Mum Tutorial
by Jo~IrishCream
This is the tag we will be making.
You will need PSP and some basic
knowledge of it.
I am using v 9 but this can be
done in any version.
You will also need the filter:
BorderMania
Unzip into your plug in folder.
Close psp and reopen after unzipping.
Supplies
The supplies file includes my tube,
mask (beryl0056.msk),
GoldFoil.jpg, and Tango BT font.
Place GoldFoil.jpg into your patterns
folder.
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Let's set up the material pallette.
Set your Background to: 42001A
Set your Foreground to: A2123E
Set your Background to gradient.
Settings: Foreground/Background
Angle - 0, Repeat 0, Linear
Your darker color should be at
the bottom.
Set Background to pattern and choose
GoldFoil.jpg.
Set Foreground to pattern and choose
the cutout piece image.
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| Open your tube and mask.
Minimize the mask. With your tube select a square of some colorful
area. Copy and paste as a new image. See screen shot. Minimize
your tube. |
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| Open new image 400 x 400 |
| Fill blank image with cutout pattern |
| Layer/New Mask Layer/from image
- Choose bery10056.msk - OK |
| Layers/Delete - Yes |
| Layers/Merge/Merge Group |
| Layers/New Raster Layer |
| Fill with gradient |
| Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom |
| Effects/PlugIns/Border Mania -
Settings: Border Width - 25, Highlight Intensity - 60, Shadow Intensity
- 100 |
| Layers/Merge/Merge All (Flatten) |
| Copy Tube; Edit/Paste as
a New Layer |
| Position Tube with room for Text. |
| Resize as Desired |
| Layers/Merge/Merge All (Flatten) |
| Add your Watermark |
| Save as Blank |
| Add Text and Accent as Desired. |
| Save: File/Export/Jpg Optimizer
- 30 compression value. |