This tutorial was created September 1, 2006
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2006
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The SE paper and the HS accents I used are by Melissa. You can find her awesome work @ Scrappy Expressions
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes the tubes, backgrounds and alpha
Open the tubes in PSP and minimize them all
File, New
Set Width to 566px and Height to 438px, Transparent background
Set your Foreground color to #DAC0D6
Set your Background colot to #A96E9F
Set your Foreground to Gradient and use these settings:
Foreground-Background Gradient, Style Linear, Angle 135, Repeats 3, Invert Unchecked
Fill the layer with your gradient
Layers, New Raster Layer
Set your Foreground color to pattern and use these settings:
Find SE_GentleBreeze_Paper_4.jpg, Angle 0, Scale 100
Activate Selection Tool, Click on Custom Selection
And use these settings:
Fill the selection with your pattern
Selections, Select None
Activate Selection Tool once again
Click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Fill the selection with your pattern
Selections, Select None
Layers, New Raster Layer and name this layer B1
Activate Selection Tool once again
Click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Fill the selection with your Background color
Selections, Select None
Layers, Duplicate
Rename this layer B2
Image, Mirror
Layers, New Raster Layer
Set your Foreground color to pattern and use these settings:
Find nathypattern1.jpg, Angle 0, Scale 100
Fill the layer with your pattern
Change the Opacity to 5
Change the Blend Mode to Overlay
Copy nathypattern3.jpg and paste as new layer into your canvas
Rename this layer B3
Move it all the way to the right
Change the Blend Mode to Multiply
Layers, Duplicate
Rename this layer B4
Image, Mirror
Layers, New Raster Layer and name this layer Frame
Set your Foregound color to #894A7D
Activate Selection Tool, click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Fill the selection with your Foreground color
Selections, Modify, Contract 10
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Click on layer 'B1'
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Click on layer 'B2'
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Click on layer 'B3'
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Click on layer 'B4'
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Do NOT deselect
Click on the Frame layer
Selections, Invert
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Selections, Select None
Copy Thaīss...fmm-rss.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the lady so it fits into the frame
Move this layer down so its underneath the frame
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Set your Foreground color to pattern and use these settings:
Find nathypattern2.jpg, Angle 0, Scale 100
Click on the Frame layer
Layers, Duplicate
Lock Transparency
Using Flood Fill Tool, fill the layer with your pattern
Lock Transparency
Change the Opacity to 46
Change the Blend Mode to Multiply
Copy LD-lintstrik.pspimage and paste as new layer into your canvas
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue 220, Saturation 66
Position it on the right (look at my image for placement)
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Move it slightly to the left
Copy HS_Accents_01.pspimage and paste as new layer into your canvas
Resize 80% (Bicubic, Resize all layers Unchecked)
Position the accents at the top (look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Maximize nathy_alphachalkandbleach.png
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use the following settings:
Hue: 220, Saturation: 66
Copy the letters of your name and paste them into the canvas
Move them down at the bottom
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow on each letter and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Set your Foregound color to #894A7D
Image, Canvas Size and use these settings:
Width 576, Height 448, Placement Center (5 all around)
Layers, New Raster Layer
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 5
Selections, Invert
Fill the selection with your Foreground color
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Layers, New Raster Layer
Set your Foreground color to pattern and use these settings:
Find nathypattern2.jpg, Angle 0, Scale 100
Lock Transparency
Using Flood Fill Tool, fill the layer with your pattern
Lock Transparency
Change the Opacity to 46
Change the Blend Mode to Multiply
Selections, Select None
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
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 2006
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The SE paper and the HS accents I used are by Melissa. You can find her awesome work @ Scrappy Expressions
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zip includes the tubes, backgrounds and alpha
Open the tubes in PSP and minimize them all
File, New
Set Width to 566px and Height to 438px, Transparent background
Set your Foreground color to #DAC0D6
Set your Background colot to #A96E9F
Set your Foreground to Gradient and use these settings:
Foreground-Background Gradient, Style Linear, Angle 135, Repeats 3, Invert Unchecked
Fill the layer with your gradient
Layers, New Raster Layer
Set your Foreground color to pattern and use these settings:
Find SE_GentleBreeze_Paper_4.jpg, Angle 0, Scale 100
Activate Selection Tool, Click on Custom Selection
And use these settings:
Fill the selection with your pattern
Selections, Select None
Activate Selection Tool once again
Click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Fill the selection with your pattern
Selections, Select None
Layers, New Raster Layer and name this layer B1
Activate Selection Tool once again
Click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Fill the selection with your Background color
Selections, Select None
Layers, Duplicate
Rename this layer B2
Image, Mirror
Layers, New Raster Layer
Set your Foreground color to pattern and use these settings:
Find nathypattern1.jpg, Angle 0, Scale 100
Fill the layer with your pattern
Change the Opacity to 5
Change the Blend Mode to Overlay
Copy nathypattern3.jpg and paste as new layer into your canvas
Rename this layer B3
Move it all the way to the right
Change the Blend Mode to Multiply
Layers, Duplicate
Rename this layer B4
Image, Mirror
Layers, New Raster Layer and name this layer Frame
Set your Foregound color to #894A7D
Activate Selection Tool, click on Custom Selection and use these settings:
Fill the selection with your Foreground color
Selections, Modify, Contract 10
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Click on layer 'B1'
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Click on layer 'B2'
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Click on layer 'B3'
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Click on layer 'B4'
Hit Delete on your keyboard once
Do NOT deselect
Click on the Frame layer
Selections, Invert
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Selections, Select None
Copy Thaīss...fmm-rss.pspimage and paste as new layer
Move the lady so it fits into the frame
Move this layer down so its underneath the frame
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Set your Foreground color to pattern and use these settings:
Find nathypattern2.jpg, Angle 0, Scale 100
Click on the Frame layer
Layers, Duplicate
Lock Transparency
Using Flood Fill Tool, fill the layer with your pattern
Lock Transparency
Change the Opacity to 46
Change the Blend Mode to Multiply
Copy LD-lintstrik.pspimage and paste as new layer into your canvas
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue 220, Saturation 66
Position it on the right (look at my image for placement)
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Move it slightly to the left
Copy HS_Accents_01.pspimage and paste as new layer into your canvas
Resize 80% (Bicubic, Resize all layers Unchecked)
Position the accents at the top (look at my image for placement)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Maximize nathy_alphachalkandbleach.png
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use the following settings:
Hue: 220, Saturation: 66
Copy the letters of your name and paste them into the canvas
Move them down at the bottom
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow on each letter and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Set your Foregound color to #894A7D
Image, Canvas Size and use these settings:
Width 576, Height 448, Placement Center (5 all around)
Layers, New Raster Layer
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 5
Selections, Invert
Fill the selection with your Foreground color
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 50, Blur 5 and Color Black
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
Layers, New Raster Layer
Set your Foreground color to pattern and use these settings:
Find nathypattern2.jpg, Angle 0, Scale 100
Lock Transparency
Using Flood Fill Tool, fill the layer with your pattern
Lock Transparency
Change the Opacity to 46
Change the Blend Mode to Multiply
Selections, Select None
Layers, Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.