This tutorial was written on June 25, 2005 by ©Jmc-Designs, for use with Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Version 9.  It may also be done in other versions if you have basic knowledge of PSP.  All content is the sole creation and ownership of ©Jmc-Designs and may not be used for any reason without express written permission.

Supplies needed to complete this lesson.

Download a 30 day Trail copy of PSP.  Just click the link below.

You will also need Winzip and the following Supplies to complete this tag:

Supplies HERE

Jeux de Ligues-Entrelacement filter (Install in your PSP Plugin folder.)

Fonts Dalmation and CarpenterICG  (Install in your C:\Windows\Fonts folder.)

My Brushes (Unzip and place in your PSP Brushes folder.)

My Graphic file (Place in your PSP Graphics folder.)

Let's Begin!

 

1. Open a new image 500 X 500 with a transparent background and will your Flood Fill tool fill it with white.  We now have lots of room to work on our tag but don't worry, we will reduce the size later.

2.  Open the BedroomEyes-_LouisVuitton.jpg and duplicate (Shift +D.)  Close original image.

3.  Click Edit, then Copy and then Paste your graphic as a new layer on your canvas.

4.  In your layer palette, highlight Raster 2, right click and duplicate one time.

5.  Grab one of the images and place it near the upper left hand corner and the second one at the bottom lower right corner.  See example below;

6.  Go back to your Layer Palette and make sure you turn off the visibility of your bottom layer and then right click and merge the two graphic layers.

7.  Stay in your Layer Palette and now highlight your merged layer and duplicate this one time.  Go to Image then Mirror.  (You should now have 3 layers, be sure that you have the top one highlighted in your layer palette.)

8.  Now we are going to resize the top graphic layer by 90%.  Make sure that Resize All Layers is UNchecked. 

Settings below:

9.  Now arrange your resized layer so it is slightly off-centered then go to your Layer Palette again and make sure the bottom layer is still turned off, right click and Merge your two graphic layers visible.  Reduce the Opacity on this layer to 38%.  See example below for a general idea of where to place your background images.

10.  Turn on the visibility for both layers by unchecking the X's in your layer palette.

11.  Now we will resize our Image.  Go to Image , Resize and apply the following settings: Width = 395,

Height = 280, resample using Smart Size, lock aspect ratio is NOT checked and resize all layers IS checked.

12.  Go back to your BedroomEyes-_LouisVuitton.jpg and Copy it and then Paste it on your canvas as a new layer.  Move it slightly off-centered and towards the top left.  See example below of how your tag should look so far.

(Remember to save your tag often!)

13.  In your menu, choose Selections, Select All, Float and then DeFloat.  Then Selections, Modify, Feather by 35 pixels.

14.  Click on Selections, then Invert and on your keyboard, hit the Delete button approximately 3 times. 

Select none.

15.  Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance Legacy in your layer palette.  Example below.

 

16.  Grab your Selection tool and apply following settings.

17.  Draw a long and thin rectangle at the top right of the canvas as in the sample below.

18.  With your marching ants showing go to Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and apply the following settings:    V & H = 0, Opacity = 100, Blur = 13.00, Color = Black.

19.  Keep selected and now go to Effects, Plugins, Juex de lignes, Entrelacement and apply with the following settings:  ( I reduced the Opacite' layer on mine to about 120)

20.  Grab your Selection tool again and draw another elongated rectangle in the bottom left corner of your canvas.  Repeat steps 18 and 19.

21.  Now we want to Merge all layers Visible.

22.  Draw a third elongated rectangle and make it slightly off-center and to the right of the canvas.  (See example below Your plugin results will not look like the example below exactly because it was resized for faster loading on the page and the lines in the box seem to disappear in the preview.) and then repeat steps 18 and 19 again but change the Opacite' of the Entrelacement plugin to 68. 

23.  Layers, New Raster layer and name it Brushes.  Go to Layers , Arrange, Bring to Top.  Select your DaisyCorner brush with your foreground color set to White, click one time in the upper top left corner and once in the lower bottom right corner.

24.  Stay on the same layer and open the LyricBrush and apply it one time on the bottom left corner.

25.  Layers, Merge, Merge All Visible.  Then go to Image, Add Symetric Borders of (1) pixel, color black.

26.  Select your black border with your Magic Wand (Tolerance and Feather = 0) and apply the same drop shadow as we did in Step 18.  Select none.

(Remember to save your tag often!)

Now we're going to add the text.  You may use a Font of your own choice or the ones I have provided for you.

27.  Open the Dalmation Font with the following settings;  ( example below) Size 48, foreground color set to Null, background color set to Black, create as a Vector checked, Stroke width = 1.

28.  Apply your name, then go to Image Rotate, Free Rotate, Left  90.00, All layers Unchecked.

29.  Grab the outside nodes on your vector and adjust your name to fit nicely along the right side of your canvas.  Then go to your Layer palette and convert this layer to a Raster Layer.  Apply same drop shadow as we did in Step 18 but change the Blur to 7.00.

30.  Change your Font to Carpenter ICG, and change your foreground color to # AB8C83, background color keep Black.  Follow and repeat Steps 28 & 29. 

31.  Layers, Merge All Visible and then go to Adjust, Brightness/Contrast and apply the following settings: Contrast (-13)  Brightness (-2).  Save your tag and you're done!

I hope you have enjoyed this lesson.  If you have any questions or would like to share your results with me, please feel free to contact me!

Here is another example using a different tube.

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