Tutorial 79

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they make our creations possible

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Thanks to Sweety for her kind permission
Sweety works with pSP 12, I work with PSP18, but it is possible to use another version.
have fun

Material
1-1 color palette – 7- selections (copy/paste into the folder « selection » of My PSP Files) –
1 – APDistort –
1 - image abstract-surrealism-imagination. (google image, not provided) –
1 - Image Fantasy –forest. (google image, not provided) –
3- tubes decoration persos- 1- preset extrude :
 (Double click  on the preset to install it)
1-character tube « tubtatie-dfgu45re68u » (not provided)
1-decoration « calguisbirdautumn26092012 » (not provided)


Filters
Simple: (Pizza Slice Mirror - Half Wrap) - APDistort: (Distort WavyCity )
(provided. if you don’t see it among your plugins, try to rename the effects)
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact : (Glass-Extrude) - MuRa’s Meister : (perspective tiling)
Graphics plus : (cross shadow) -

Thank you to Tine for her permission to use her filters page



Colors
foreground color -> color 1 -> #42693a
background color -> color 2 -> # d0f871
color 3 -> # f8cb2f

you will need about 1 hour to create your tag (not counting the time to choose your tubes)
you must have a good knowledge of PSP to follow this tutorial

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

Realization
Step1
choose an abstract image, and choose a dark color as FG color, and a light color as BG color
choose a third color matching with these 2 colors
choose a landscape image
open a new transparent raster layer   900 * 600 pixels
selections > select all
copy /paste into selection the fractal image
selections > select none
effects > image effects > seamless tiling

adjust > blur > radial blur

Step 2
layers > duplicate
effects > plugins > Simple > Pizza Slice Mirror
layers > duplicate - image > mirror > mirror horizontal
opacity of the layer : 50%
layers > merge > merge down
selections > load selection from disk > selection 1
selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none

Step 3
effects > plugins > AP Distort > Distort > Wavy City

selections > load selection from disk > selection 2
DELETE
keep the selection active
activate the abstract image > effects > image effects > seamless tiling

edit > copy – back to your work > layers > new raster layer > paste into selection
layers > arrange > move down
selections > invert
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 5 / black > uncheck « shadow on new layer »
selections > select none

Step 4
copy / paste as new layer the decoration tube « perso 1 »
layers > arrange > move down – don’t move it
colorize or change the blend mode according to your tubes and colors
copy / paste as new layer the decoration tube « perso 2 »
layers > arrange > bring to top
don’t move it
layers > merge > merge down 3 times
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black
your tag and layers palette look like this

« raster 3 » is the active layer
activate « copy of raster 1 »
selections > load selection from disk > selection 4
selections > modify > contract > 10 pixels
selections > invert
DELETE
selections > invert
layers > new raster layer
copy/ paste into selection the landscape image
effects > artistic effects > enamel

blend mode : overlay – opacity : 57%   +/-
keep the selection active

Step 6
selections > modify > select selection borders

layers > new raster layer
flood fill the selection with color 3 (match mode of the flood fill tool : none)
selections > load selection from disk > selection 5
layers > new raster layer
layers > arrange > move down 3 times
copy / paste into selection the landscape image
change the blend mode if necessary

Step 7
selections > modify > contract > 20 pixels
selections > invert
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 5  /5 / 60 / 5 / black > uncheck « shadow on new layer »
selections > invert
effects > plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact > Glass

selections > select none

Step 8
your tag and your layers palette look like this

« raster 5 » is the active layer
activate « raster 4 »
selections > load selection from disk > selection 6
layers > new raster layer
copy / paste into selection the decoration tube « déco 3 »
blend mode : dodge (or other of your choice) – opacity between 90% and 100%
selections > select none
close the visibility of « raster 3 » and « raster 1 »
activate any othe layer > layers  merge visible
open the visibility of « raster 3 » and « raster 1 »
your work looks like this

Step 9
the middle layer is the active layer (merged)
selections > load selection from disk > selection 3
selections > invert
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections > invert
layers > new raster layer
copy / paste into selection the abstract image
opacity between 50% and 55%
selections > select none
layers > merge > merge down

Step 10
activate « raster 3 » (top layer)
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / FG color
layers > merge > merge down
copy / paste as new image and set aside for a later use
back to your work
image > add borders

select the white borders with the magic wand tool (tolerance 0)

effects > plugins > Simple > Half Wrap
selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none

Step 11
selections > select all
layers > new raster layer
copy /paste into selection the image set aside in step 10 (don’t close it, you’ll need it again)
selections > select none
effecst > plugins > Mura’s Meister > Perspectve Tiling

layers > arrange > move down
selections > select all
selections > float – selections > defloat

Step 12
activate « promoted selection »
selections > promote selection to layer
activate « promoted selection » again
DELETE
activate the bottom layer (the Background) right click on it and choose « promote background layer »

DELETE
selections > select none
activate the top layer (promoted selection 1)
selections > select all
selections > float – selections > defloat
copy / paste into selection the abstract image
selections > select none

Step 13
« promoted selection » is the active layer
in the materials palette, make sure color 2 is the background color
effects > plugins > AP Distort > Distort > WavyCity

selections > load selection from disk > selection 7
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / color 1
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > -5 / -5 / 50 / 5 / color 1
selections > select none
effects > plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact > Extrude
in the tab « settings » choose the preset provided » - here are the settings

activate the Pick tool, and move it as shown below

effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 50 / 5 / black
image > add borders > 3 pixels color 3 (check « symmetric »)

Step 14
selections > select all
imagez > add borders (regardless of the color)

selections > invert
copy / paste into selection the image set aside in step 10
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 50 / 5 / black
selections > select none

Step 15
image > add borders

selections > select all
image > add borders > 30 pixels > color 1 (check « symmetric »)
selections > invert
effects > plugins > AP Distort > Distort Cutting Edges

selections > promote selection to layer
activate the background layer
flood fill the selection with color 1
effects > plugins > Graphic plus > Cross Shadow

selections > select none

Step 16
activate the top layer
selections > load selection from disk > selection 8
DELETE
selections > select none
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror vertical – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black
activate the Pick Tool and stretch the layer slightly to the right and left

disable the tool (key « M »)

The decoration
copy / paste as new layer the character tube, place it where you like
resize if necessary
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black
layers > arrange > move down (under the frame)
activate the top layer
copy / paste as new layer a decoration tube (or more, as you like)
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black
image > add borders > 2 pixels color 3

Final step
apply your watermark
layers > merge > merge all (flatten)
image > resize --> width : 950 pixels
adjust > sharpness > sharpen
file > save as... type jpeg

your tag is finished

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