This Tutorial was written by Pints on the 9th July 2008, any resemblence to any other tutorial is purely a coincidence.
You may not copy this tutorial and take it as your own, not in email lists etc, please direct to my group.
What you do with your finished tag is up to you, you may offer for tags etc - but no money gain.
Most of all I hope you enjoy!
Supplies Needed:-
Paint Shop Pro, any version should work, I used 9.
Scrapkit by Nitwit Collections called Nevernot and the bits.
Tube of choice I used the gorjuss work by Suzanne Woolcott
Mask 84 by WSL
Go to download section to find masks.
Lets go!
When using scrap kits please remember to sharpen when you resize.
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen.
Open new canvas 600 x 600 and flood fill white.
Open the mat_scallop_maryfran.
Resize/copy/paste as new image onto your working canvas.
Don’t close your original image.
On original
Windows/duplicate.
Now you can close original without saving.
On your duplicate copy using your eclipse preset tool, foreground null, background any colour, draw out a solid circle on the inside of the frame, use your pick tool to drag out the circle, it doesn’t need to be perfect, we just need the paper.
Convert to raster layer.
On the circle layer go Selections/select all/float/defloat
On your mat layer
Copy
Paste onto your working canvas.
From the lil bits open the heart_frame_maryfran.
Resize/edit/copy/paste onto your working canvas.
Using my tag as reference move the paper and the frames to place how you would like.
Erase any of the paper that is overhanging the frame.
Add your tube.
Add anymore elements you wish, using my tag for reference.
Add your name with a thick font, with the foreground colour #ea6858 and the background paper bg_yellow hearts_maryfran.
Add one letter at a time so you can move them individually using your pick/deform tool.
Add inner bevel to each letter
Bevel 2
Width 5
Smoothness 31
Depth 5
Anbience 0
Shininess 8
Color White
Angle 315
Intensity 38
Elevation 42
Add drop shadows to your elements/frames/tube etc
V&H4
Opacity 50
Blur 5
Colour black.
New raster layer above white background layer, flood fill with the bg_yellow hearts_maryfran paper.
Layers/new mask layer/from image
Choose your WSL mask 84 from the drop down menu.
Source luminance clicked. OK.
Delete mask layer.
Merge group.
Resize all layers by 85%
Add copyright.
If you want a transparent background delete your white background/merge visible.
Save as png.
Your done.
Thank your for doing this tutorial I hope you enjoyed.
Hugs Pints.x.