This tutorial was created June 2, 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
My supplies here. The zip includes the tubes, brush, woodrose patterns and font
Put the brush in your brush folder (both .PspBrush and .PspScript)
(If the brush is not working i included it in psp file format)
I included the texture in case you dont have it
(if thats the case just put it in your texture folder)
Put the patterns in your pattern folder
Double click to open the font "Good Vibrations ROB" and minimize it on your desktop
Open the tubes in PSP and minimize them all
Set your foreground color to #E79D9C
Set your background color to white (#FFFFFF)
Activate Red_Rose_Shalom_Jaided_5-31-06.pspimage
***This will be our working area***
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to bottom
Fill with white
Change your foreground to texture and find Woodgrain and use the following settings:
Angle 45, Scale 100
Layers, New Raster Layer
Fill with your texture
Set the opacity of this layer to 50
Image, Add border with the following settings:
Symmetrick NOT checked, Top and Bottom: 90, Left and Right 0, color: use one that is not in the image
Select both borders with your magic wand
Set your foreground to pattern and find wood1 (angle 0, scale 100)
Fill the selections with your pattern
Selections, Select None
Image, Add border with the following settings:
Symmetrick NOT checked, Top and Bottom: 0, Left and Right 90, color: use one that is not in the image
Select both borders with your magic wand
Set your foreground to pattern and find wood2 (angle 0, scale 100)
Fill the selections with your pattern
Selections, Select None
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 90
Effects, 3D Effects, Cutout and use the following settings:
Selections, Select None
File, New
Width and Height to 200, Transparent background
Fill the layer with white
Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise and use the following settings:
Image, Greyscale
Image, Increase Color Depth, 16 Million Color
Layers, New Raster Layer
Change your foreground back to solid color (#E79D9C)
Fill layer with your color
Layers, Opacity 74
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool, find brushstrokehummingbird 001 brush and use the following settings:
Apply the brush 3 or 4 times with your dark color (#E79D9C)
(Or use the brush provided in psp format, just copy and paste as new layer)
Selections, Select All
Selections, Float
Selections, Defloat
Hit Delete once on your keyboard
Effects, 3D Effects, Cutout and use the following settings:
Layers, New Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge Visible
Selections, Invert
Hit Delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Copy and minimize this for later use
Paste as new layer in our working area
Move it up and to the left on the border
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Duplicate
Move it down and to the left (on the wood border)
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Merge Visible
Copy the flower again and paste as new layer
Image, Rotate, Free rotate and use the following settings:
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
Width and Height: 80 Percent, Resample using: Bicubic, Lock aspect ration checked, Resize all layers NOT checked
Position it at the top in the middle section
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Move it back at the top and position it between the 2 others
Active the first flower layer (should be Raster 1, flower on the left side)
Using the selection tool, rectangle, select part of the stem and hit delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Do the same thing with the flower in the middle
Do the same thing with the flower on the right
So they all merge nicely together
Merge, Merge Visible
File, New
Width 400 and Height to 200, Transparent background
Fill the layer with white
Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise and use the following settings:
Image, Greyscale
Image, Increase Color Depth, 16 Million Color
Layers, New Raster Layer
Change your foreground back to solid color (#E79D9C)
Fill layer with your color
Layers, Opacity 74
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate Text tool and use the following settings:
Type your name (or whatever you want)
Effects, 3D Effects, Cutout and use the following settings:
Layers, New Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge Visible
Selections, Invert
Hit Delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Copy (you can close this now as we wont need it anymore)
Paste as new layer in our working area
Move it down in the middle section
Maximize your flower and with the selection tool set to point to point
Select part of the flower like in the following screenshot
Copy (you can close this now as we wont need it anymore)
Paste as new layer in your working area
Move it down on the left of the text
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Merge Visible
Maximize a-dozi's-silk-05.psp
Copy the petals you like and paste them as new layers
Move them around, resize them
Once all in place, hide the merged layer (the bottom layer)
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Unhide the bottom layer
