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 :

- Graphic plus / Cross shadow.

- CPK design / CK pegs.

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 Leny

 - One of the masks I have used is by Brooke Kroeger.

- 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 :
- Window / Duplicate
- Close the originals and work with the copies !

- Place the pattern Corel 08_102 in the pattern folder of your Psp files.

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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 new transparent image of 850 by 700 pixels

2 - Set your colour palette with two colours out of your main tube.

My choice : Foreground : Light colour :  e5e5d8

Background : brightful or dark colour : red 7d2c3e

3 - Flood fill your transparent image with your background colour (right click).

4- Effects / Plugins / Graphic plus / Cross shadow default.

5- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.

- SELECT ALL.

6- Open the 'image "Drevers_Someday_Background" in your Psp and copy it.

- Paste it INTO THE SELECTION of your new layer.

- Deselect all.

7- Effects / Image effects / Seamless tiling default.

8- Adjust / Blur / Gaussian blur at 5.

9- Effects / Plugins / CPK Design / CK pegs / 10, 10.

- I have set the mode of that layer on to Hard light.

10- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.

11- Flood fill your new layer with your foreground colour.

12- Open the mask "Empty_1400x1050" in your Psp and minimize it.

13- On your tag :

- Layers / New mask layer / from image / Choose the above mask and set as below :

- Layers / Merge group.

14- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.

15- Flood fill the layer with black or a color of your choice.  I chose black

16- Open the mask "Mask Brooke Kroeger 8" in your Psp and minimize it.

17- On your tag :

- Layers / New mask layer / from image / Choose the above mask and set as below :

- Adjust / sharpness / Sharpen more.

- Layers / Merge group.

18- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow / 1, 1, 80, 1, light colour (cream e5e5d8 for me).

- If your background is light, use a black shadow instead of a light one like I did because of my dark bkg !!!

19- Layers / Duplicate.

20- Image / Mirror.

- Here is my result.

21- Open the main tube "Leny-vrouw314" or the tube of your choice, in your Psp and copy it.

22- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag.

- Place it as on my tag or to your liking.

23- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow of your choice / 4, 4, 60, 20, black for me.

24- Apply your signature

- Make sure everything is in the right place !

 25- Image / add some symmetrical borders of 1 pixel with a colour of your choice :
- I have used the same light colour as on point 2 : e5e5d8

26- Layers / Promote background layer .

27- Image / Canvas size as below :

28- ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER.

- Layers / Arrange / Move down.

29- Set your Material palette as below :

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30- Flood fill your new layer with your foreground pattern.

31- You may colorize that background if you wish or use another mode of your choice

or even use another pattern that has a similar effect.

32- Image / add some symmetrical borders of 1 pixel with a colour of your choice :
- I have used the same light colour as on point 2 : e5e5d8

33 - 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 9th of November 2013

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Thank you Marie for testing my English translation.

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