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 filter
- Pentacom / Dot and crosses 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 Phooey.
- The tube of the scenery is by Gabry.
- Gabry shares her tubes here.
- 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 !
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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 850 pixels
2- Set your Material palette with two colours out of your main tube.
My choice : Foreground : light colour d5ecfb
Background : Bright colour 469fb4
- Set your foreground with a sunburst gradient, as below :
3- Flood fill your transparent layer with that foreground gradient.
4- Add a NEW RASTER LAYER.
5- Set your background with a dark colour out of your scenery tube :
- I have chosen that colour : 113d57 (as shown below).
6- Flood fill your new layer with that new background colour (right click).
7- Open the provided maks in your PSP and minimize it.
- Layers / new mask layer / from image / choose "masque" and set as below :
8- Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen more / do that twice.
- Layers / Merge group.
9- Optionnal : in order to get a more contrasted effect, I have duplicated that layer.
- I have set the mode of that duplicated layer on to Multiply.
10- Add a NEW RASTER LAYER.
11- Activate your rectangle selection (Letter S on your keyboardr !),
go to custom selection
and set as below :
12- Open your scenery tube("Gabry-Slovenia 08" for me), in your PSP,
copy it and paste it into that selection on your new layer.
- Selections / select none.
13- Open the tube of the woman "wayfarers_redemption-ph00ey", in your PSP,
copy it and paste it as a new layer.
14- I have resized that tube at 110% (Resize all the layers NOT checked).
- Place the tube like me or to your liking.
15- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow : - 4, 4, 40, 20, black.
16- Open the tube "Bambou" or a tube of your choice, in your Psp and copy it.
17- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag.
- Place the tube like me or to your liking.
18- Open the tube "Fairymist_texte_meditation" or a tube of your choice, in your Psp and copy it.
19- Paste it as a new layer on to your tag. (my tube may be colorized).
- Place the tube like me or to your liking.
20 - Apply your signature
21- Image / add some symmetrical borders of 30 pixels with a colour of your choice (0c273a for me).
22- Select that border with your magic wand.
23- Effects / Plugins / Pentacom / Dot & cross as below :
24- Effects / 3d effects / Inner bevel as below :
25- Layers / Select none.
26 - 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 written on the 8th of october 2007 and improved on the 26th of may 2016
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You'll find some versions of that tag in my gallery here
