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 realize that tag, you'll need the plugin

Mura's seamless ( Emboss at alpha)  here

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 woman is by Kikirou

You'll be able to get her tubes by joining in her sharing group here

- The tube of the scenery is by Katussia

 - The background I have used is by BebaGrafix

The other elements have been found on the net

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Preparation

Duplicate your tubes and the background. Close the originals and minimize the copies for now.

Place your selection in your selection folder

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Click here to print the tutorial

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You can use my arrow to follow your work

 

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1- Open a transparent image of 800 by 650 pixels

2- Set your colour palette with two colours matching your scenery

My choice : Foreground : beige colour : c3b8a4

Background : lilac colour : 7f83a0

Set your foreground with a linear gradient as below :

  

3- Flood fill your new layer with that gradient

4- Add a new raster layer and select all

5- Open the 'image " BebaGx_textura07.jpg", copy it and paste it into the selection

Select none

Set the mode of that layer to soft light

Optionnal : Effects / Edge effects / enhance

6- With your magic hand, set as below, click in the center of that layer

7- Add a new raster layer

Open the tube paysage "kTs_35cA_66 .psp" or a tube of your choice, copy it and paste it into the selection

Select none

You may set the mode of that layer to Multiply and lower its opacity if necessary or leave it on the Normal mode if that suits you ; it all depends on your choice of scenery .

8- Add a new raster layer and select all

9- Selections / modify / contract by 50 pixels

Selections / modify / select selection borders :

10- Set your background with a third colour matching your tag

I have chosen that colour : 615c8a

Flood fill that selected border with that colour

Select none

11- Effects / effects 3d / Inner bevel as below :

12- With your magic wand, set as below , click outside of your border

13- Add a new raster layer

Flood fill the selection in white

Select none

Lower the opacity of that layer to your liking ( 40 for me )

14- Add a new raster layer

Selections / load a selection / from disk / choose " selection_denise_fairymist.PspSelection" / check Source Luminance and Replace the selection

15- With your flood filling tool, set as below, flood fill the selection with the same colour as on step 10

Select none

16- Effects / plugins / Mura's seamless / Emboss at alpha default

17- Add a new raster layer

With your text tool , write down your title ( Denise for me ) with a font of your choice

I have chosen the fonts Heisse Schokolade normal ( included in my zip ) / size 72 / same colour as on step 10 in background ( foreground shut )

I have, then, duplicated my text layer and did : Image / flip

Place the duplicated text layer underneath the former text layer and lower its opacity to about 50

** You may use a text brush or a tube of your choice if your prefer !

18- Open the tube "rena_artist_element (36).pspimage" or a tube of your choice, copy it and paste it as a new layer

I have resized my tube at 25%

Place at the right place

19 - I have duplicated that tube twice

Place the second tube next to the first one, on the bottom left hand side of your tag

For the third one , I did : free rotation / left / 75 and have placed it on the bottom right hand side of my tag

It is up to you to display your tubes as you wish !

20- I have added a drop shadow on each of my three flower layers 

Effects / effects 3d / drop shadow of your choice / 0, 10, 40, 20, black

21- Open the tube "kikirou1511_girl.pspimage"or a tube of your choice, copy it and paste it as a new layer

Place at the right place

22- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow  of your choice / 0, 10, 40, 20, black for me

23- Add a new raster layer and apply your signature

24- Make sure everything is in the right place !

Image / add some symmetrical borders of 10 pixels with the colour used on step 10

25- Select that border with your magic wand set as on step 12

26- Effects /3d effects / Inner bevel as on step 11

27- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow  of your choice / 0, 10, 40, 20, black for me

Select none

28- Save your work as a jpeg file and resize it if necessary

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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 8th of May

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You'll find some versions of that tag in my gallery HERE