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 :
- Filter factory Gallery E / Downstairs OR VM Natural / Downstairs
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 Jhanna
You can join in her sharing group here
- The tube of the scenery is by Luzcristina
You can join in her sharing group here
- The selections have been made from a brush by Pixels & Ice-cream
The other elements have been found on the net
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Preparation
Duplicate your tubes and the mask"MD-mask-226.jpg" . Close the originals and minimize the copies for now.
- Place the mask " masked_png.jpg" in your Psp mask folder
- Put the selections in your Psp 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 main tube
My choice : Foreground : light colour bc6e3c
Background : dark colour 322822
Set your foreground with a linear gradient as below :
3- Flood fill your transparent layer with that gradient
4- Layers/ duplicate
5- Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as a new image !
6- On that new image :
Image / Decrease colour depth / 2 colour palette as below :
Image / Increase colour depth / 16 colour palette
If your Psp doesn't have those effects , you can use the copy of my modified layer
7- Edit / copy
8- Go back to your first tag and activate the bottom layer ( Raster 1)
Edit / Paste as a new layer
Set the mode of that layer to Overlay
To be able to see that effect , you must disactivate the layer which is on top of it ( copy of raster 1) !!!
9- Activate now your top layer as shown below :
10- Effects / Plugins / Filter factory Gallery E / Downstairs / 128, 128, 128
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can find the effect Downstairs in the Filter VM Natural !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11- Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / contract by 35 pixels
HIt the delete key of your keyboard to suppress the inside of your selection
Keep the selection !
12- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow / 4, 4, 50, 5, black and repeat with - 4 horiz and vertical
Select none
13- Activate the layer just underneath ( Raster 2 = your modified layer )
Add a new raster layer and flood fill it with your dark background colour
14- Stay on that layer
Layers / New mask layer / from image / choose "MD-mask-226.jpg" and check Source Luminance
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen more
Layers / Merge group
15- Activate the tube "1034-luzcristina.pspimage"or a tube of your choice, copy it and paste it as a new layer
Place in the top right hand side of your tag
If your scenery tube is much bigger than the dark brown rectangle of your layer , resize it of use your eraser tool to suppress what is not necessary
I have left mine as it is !
16- Add a new raster layer and flood fill it with a light colour contrasting with the colours of your tag
I have chosen the colour ede1c9 
17- Layers / Load Mask from Disk / choose " masked_png.jpg" and set as below :
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen more
Layers / Merge group
I have set the mode of that layer to Dodge , opacity at 100. It is up to you to see which mode and opacity suit you !
18- Effects / image effects / Offset / Horiz : 0 / Vertical : - 150 / check Custom and Transparent
19- Add a new raster layer
Selections / Load selection / from disk / choose "fairymist_stroll_1.PspSelection" / Check Source Luminance and Replace the selection
20- Flood fill that selection with the same colour as on step 16
Select none
I have set the mode of that layer on Overlay , it is up to you to see which mode looks better !
21- Add a new raster layer
Selections / Load selection / from disk / choose "fairymist_stroll_2.PspSelection" / Check Source Luminance and Replace the selection
22- Flood fill that selection with your dark colour ( 322822 for me )
Select none
I have lowered the opacity of that layer to 65. See what mode and what opacity suit you better !
23- Activate the tube " titre_stroll_fairymist.pspimage", or a tube of your choice, copy it and paste it as a new layer
Colorize to match your colours ( Adjust / Hue and saturation / Colorize )
I have used the font Chopin to write that word. You may write a title of your choice or no title at all !
Place your word as on my tag or to your liking
24- We're now going to place the main tube ( the woman, for me )
If you wish to put that tube on top of the frame, like me, activate your top layer, otherwise stay on the previous layer
25- Activate the tube " JHanna_338 tube.pspimage"or a tube of your choice, copy it and paste it as a new layer
Place at the right place
26- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow of your choice / 4, 10, 40, 20, black for me
27- Add a new raster layer and apply your signature
28- Make sure everything is at the right place
Image / add some symmetrical borders of 1 pixel with the darker colour of your frame
29- 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 13th of august 2010
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