tutorial_jacotte

Camille

original tutorial can be found HERE

Material

Filters Used
AAA Frame : Foto Frame
Simple : Pizza Slice Miror
Unlimited : VM Stylize : Zoom Blur
AP Innovations : Lines Silverlining : Dotty Grid
Flaming Pear : Flexify 2
Unlimited : Tramage : Tow the Line
Unlimited : Factory N : Different Sin

Colors

translator’s note : I work with PSPX8,
but you can realize this tag with another version of course

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

Realization
Step 1
open tha alpha layer
window > duplicate
close the original and work with the copy

Step 2
in the materials palette, set color 1 as FG color and color 2 as BG color
prepare a linear gradient > 0 / 0

Step 3
flood fill tha lyer withe this gradient

Step 4
effects > AAA Frames > Foto Frame

Step 5
layers > duplicate
image > resize > uncheck « resize all layers » > 95%

Step 6
layers > duplicate
image > resize > uncheck « resize all layers » > 95%
image > mirror > mirror horizontal
image > mirror > mirror vertical

Step 7
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black

Step 8
layers > merge > merge visible

Step 9
layers > duplicate
effects > plugins > Simple > Pizza Slice Mirror

Step 10
selections > load-save selections > from alpha channel > selection #1
DELETE
selections > select none

Step 11
selections > load-save selections > from alpha channel > selection #2
DELETE
selections > select none

Step 12
image > resize > uncheck « resize all layers » > 80%

Step 13
effects > image effects > offset

Step 14
layers > duplicate - image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 15
selections > load-save selections > from alpha channel > selection #3
DELETE
selections > select none

Step 16
layers > duplicate
image > mirror > mirror verticalbland mode : Overlay (or other according to your colors)
layers > merge > merge down

Step 17
selections > load-save selections > from alpha channel > selection #4
selections > modify > expand > 5 pixels

Step 18
layers > new raster layer
flod fill with the gradient of step 2 but check the box « invert »

Step 19
layers > new raster layer
copy/paste into selection the character tube
layers > merge > merge down

Step 20
effects > plugins > Unlimited 2 > VM Stylise > Zoom Blur

Step 21
layers > arrange > move down
blenc mode : Luminance (Legacy)

Step 22
activate the top layer
layers > merge > merge down
selecitons > select none

Step 23
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 /0 / 100 / 50 / black

Step 24
activate the bottom layer (merged)
selections > load-save selections > from alpha channel > selection #5

Step 25
in the materials palette, invert the colors --> set color 1 as BG color and color 2 as FG color

Step 26
prepare a linear gradient > 45 / 3 / uncheck « invert »
flood fill the seleciton with this gradient

Step 27
effects > plugins > Simple > Pizza Slice Mirror

Step 28
effects > edge effects > enhance more

Step 29
selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none

Step 30
image > mirror > mirror horizontal
opacity : 50%
layers > merge > merge down

Step 31
the bottom layer is the active layer
selections > load-save selections > from alpha channel > selection #6
selections > promote selection to layer

Step 32
effects > plugins > AP (Innovations] > Lines Silverlining > Dotty Grid

Step 33
layers > new raster layer
flood fill with the FG color (light color)
selections > modify> contract > 3 pixels
DELETE
selections > select none

Step 34
layers > merge > merge down

Step 35
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black

Step 36
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 37
layers > duplicate
effects > plugins > Flaming Pear > Flexify 2

Step 38
selections > load-save selections > from alpha channel > selection #7
DELETE
selections > select none

Step 39
image > resize > uncheck « resize all layers » > 40%

Step 40
layers > arrange > move up

Step 41
effects > image effects > offset

Step 42
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 43
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black

Step 44
acitvate the bottom layer (merged)
selections > load-save selections > from alpha channel > selection #8
selections > promote selection to layer

Step 45
effects > plugins > Unlimited 2 > Tramages > Tow The Line

selections < select none

Step 46
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
opacity : 50%
layers > merge > merge down

Step 47
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black

Step 48
layers > merge > merge all (flatten)

Step 49
image > add borders >
5 pixels light color
2 pixels dark color

Step 50
image > add borders > 50 pixels light color

Step 51
select the large border with the magic wand tool
layers > new raster layer
flood fill the selection with a linear gradient > 0 / 1 / uncheck « invert »

Step 52
effects > Unlimited 2 > Filter Factor Gallery N > Different Sin

Step 53
bland mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
layers > merge > merge down

Step 54
selections > invert
effects 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 25 / black
selections > select none

Step 55
image > add borders -->
5 pixels FG color
2 pixels BG color

Step 56
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube
don’t move it

Step 57
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 2
don’t move it

Step 58
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 15 / black

Step 59
copy/paste as new layer the character tube
image > resize > uncheck « resize all layers » > 53% (if you choose Jacotte’s tube)
don’t move it

Step 60
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 25 / -30 / 50 / 30 / black
translator’s note : at this step I wished to erase the shadow around the frame
so I loaded selection #3 - selections > invert > delete - selections > select none

Step 61
layers > merge > merge all (flatten)

Step 62
image > resize > width : 900 pixels (or other of your choice)

Step 63
adjsut > sharpness > unsharp mask

Step 64
apply your watermark and save as... type jpeg

Your tag is finished
Thank you to have followed this tutorial

You can write to Jacotte if you have any problem with this tutorial
don’t hesitate to send your creations to Jacotte, she will be very glad to see them

And to present them here

If you want to be informed about Jacotte’s new creations
subscribe to her newsletter (fill the box at the bottom of her home page)

My tag with my tube (animated version,Animation Simone)

back to the boards of Jacotte’s tutorials
board 2 board 2