Tutorial 75
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they make our creations possible
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Thanks to Sweety for her kind permission
Sweety work with pSP 12, I work with PSP18, but it is possible to use another version.
have fun
Material
8 Sélections
5 personal decorations (psp an png types) - 1 landscape (211248 not provided)
1 mask
1 face tube misted: « merydesign-femme 1597 » (not provided)
1 man tube (not provided)
1 chat tube (notprovided)
1 preset « Extrude » for Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact
Open the tubes, duplicate them and work with the copies
copy the selections and paste them into the folder « Selections » of « My PSP Files »
open the mask and minimize it
double click on the presets to install them in the good plugin
Filters
VM Toolbox : (Zoom Blur) – Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact (Extrude)
Graphics plus : (cross shadow) – AAAFrames : (texture Frame)
Thank you to Tine for her permission to use her filters page
Colors
foreground color -> FG -> color 1 -> #3d4f5f
background color -> BG -> color 2 -> # f8e09e
color 3 -> #8e393f
you will need about 1 hour to create your tag (not counting the time to choose your tubes)
medieum difficulty
Use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it
Realization
Step1
choose a landscape image, and pick up your 3 colors
-> FG : dark – BG : light and a third color matching the other colors
open a new transpparent raster layer 900 * 550 pixels selections > select all
copy/paste into selection the landscape image
selections > select none
effects > image effeccts > seamless tiling
effects > plugins > VM Toolbox > Zoom Blur
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
opacity > 50%
layers > merge > merge down
Step 2
layers > new raster layer > flood fill with FG color
layers > new mask layer > from image
effects > edge effects > enhance
layers > merge > merge group
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 1
selections > promote selection to layer
activate Raster 2
DELETE
layers > new raster layer
copy/paste into selection the landscape image
opacity : 60%
selections > select none
Step 3
your tag and your layers palette look like this
Raster 2 is the active layer
edit > copy special > copy merged
selections tool > custom selection
layers > new raster layer
edit > paste into selection
selections > select none
layers > arrange > move down
image > mirror > mirror horizontal
effects > image effects > offset> H : -286 / V : 0 > check « custom » and « transparent »
Step 4
activate « Group Raster 2 »
right click on this layer, choose « delete » then « yes »
« Raster 1 » is now the active layer
selections > select all
selections > modify > contract 2 pixels
selections > modify > select selection borders
flood fill tool , match mode « none », flood fill with the selection with FG color
selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none
Step 5
your tag and your layers palette look like this
« promoted selection 1 » is the active layer
acivate « Raster 3 »
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 2
selections > modify > select selection borders
flood fill with FG color
selections > select none
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 1
effects > image effects > offset > H : -145 / V : 0
layers > new raster layer
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 3
layers > rrange > move down
flood fill the selection with FG color
selections > select none
layers > merge > merge down
Step 6
your ta and your layers palette look like this
Raster 3 is the active layer
selections tool > custom selection
layers > new raster layer
copy/paste into selection the landscape image
effects > plugins > VM Toolbox > zoom Blur as in step 1
layers > duplicate
selections > select none
image > mirror > mirror horizontal
edit > cut
selections > custom selection (don't change the settings already written)
edit > paste into selection - opacity 50%
layers > merge > merge down
selections > select none
image > mirror > mirror vertical
edit > cut
selections > custom selection (don't change the settings)
edit > paste into selection
keep the selection active
Step 7
layers > new raster layer
copy/paste into selection the misted face
adjust > sharpness > sharpen
layers > new raster layer
effects > 3D effects > cutout > 0 / 0 / 85 / 75 / black / uncheck the inside color
selections > select none
acitvate the bottom layer « promoted selection »
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 4
flood fill the selection with FG color – several clicks might be necessary
selections > select none
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 5
copy/paste into selection the decoration tube 2
selections > select none
Step 8
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 3
activate the pick tool and change the settings as shown below (horizontal 46 and vertical 55)
your layers palette looks like this
close the visibility of Raster 1
activate any othe layer
layers > merge > merge visible
acitvate the bottom layer (Raster 1)
open the visibility – image > mirror > mirror vertical
acitvate the merged layer – effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black
Step 9
image > add borders > 2 pixels BG coloredit > COPY
selections > select all
image > add borders > 50 pixels contrasting color
selections > invert
edit/paste into selection
effects > plugins > VM Toolbox > Zoom Blur as in step 1
selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none
image > mirror > mirror horizontal
opacity 50%
layers > merge > merge down
Step 10
selections > select all
selections > modify > contract 50 pixels
selections > invert – selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none
effects > geometric effects > pespective vertical
selection tool > custom selection
DELETE
selections > select none
layers > duplicate - image > mirror > mirror vertical
selection tool > custom selection
DELETE
selections > select none
layesr > merge > merge down
Step 11
effects > plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy 5-Impact > Extrude (preset provided)
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 6
effects > plugins > Graphic Plus > Cross Shadow
selections > select none
Step 12
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 7
selections > modify > select selection borders
flood fill the selection with FG color – several clicks might be necessary – zoom in to see the effect
effects > 3D effects > inner bevel
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 7
effects >3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 30 / black
selections > sleect none
Step 13
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 8
activate the bottom layer (Background)
effects > plugins > VM Toolbox > Zoom Blur as in step 1
selections > select none
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 4
don’t move it
layers > arrange > bring to top
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 5
activate the Pick too and move the layer as shown
Step 14
selections tool > custom selection
layers > new raster layer
copy/paste into selection the decoration tube 6
colorize in necessary
selections > select none
you can lower the opacity of this layer if you wish – Sweety chose 80%, I chose 70%
image > add borders > 2 pixels FG color
selections > select all - selections > modify > contract 50 pixels
selections > modify > select selection borders
layers > new raster layer
flood fill the selection with FG color
selections > select none
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black
layers > merge > merge down
Step 15
selections > select all – selections > modify > contract 45 pixels
selections > invert
effects > plugins > AAAFrames> Texture Frame
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 75 / 30 / black
selections > select none
copy/paste as new layer the character tube, move it to the right, resize if necessary
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 75 / 35 / black
copy/paste as new layer a decoration of your choice (Sweety chose the cat) and drop a shadow
Final Step
image > add borders > 2 pixels BG color
apply your watermark
layers > merge > merge all (flatten)
image > resize to 950 pixels width
save your work as .... type jpeg
your tag is finished
Thank you to have realized it
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