vixpsp

TUTORIAL - NO NAME

I couldn't think of a name - so it's a tut with no name...lol!

A very simple little tut - can be as jazzy as you'd like it to be.

Many Groups prefer smaller tags - so this tutorial result

is a small tag and the canvas size starts at 500 x 500 and gets smaller 

Anyway - enough waffle...let's get going...

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tube of Choice - I'm using the gorgeous artwork of Marjolein Gulinski

If you'd like to use the same - you'll have to purchase a licence

go to www.mypsptubes.com for more information

Elements of choice - I used the smaller

elements which came with my tubes - you may

like to use scraps, embellishments etc

That's it

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Open a New Image 500 x 500 White Background

Preset Shape Rectangle - with a Line Width of 5

Choose a complimentary colour from your tube for your

Foreground

Background Null

Draw a long rectangle across the canvas

When happy with size - Convert to Raster

Magic Wand 0 Tolerance

Click inside the Rectangle,

Selections Modify Expand by 2

New Layer (below the rectangle)

choose a lighter shade from your tube

Floodfill

Deselect

You'll how have the base of your tag...

Now, repeat the above process, but this time - draw

a larger rectangle (see my tag for comparison) and place on the right of

our base.

Same as before - floodfill lighter colour

on a seperate layer below the rectangle outline.

Don't merge anything - we need layers, layers, layers lol!

OK, now open your Tube,

Paste as a New Layer

Resize 60% and place under the frame on the right

Add a subtle dropshadow to the tube

Now click inside the right frame

Selections, Modify

Expand by 2

Selections, Invert

Delete the excess tube

Now Paste the tube as a New Layer again

and Resize by 60%

But this time, place this above the right frame

(choose a tube that hasn't many rigid cutoffs - see

my tag for reference)

It may seem odd that we're adding the tube twice, but it

gives more depth to the tag.

So add a nice subtle dropshadow to this tube

Click inside the long rectangle frame

Select Modify Expand by 2

Paste your Tube as a New Layer at full size

Line up the tube between the frame as you'd like

Selections Invert Delete

Lower the Opacity of this tube layer to about 35

Now add your elements

I used the elements that came with my tube as extras

but you could use bows, beads, whatever you'd like

Now add your copyright info and your name

Add a subtle dropshadow to either or both of the frame layers

if liked.

Crop the excess white canvas - nice small tag!

Save as .PNG

All done!

Hope you liked it.

It all depends what you do with the basic idea

You may like to add sparkles and stuff to the finished tag but it's nice to have

a non moving tag which looks very grooooooooooovy!

 

This tutorial was written on 21st March 2007 by Vix

(blendyvix in MSN)

It is a tutorial of my own design and any similarity to other

tag tutorials is wholly coincidental and completely unintended.

Fonts used - Rockwell and Pixelette