This tut was written for those with a basic knowledge of psp.
I am using the awesome artwork of Anna Liwanag.
You need a license to use this art work. Please do not use without a license.
You can find this art at CDO Store HERE
Supplies Needed
I used PSPX...but any of them should work.
Template 11 by Simple Expressions HERE
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Trese Mask 0078 HERE
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Wordart by me HERE
Filters
EyeCandy 4000-Chrome
Xero-Soft Vignette
Greg Factory Output Vol II-Pool shadow
Font of Choice, I used Signarita Chloe
Drop Shadow usually V2 H2 50 black
Drop shadow on this one I used V-2 H-2 Blur 15
Use whatever drop shadow you prefer
*Remember to add your drop shadow as you go along*
Open your template, hold the shift key and hit the letter d to duplicate, close the original, delete the credits.
Go to Image, Canvas size 800 x 800 or a size you prefer.
Being on the bottom layer just above the white background, add a new layer, fill with a gradient you make from two colors from your tube, I used #825880 for the forground color and #d8e9d6 for the background color to make my gradient, set the angle at 45 and repeat at 4, apply your mask, delete and merge group.
Select the bg square, select all, float, defloat, new raster layer, fill with a color from your tube, I used #825880, then go to Selection, Modify, Select Selection Borders, with the number on 3, and both sides checked, add a new layer and fill with white, add noise at 40%, select none.
The circle I left it has the color it was, green.
Select frame bg 2 next, select all, float, defloat, new layer, fill with #ad84a7, or a color of choice from your tube, then go to Selection, Modify, Select Selection Borders, with the number on 3, and both sides checked, add a new layer and fill with white, add noise at 40%, select none.
Frame bg 1 apply Greg Factory Output Vol II-Pool shadow with these settings
93, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 128, 128.
Select frame fill, float, defloat, fill with #ad84a7, then paste your close up tube, invert, delete, select none, duplicate, go to Adjust, Gaussian blur, blur, number on 4, change the blend mode to screen.
Apply the Xero filter-Soft Vignette with these settings
Elliptical
Foreground color
Diagonal Mesh
2, 2, 0, 255
merge down.
Frame layer, apply EyeCandy 4000-Chrome with these settings
Outdoor.tif
30, 50, 50, 0, 200
inside marquee checked
Lighting 135, 45
100, 40, 100
Bevel profile on button
Go to Adjust, Hue and Saturation, colorize
Hue 201, Saturation 76
All the other layers of the template I left the colors as is, if you want to change them go for it.
Paste your tube on the left side on the top layer. Take your free hand tool, draw around the legs at the glitter frame and delete.
Paste the wordart at the bottom, apply the same EyeCandy 4000-Chrome as before and change the color as before also, then select the wordart, float, defloat, new layer, fill with white, select none, move below the wordart, add noise at 40% if you like.
This was a no scrap tag, but feel free to add scrap elements if you like,
make the tag your own.
Crop your tag to be sure no stray shadows are on the edges of your tag.
Once happy with it all, close off any backgrounds, merge visible.
Resize first, then add your copyrights and name.
That's it
Hope you enjoyed doing my tut.