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
My supplies here. The zip includes the tubes, brush, woodrose patterns and font
Put the brush in your brush folder (both .PspBrush and .PspScript)
(If the brush is not working i included it in psp file format)
I included the texture in case you dont have it
(if thats the case just put it in your texture folder)
Put the patterns in your pattern folder
Double click to open the font "Good Vibrations ROB" and minimize it on your desktop
Open the tubes in PSP and minimize them all
Set your foreground color to #E79D9C
Set your background color to white (#FFFFFF)
Activate Red_Rose_Shalom_Jaided_5-31-06.pspimage
***This will be our working area***
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to bottom
Fill with white
Change your foreground to texture and find Woodgrain and use the following settings:
Angle 45, Scale 100
Layers, New Raster Layer
Fill with your texture
Set the opacity of this layer to 50
Image, Add border with the following settings:
Symmetrick NOT checked, Top and Bottom: 90, Left and Right 0, color: use one that is not in the image
Select both borders with your magic wand
Set your foreground to pattern and find wood1 (angle 0, scale 100)
Fill the selections with your pattern
Selections, Select None
Image, Add border with the following settings:
Symmetrick NOT checked, Top and Bottom: 0, Left and Right 90, color: use one that is not in the image
Select both borders with your magic wand
Set your foreground to pattern and find wood2 (angle 0, scale 100)
Fill the selections with your pattern
Selections, Select None
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 90
Effects, 3D Effects, Cutout and use the following settings:
Selections, Select None
File, New
Width and Height to 200, Transparent background
Fill the layer with white
Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise and use the following settings:
Image, Greyscale
Image, Increase Color Depth, 16 Million Color
Layers, New Raster Layer
Change your foreground back to solid color (#E79D9C)
Fill layer with your color
Layers, Opacity 74
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool, find brushstrokehummingbird 001 brush and use the following settings:
Apply the brush 3 or 4 times with your dark color (#E79D9C)
(Or use the brush provided in psp format, just copy and paste as new layer)
Selections, Select All
Selections, Float
Selections, Defloat
Hit Delete once on your keyboard
Effects, 3D Effects, Cutout and use the following settings:
Layers, New Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge Visible
Selections, Invert
Hit Delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Copy and minimize this for later use
Paste as new layer in our working area
Move it up and to the left on the border
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Duplicate
Move it down and to the left (on the wood border)
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Merge Visible
Copy the flower again and paste as new layer
Image, Rotate, Free rotate and use the following settings:
Image, Resize and use the following settings:
Width and Height: 80 Percent, Resample using: Bicubic, Lock aspect ration checked, Resize all layers NOT checked
Position it at the top in the middle section
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Move it back at the top and position it between the 2 others
Active the first flower layer (should be Raster 1, flower on the left side)
Using the selection tool, rectangle, select part of the stem and hit delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Do the same thing with the flower in the middle
Do the same thing with the flower on the right
So they all merge nicely together
Merge, Merge Visible
File, New
Width 400 and Height to 200, Transparent background
Fill the layer with white
Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise and use the following settings:
Image, Greyscale
Image, Increase Color Depth, 16 Million Color
Layers, New Raster Layer
Change your foreground back to solid color (#E79D9C)
Fill layer with your color
Layers, Opacity 74
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate Text tool and use the following settings:
Type your name (or whatever you want)
Effects, 3D Effects, Cutout and use the following settings:
Layers, New Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Layers, Merge Visible
Selections, Invert
Hit Delete once on your keyboard
Selections, Select None
Copy (you can close this now as we wont need it anymore)
Paste as new layer in our working area
Move it down in the middle section
Maximize your flower and with the selection tool set to point to point
Select part of the flower like in the following screenshot
Copy (you can close this now as we wont need it anymore)
Paste as new layer in your working area
Move it down on the left of the text
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Mirror
Layers, Merge Visible
Maximize a-dozi's-silk-05.psp
Copy the petals you like and paste them as new layers
Move them around, resize them
Once all in place, hide the merged layer (the bottom layer)
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Unhide the bottom layer
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.