Marinette
original tutorial can be found HERE
Material
Filters Used
Mura Meister : Perspective Tilling
L en K's Zitah
Graphic Plus : Cross Shadow
Simple : Horizontal Grain
Transparency : Eliminate White
FF Formula : Honeycomb
Miror Rave : Quadrand Flip
Toadies : What are you
Colors
color 1 -> foreground color -> #ffffff
color 2 -> background color -> #6e888c
translator’s note : I work with PSPX7,
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
prepare a linear gradient in the materials palette 0 / 0 / uncheck « invert »
Step 2
open the alpha layer « Marinette »
windows/duplicate
close the original and work with the copy
Step 3
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
flood fill the selection with color 2
Step 4
selections/invert
flood fill the selection with the gradient (light color is at the bottom)
selections/select none
Step 5
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #2
layers/new raster layer
flood fill with the gradient
selections/select none
effects/edge effects/enhance more
Step 6
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling/default settings
selections/select none
opacity of the layer on 60%
Step 7
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #4
flood fill with a linear gradient 45 / 0 / uncheck « invert »
effects/plugins/L en K’s Zitah/default settings
selections/select none
Step 8
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #5
flood fill with the gradient prepared in step 7
Step 9
effects/plugins/Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow
selections/select none
Step 10
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/vertical mirror
layers/merge/merge down
Step 11
selections/select all
layers/new raster layer
flood fill with color 1
selections/modify/contract/1 pixel
delete (hit the delete key of your keyboard)
selections/select none
Step 12
close the eye of the alpha layer
activate the top layer
layers/merge/merge visible
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
open the eye of the alpha layer
Step 13
top layer is the active layer
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #6
set the opacity of the flood fill tool on 50%
flood fill with color 1
reset the opacity of the tool on 100%
Step 14
layers/new raster layer
flood fill with color 1
selections/modify/contract/1 pixel
delete
selections/select none
Step 15
layers/merge/merge down
Step 16
layers/duplicate
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/95%
Step 17
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #6
copy/paste into selection the landscape tube
selections/select none
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 18
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
opacity of the layer : 80%
Step 19
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #7
opacity of the flood fill toool on 50%
flood fill the selection with color 1
Step 20
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #8
opacity of the flood fill tool on 75%
flood fill the selection with the gradient of step 1
Step 21
effects/plugins/Simple/Horizontal Grain
selections/select none
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 22
layers/merge/merge down
opacity of the layer on 50%
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
reset the opacity of the flood fill tool on 100%
Step 23
activate the bottom layer (alpha layer)
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection/from alpha channel/selection #9
flood fill with color 2
Step 24
effects/artistic effects/halftone
Step 25
effects/plugins/Transparency/Eliminate White
selections/select none
Step 26
activate the bottom layer
effects/plugins/FF Formula/Honeycom
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 27
effects/plugins/Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Step 28
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
edit/COPY
Step 29
image/add borders à
1 pixel color 1
2 pixels color 2
1 pixel color 1
Step 30
image/add borders/50 pixels color 2
select this border with the magic wand
edit/paste into selection
Step 31
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/15
Step 32
effects/plugins/Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow
Step 33
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
Step 34
selections/invert
layers/new raster layer
effects/3D effects/cutout
layers/merge/merge down
selections/select none
Step 35
image/add borders à
1 pixels color 1
2 pixels color 2
1 pixel color 1
Step 36
image/add borders/50 pixels color 2
Step 37
select this border with the magic wand tool
edit/paste into selection (the background is still in the clipboard)
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/15
Step 38
effects/plugins/Toadies/What Are You ?...
effects/edge effcts/enhance
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
selections/select none
Step 39
image/add bordersà
1 pixel color 1
1 pixel color 2
1 pixel color 1
1 pixel black
Step 40
iamge/resize/900 pixels wide
adjust/sharpness/unsharp mask
Step 41
copy/paste as ne layer the character tube
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/85%
move it to the left (see final result)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 3 / 3 / 75 / 50 / black *** -3 / -3 / 75 / 50 / black
Step 42
copy/paste as new layer the ship tube
move it to the right as shown
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 75 / 50 / black
Step 43
copy/paste as new layer the tube of the buoy
Step 44
effects/image effects/offset
Step 45
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/mirror horizontal
layers/merge/merge down
Step 46
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/mirror vertical
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
Step 47
copy/paste as new layer the text tube
Step 48
effects/image effects/offset
Step 49
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
Step 50
apply your signature
file/save as… type JPEG
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