Conditions of use of the material provided
It is forbidden to modifiy, change the name, take off the watermarks or alter the tubes.
It is forbidden to share them in groups or offer them on your site, blog or forum.
If you want to use them to create a tutorial, you must ask the permission to the authors.
Material
selections - plugin « paper texture » (import into Unlimited) - palette - font - tube
copy / paste selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP folder
open the mask(s) and minimize to tray
double-click on the presets to install them
duplicate the tubes and work with the copies
don’t hesitate to change the blend modes and the opacities of the layers according to the colors you choose
Hints and Tips TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror » --> mirror -> mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> mirror -> mirror vertical
Filters Used
*Unlimited 2 / VM Instant Art / Tripolis*
*Plugin Galaxy / Instant Mirror / Quadrant NW*
*Unlimited 2 / MuRa's Seamless / Emboss at Alpha*
*Unlimited 2 / Paper Textures / papier kasy jeans 2*
*AAA Frames / Photo Frame*
translator’s note
Tine used PSPX6 to create this tutorial and her tag
I used PSP2020 to create my tag and write my translation
but this tutorial can be realized with another version
according to the version of PSP you use, the results might be slightly differents
don’t hesitate to change the blend modes of the layers according to your tubes and colors
Colors
preparea linear gradient / colors 1 and 2
Use the pencil to mark your place
along the way
hold down left click to grab and move it
Realization 1
open a new image => transparent => 875 * 575 px
flood fill layer with the gradient
selections => promote selection to layer
selections => select none
7
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2
copy / paste the character tube into selection / don’t forget to erase the watermark
adjust => blur => radial blur
8
Adjust => Color => Fade Correction
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 50 / black
selections => select none
9
edit => copy
edit => paste as new image and set aside (minimize to tray) for a later use in step 11
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with color 2
layers => new mask layer => from image
10
layers => merge => merge group
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Mura’s Seamless => Emboss at Alpha => default settings
opacity of the layer : 65%
11
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 3 px color 1
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 30 px color 2
selections => invert
copy / paste into selection the image set aside in step 9
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 25
16
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 3 px color 1
copy / paste the character tube as new layer
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 65 %
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 330 / position Y : 196
hit the « M » key of your keyboard to disable the tool
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 63 / 23,19 / black
17
set color 3 as BG color into the materials palette, and close FG color
enable the Text tool
write Twiggy (or another text of your choice) / Tine wrote her text hitting the « space » key betteew each letter
layers => promote background layer
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 304 / position Y : 95
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 4 / -2 / 40 / 5 / black
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
save your work as... type .jpeg
My tag with my tubes
Your tag is finished.
Thank you for following this tutorial
Don’t forget to sign (to avoid plagiarism) and save file as… type JPEG
Don’t hesitate to send your creations to Tine
It will be a real pleasure for her to show them in the gallery at the bottom of the tutorial page
Don’t forget to indicate her your name and the adress of your blog or site if you have one
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