Psp Files


Tubers’ authorizations 

Franie’s colors
Don’t hesitate to change them and to change the blend modes of the layers
According to your tubes and images
color 1 -> foreground color -> #8385d2
color 2 -> background color -> #e5d3e3


Use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it


Realization
Step 1
open the alpha layer – window > duplicate
work with the copy

Step 2
selections > select all
copy / paste into selection the image « bonjour 2016 »
selections > select none
effects > image effects > seamless tiling

adjust > blur > gaussian blur

effects > plugins > Unlimited 2 > Photo Aging Kit > Dirt & Dust

Step 3
selection tool > custom selection

layers > new raster layer
flood fill with 1
keep the selection active

Step 4
in the materials palette, set color 1 as FG color
click on « textures » > add texture
find the tile provided « tuile2-franiemargot »

layers > new raster layer > flood fill with the tile
effects > edge effects > enhance
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow

layers > merge > merge down (raster 2)
selections > select none

Step 5
layers > new raster layer (raster 3)
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > « bonjour2016-1 »

copy / paster into selection the image « bonjour2016 »
keep the selection active

Step 6
selections > modify > expand > 25 pixels

in the materials palette, uncheck « texture »
layers > new raster layer (raster 4)
flood fill with color 1
effects > plugins > Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Constellation

keep the selection active

Step 7
layers > new raster layer
flood fill with color 2
selections > modify > contract > 2 pixels

DELETE
selections > select none
layers > merge > merge down
layers > arrange > under « raster 3 »

Step 8
activate the top layer
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > « bonjour2016-1 »
layers > new raster layer (raster 5)
flood fill the selection with color 2
selections > modify > contract > 2 pixels
DELETE
selections > select none

Step 9
layers > merge > merge down
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow

layers > merge > merge down
adjust > sharpness > sharpen

Step 10
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > « bonjour2016-2 »
effects > image effects > page curl

selections > select none
effects > 3D effects > as before

Step 11
in the materials palette, prepare a linear gradient

layers > new raster layer (raster 3)
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > « bonjour2016-3 »
flood fil hte selection with the gradient
effects > edge effects > enhance
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow as before
selections > select none

Step 12
copy / paste as new layer the eyelet tube
effects > image effects > offset

layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror vertical
layers > merge > merge down
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow as before
layers > arrange under « raster 3 »

Step 13
activate the top layer
copy / paste as new layer the bow tube
adjust > hue and saturation

chage the settings according to your won colors
image > resize > uncheck « all layers » > 20%
adjust > sharpness > sharpen
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow as before
place it as shown on the final result
layers > merge > merge down twice

Step 14
your layers plalette looks like this

your tag looks like this

Step 15

in the materials palette, set color 1 as FG colorn and color 2 as BG color
activate the text tool > Acme font > size 18 pixels
write your text « goodbye 2015 » as shown on the final result
(make sure you chose the good direction)

layers > convert to raster layer
effects > plugins > Mura’s Seamless > Emboss At Alpha

effects > 3D effects > drop shadow

place it as shown on the final result

Step 16
activate the text tool > Valken font > size 40 pixels
write your text « hello 2016 »

convert to raster layer and move it as shown on the final result
effects > plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact > Extrude
if you chose different colors than the ones Franie Chose, change the Highlight color in the basic tab

adjust > sharpness > sharpen more
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow as before

Step 17
effects > plugins > Alien Skin Xenofex 2 > Constellation

Step 18
image > add borders > 2 pixels oclor 2
selections > select all
image > add borders > 550 pixels color 2
selections > invert
effects > toadies > Weaver

Step 19
selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror vertical and mirror horizontal
opacity of the layer : 50%
layers > merge > merge down
effects > edge effects > enhance
layers > merge > merge down

Step 20
selections > select all
selections > modify > contract > 50 pixels
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow
-9 / 7 / 50 / 5,95 / black  *  9 / -7 / 50 / 5,95 / black
selections > select none

Step 21
image > add borders > 2 pixels color 2
effects > plugns > Nik Software > Color Efex Pro 3.0 > bi-color filters > color set : violet/pink 3

change these settings according to your colors
don’t forget to apply your watermark
Your tag is finished

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