This tutorial was created in 2006
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
FM Tile Tools (Blend Emboss), you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes the tubes, mask and fonts
Put the mask in your mask folder
Open your tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Good Vibrations ROB" and minimize it on your desktop
Double click to open the font "Olde English" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your Foreground color to #B19D62
Set your Background color to #8C701C
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Width 478, Height 417, Transparent Background
Set your foreground to gradient and use the following settings:
Rectangular, Angle 45, Repeat 9, Invert checked
Fill the layer with your gradient
~ Step 2 ~
Copy ametista_haunted_house_0906.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the house in the top right corner
(Look at my image for placement)
Set the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Change the Opacity to 60
Layers, Duplicate
Now move this house on the left side
(Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 3 ~
Copy ametista_haunted_house_0906.pspimage once again and paste as new layer
Do not move it
Hide the gradient layer
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Effects, Plugins, Fm Tile Tools, Blend Emboss and use the following settings:
Unhide the gradient layer
~ Step 4 ~
Duplicate the Merged layer twice
Hide the 2 top layers
Activate the Merged layer (should be second layer from bottom)
Adjust, Blur, Motion Blur and use the following settings:
Edit, Repeat Motion Blur
~ Step 5 ~
Unhide Copy of Merged layer and activate it (should be third layer from bottom)
Adjust, Blur, Motion Blur and use the following settings:
Edit, Repeat Motion Blur
Unhide Copy (2) of Merged layer and activate it (should be top layer)
Layers, Merge Visible
Set the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (Legacy)
~ Step 6 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Fill this layer with your foreground color (#B19D62)
Activate your Selection Tool
Click on Custom selection and use the following settings:
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Bring to Top
Fill the selection with white
Selections, Select None
Change the Opacity of this layer to 40
~ Step 7 ~
Copy ametista_haunted_house_0906.pspimage once again and paste as new layer
Effects, Plugins, Fm Tile Tool, Blend Emboss and use the same settings as before
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 8 ~
Set your foreground color to Null
Make sure your background color is set to #8C701C
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Type the words: Haunted House
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Move the text in the top left corner
(Look at my image for placement)
Change the Blend Mode to Burn
Set the Opacity to 64
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 9 ~
Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask From Disk
Find edge2.jpg and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge, Merge Group
Repeat the Mask with the same settings as before
Layers, Merge, Merge Group
~ Step 10 ~
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
Image, Canvas Size and use the following settings:
~ Step 11 ~
Copy DragonAge-shel.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it to the right and align it with the bottom frame
(Look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 12 ~
Maximize snowflakes.pspimage
Copy 1 and paste as new layer in our working area
Move it in the top left corner
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Image, Mirror
Back to snowflakes.pspimage
Copy 2 and paste as new layer in our working area
Move it in the top right corner
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Image, Mirror
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 13 ~
Make sure your foreground is set to #B19D62
Make sure your background is set to #8C701C
Set your background to gradient and use the following settings:
Linear, Angle 0, Repeats 2, Invert not checked
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Type your name Move it in the left bottom corner
(Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 14 ~
Layers, Convert Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Make sure Shadow on new layer is checked!!!
Active the name layer (not the shadow)
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
Save your work as jpg
Add your watermark and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
FM Tile Tools (Blend Emboss), you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes the tubes, mask and fonts
Put the mask in your mask folder
Open your tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Good Vibrations ROB" and minimize it on your desktop
Double click to open the font "Olde English" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your Foreground color to #B19D62
Set your Background color to #8C701C
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Width 478, Height 417, Transparent Background
Set your foreground to gradient and use the following settings:
Rectangular, Angle 45, Repeat 9, Invert checked
Fill the layer with your gradient
~ Step 2 ~
Copy ametista_haunted_house_0906.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the house in the top right corner
(Look at my image for placement)
Set the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Change the Opacity to 60
Layers, Duplicate
Now move this house on the left side
(Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 3 ~
Copy ametista_haunted_house_0906.pspimage once again and paste as new layer
Do not move it
Hide the gradient layer
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Effects, Plugins, Fm Tile Tools, Blend Emboss and use the following settings:
Unhide the gradient layer
~ Step 4 ~
Duplicate the Merged layer twice
Hide the 2 top layers
Activate the Merged layer (should be second layer from bottom)
Adjust, Blur, Motion Blur and use the following settings:
Edit, Repeat Motion Blur
~ Step 5 ~
Unhide Copy of Merged layer and activate it (should be third layer from bottom)
Adjust, Blur, Motion Blur and use the following settings:
Edit, Repeat Motion Blur
Unhide Copy (2) of Merged layer and activate it (should be top layer)
Layers, Merge Visible
Set the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (Legacy)
~ Step 6 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
Fill this layer with your foreground color (#B19D62)
Activate your Selection Tool
Click on Custom selection and use the following settings:
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Bring to Top
Fill the selection with white
Selections, Select None
Change the Opacity of this layer to 40
~ Step 7 ~
Copy ametista_haunted_house_0906.pspimage once again and paste as new layer
Effects, Plugins, Fm Tile Tool, Blend Emboss and use the same settings as before
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 8 ~
Set your foreground color to Null
Make sure your background color is set to #8C701C
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Type the words: Haunted House
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Move the text in the top left corner
(Look at my image for placement)
Change the Blend Mode to Burn
Set the Opacity to 64
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 9 ~
Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask From Disk
Find edge2.jpg and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge, Merge Group
Repeat the Mask with the same settings as before
Layers, Merge, Merge Group
~ Step 10 ~
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
Image, Canvas Size and use the following settings:
~ Step 11 ~
Copy DragonAge-shel.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it to the right and align it with the bottom frame
(Look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 12 ~
Maximize snowflakes.pspimage
Copy 1 and paste as new layer in our working area
Move it in the top left corner
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Image, Mirror
Back to snowflakes.pspimage
Copy 2 and paste as new layer in our working area
Move it in the top right corner
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Image, Mirror
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 13 ~
Make sure your foreground is set to #B19D62
Make sure your background is set to #8C701C
Set your background to gradient and use the following settings:
Linear, Angle 0, Repeats 2, Invert not checked
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Type your name Move it in the left bottom corner
(Look at my image for placement)
~ Step 14 ~
Layers, Convert Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Make sure Shadow on new layer is checked!!!
Active the name layer (not the shadow)
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
Save your work as jpg
Add your watermark and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.