The original tutorial can be found HERE

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
colors - background image - font - misted image

duplicate the tubes and work with the copies
open the background image and minimize to tray (you will need to use it as a mask in step 7)
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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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 Special Effects 2 / Border White Fade 1
-Simple / Centre Tile
-Sapphire Filters 12 / SapphirePlugin_1104

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

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
selections => select all

2
copy / paste the background image into selection
selections => select none

3
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => default settings

4
adjust => blur => radial blur

5
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Special Effects 2 => Border White Fade 1 / don’t tick « invert »

6
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 1
20 px color 2
layers => new raster layer

7
flood fill with color 2
layers => new mask layer => from image

8
layers => merge => merge group
blend mode of the layer : Hard Light
adjust => sharpness => sharpen

9
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 1
selections => select all

10
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
40 px color 2
selections => invert
effects = > plugins => Simple => Center Tile
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 15

11
selections => promote selection to layer
effects = > plugins => Sapphire Filters 12 / SapphirePlugin_1104 => default settings

12
effects => reflection effects => rotating Mirror

selections => select none

13
copy / paste the misted tube as new layer
don’t forget to era&se the watermark

14
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 90 % / don’t move it

15
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
3 px color 2
1 px color 1

16
enable the Text tool / font provided / colors 1 & 2 as FG and BG colors into materials palette
write « YUMI »  (or another text of your choice)

17
layers => convert to raster layer
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / black

18
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 142 / position Y : 135
hit the « M » key of your keyboard to disable the tool
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

Your tag is finished.
Thank you for following this tutorial
Don’t forget to sign (to avoid plagiarism) and save file as… type JPEG

My tag with my misted tube

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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