Thank you for putting a link to this tutorial, whenever you display your realization of that tag on a website, on a group or in a mail !
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You'll find some versions of that tag in my gallery here
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To make that tag, you'll need the plugins :
- VDL Adrenaline / Snowflakes.
- Murameister / Copies.
- FM tile tools.
and the material zip down below :
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*It is forbidden to suppress watermarks on the material provided , to alter, mist or rename the tubes in order to respect the work of the tubers
- The tube of the snowmen is by CherSwitz.
- The mask I have used is by Narah.
- The other elements that I haven't created, have been found on the net.
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Preparation
To be on the safe side, duplicate your tubes and image in your Psp :
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Window / Duplicate
- Close the originals and work with the copies !
- Open the font outside your Psp if you have Windows Xp or place it in the Font folder of Windows if you have Win7.
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Click here to print the tutorial
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You can use my arrow to follow your work
Click on it and drag it all along the tutorial !
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Tutorial made with PSP XIII
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1 - Open a transparent image of 850 by 700 pixels.
2 - Set your Material palette as below :
- My choice : Foreground : dark colour : 405382 for me.
Background : White
3 - Flood fill your transparent image with your foreground colour.
4- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.
5- Selections / select all.
6- Open the image "Paysage_neige" or a scenery image of your choice, in your Psp and copy it.
7- Paste it INTO THE SELECTION on your new layer.
- Deselect all.
- I have set the mode of that layer on to Multiply.
8- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.
9- Flood fill that layer with your background colour (white for me).
10- Open the mask "Narah_mask_Abstract110" in your Psp and minimize it.
11- On your tag : Layers / New mask layer / from image / choose the Narah mask and set it as below :
- Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen more.
- Merge group.
- I have set the mode of that layer on to Dodge and lowered its opacity at 70.
12- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.
13- Effects / Plugins / VDL Adrenaline / Snowflakes as below :
14- Open the tube "Nuage" in your Psp and copy it.
15- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag.
16- I have placed the cloud tube that way :
- Effects / Image effects / offset as below :
- I have lowered the opacity of that layer to 40.
17- Open the tube "Sol neigeux" in your Psp and copy it.
18- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag.
19- I have placed the tube that way :
- Effects / Image effects / offset as below :
20- Open your main tube (the snowmen for me) and copy it.
21- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag.
- Place it on the left hand side of your tag, like me.
22- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow of your choice / - 4, 4, 50, 20, black for me.
23- Image / add some symmetrical borders of 10 pixels with a colour that isn't along the borders of your tag.
- I have chosen green.
24- Layers / Promote background layer to a raster layer.
25- Image / Canvas size as shown below :
26- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.
27- Layers / Arrange / Move down.
28- Flood fill that new transparent layer with a dark colour out of your tag.
- I have chosen the blue 323b63.
29- Open the tube "neige"in your Psp and copy it.
30- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag.
(You can't see it as it is hidden by your tag !)
31- Effects / Plugins / Murameister / Copies as below :
- I have set the mode of that layer on to Overlay.
32- Effects / Plugins / FM tile tools / Blend Emboss as below :
33- Activate your top layer (the tag).
34- With your magic wand, set as below, select the 10 pixels frame of your tag (it is green for me).
35- Flood fill that frame in white (on your tag).
36- Selections / Promote selection to a raster layer.
- Deselect all.
37- Effects / Geometric effects / Spherize as below :
38- Layers / Merge all.
39- Activate your clone tool (Letter C) and set it as below :
40- Right click on the snowy ground (to copy it), then left click on the part of the tag that is indicated with arrows down below.
- Repeat step 40, several times !
41- Here is my result :
42- Open the tube "sapin noel" or a tree of your choice, in your Psp and copy it.
43- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag and place it as on my tag.
- My tube has already got a drop shadow.
44- Open the tube "Citation" or a tube of your choice, in your Psp and copy it.
45- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag and place it as on my tag.
46- Open the tube "boules" or another decorative tube of your choice, in your Psp and copy it.
47- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag and place it as on my tag.
- My tube has already got a drop shadow.
48- Set your Material palette as below with two colours of your choice.
These colours will be used to write down the title "Buon Natale" or a title of your choice.
- My choice : Foreground : green 3f793a
- Background ; red b72d25
49- Activate your text tool set as below :
50- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow of your choice / 1, 1, 60, 1, black for me.
51- Apply your signature
- Make sure everything is in the right place
52 - Image / add some symmetrical borders of 2 pixels in white.
- Save your work as a jpeg file.
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That's it !! You've done it !!
If you 've enjoyed doing my tutorial, it would be nice to write a few words in my guest book !
If you 've had the slightest problem, please, send me a mail so I can see to the problem
Tutorial translated on the 21st of december 2013
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You'll find some versions of that tag in my gallery HERE
