This tutorial was created in 2006
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
İN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The artwork I used is İCris Ortega www.crisortega.com
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes, patterns and font
Open tubes and patterns in psp and minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Brush Script MT" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to #724814
Set your background color to #E9F9F8
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Set Width and Height at 500, Transparent background
Activate Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection with the following settings:
Top: 0, Left: 0, Right: 500, Bottom: 50
Copy strip.jpg and paste into selection
Selections, Select None
~ Step 2 ~
Activate Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection with the following settings:
Top: 220, Left: 0, Right: 500, Bottom: 500
Copy freshfield.jpg and paste into selection
Selections, Select None
~ Step 3 ~
Activate your magic wand and select the transparent part
Copy freshdots.jpg and paste into selection
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Repeat Drop Shadow but change vertical and horizontal to -2
Selections, Select None
~ Step 4 ~
Copy wish.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it to the left (look at my image for placement)
Add a Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 3
but change vertical and horizontal to 2
Do NOT repeat with the minus settings
~ Step 5 ~
Activate Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection with the following settings:
Top: 89, Left: 74, Right: 426, Bottom: 177
Fill the selection with your dark color
Selections, Modify, Contract 7
Fill the selection with your light color
Selections, Select None
~ Step 6 ~
Copy flower.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it on the left side of the tag we just made (look at my image for placement)
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
~ Step 7 ~
Set your foreground color to Null
Change your background color to #B1E7E6
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Type your name (or whatever you want)
~ Step 8 ~
Move it in the center of the tag (look at my image for placement)
To make sure it is centered click Objects, Align, Horiz. Center in Canvas
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
~ Step 9 ~
Copy star.pspimage and paste as new layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 8
Move it wherever you want and even duplicate it if you'd like
(I used it to make the dot for the "i" in my name)
~ Step 10 ~
Make sure you are on the top layer
Copy Chris Ortega5.psp and paste as new layer
Move it down and to the right
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
~ Step 11 ~
Image, Canvas Size
Change the Width and the Height to 514
Make sure placement is center
Layers, New Raster Layer
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 7
Selections, Invert
Fill the selection with your dark color
Selections, Select None
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
Save your work as jpg
Add your watermark and the artist info (İCris Ortega www.crisortega.com)
and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
İN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The artwork I used is İCris Ortega www.crisortega.com
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes tubes, patterns and font
Open tubes and patterns in psp and minimize them all
Double click to open the font "Brush Script MT" and minimize it on your desktop
Set your foreground color to #724814
Set your background color to #E9F9F8
~ Step 1 ~
File, New
Set Width and Height at 500, Transparent background
Activate Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection with the following settings:
Top: 0, Left: 0, Right: 500, Bottom: 50
Copy strip.jpg and paste into selection
Selections, Select None
~ Step 2 ~
Activate Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection with the following settings:
Top: 220, Left: 0, Right: 500, Bottom: 500
Copy freshfield.jpg and paste into selection
Selections, Select None
~ Step 3 ~
Activate your magic wand and select the transparent part
Copy freshdots.jpg and paste into selection
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Repeat Drop Shadow but change vertical and horizontal to -2
Selections, Select None
~ Step 4 ~
Copy wish.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it to the left (look at my image for placement)
Add a Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 3
but change vertical and horizontal to 2
Do NOT repeat with the minus settings
~ Step 5 ~
Activate Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection with the following settings:
Top: 89, Left: 74, Right: 426, Bottom: 177
Fill the selection with your dark color
Selections, Modify, Contract 7
Fill the selection with your light color
Selections, Select None
~ Step 6 ~
Copy flower.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move it on the left side of the tag we just made (look at my image for placement)
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
~ Step 7 ~
Set your foreground color to Null
Change your background color to #B1E7E6
Activate text tool and use the following settings:
Type your name (or whatever you want)
~ Step 8 ~
Move it in the center of the tag (look at my image for placement)
To make sure it is centered click Objects, Align, Horiz. Center in Canvas
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
~ Step 9 ~
Copy star.pspimage and paste as new layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the same settings as in step 8
Move it wherever you want and even duplicate it if you'd like
(I used it to make the dot for the "i" in my name)
~ Step 10 ~
Make sure you are on the top layer
Copy Chris Ortega5.psp and paste as new layer
Move it down and to the right
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
~ Step 11 ~
Image, Canvas Size
Change the Width and the Height to 514
Make sure placement is center
Layers, New Raster Layer
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 7
Selections, Invert
Fill the selection with your dark color
Selections, Select None
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
Save your work as jpg
Add your watermark and the artist info (İCris Ortega www.crisortega.com)
and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.