This
tutorial was written on Saturday, October 20th 2012 by
Mystery Designs. It was written in PSP X2 and assumes a good, working
knowledge of the program. Any similarity to other tutorials is purely
coincidental and not done intentionally. Please do not copy or
claim the tutorial as your own. Please link to my blog should groups
or forums use it in challenges, and please leave me a comment with a
link to where it is being used. Thanks :)
**Supplies
Needed**
Tube
of choice. I'm using the artwork of Arthur Crowe. You can purchase
his tubes over at his store here
Kit
of choice. I'm using the one which comes with Arthur's tube, and can
also be purchased over at his store
Template
of choice. I'm using one by Addictive Addicts (APHWNtemplate2) which
you can download here
Mask
of choice. The one I'm using is by Vix (Vix_BigMask019) and you can
download it here
**Plugins**
Xero
– Artworx
Ready?
Lets begin :)
Open
up your tube
Shift+d
to duplicate
Close
the original
Open
up the template
Shift+d
to duplicate
Close
the original
Still
on template, delete the “info”, “words” and “raster 1”
layers
Image
– Canvas Size – 650x650 pixels
Open
up “EAS_Paper5” from the kit
Minimize
it for the moment
Back
on the template
Highlight
layer “thin rectangle3”
Adjust
– Brightness & Contrast – Brightness/Contrast
Brightness
: -255
Contrast
: 0
Selection
– Select All – Float – Defloat
Selections
– Modify – Contract – 10 pixels
Layers
– New Raster Layer – rename “thin rectangle3a”
Grab
your Floodfill tool
Change
the background fill to pattern
Select
the paper we minimized earlier
Angle
: 0
Scale
: 77
Fill
the selection
Deselect
Highlight
layer “thin rectangle2”
Adjust
– Brightness & Contrast – Brightness/Contrast
Brightness
: -255
Contrast
: 0
Selections
– Select All – Float – Defloat
Selections
– Modify – Contract – 10 pixels
Layers
– New Raster Layer – rename “thin rectangle2a”
Fill
the selection again using the paper and settings from before and
deselect
Highlight
layer “thin rectangle1”
Adjust
– Brightness & Contrast – Brightness/Contrast
Brightness
: -255
Contrast
: 0
Selections
– Select All – Float – Defloat
Selections
– Modify – Contract – 7 pixels
Layers
– New Raster Layer – rename “thin rectangle1a”
Fill
once more with the paper and settings from before and deselect
Highlight
layer “large rectangle”
Adjust
– Brightness & Contrast – Brightness/Contrast
Brightness
: -255
Contrast
: 0
Adjust
– Add/Remove Noise – Add Noise
Gaussian
– Mono – 100%
Adjust – Sharpness – Sharpen
Selections
– Select All – Float – Defloat
Selections
– Modify – Contract – 4 pixels
Layers
– New Raster Layer – rename “large rectangle 1”
Grab
your Floodfill tool again
Change
your Foreground and Background to two complimentary colours from your
tube/tag. I am using #b1df78 and #cf83de
Change
your Background to Gradient – Foreground/Background with these
settings :
Floodfill
your selection
**Do
Not Deselect**
Effects
– Plugins – Xero – Artworx – Diamonds
Use
the default settings :
Grab
your tube
Copy
– Paste – As New Layer – Rename “Close Up”
Arrange
over your selection
Selections
– Invert – Delete
Selections
– Select All
Image
– Crop To Selection
Change
the Blend Mode of your close up layer to “Hard Light” and lower
the opacity to around 56
Layers
– Duplicate – Rename “Close Upa”
Change
the Blend Mode to “Overlay”
Highlight
layer “boo”
Adjust
– Brightness & Contrast – Brightness/Contrast
Brightness
: -255
Contrast
: 0
Selections
– Select All – Float – Defloat
Selections
– Modify – Contract – 4 pixels
Layers
– New Raster Layer – Rename “boo1”
Grab
your Floodfill tool again
Change
the Background back to Pattern with the same paper and settings from
earlier
Deselect
Add
a drop shadow of choice to the following layers :
thin
rectangle3
thin
rectangle2
thin
rectangle1
large
rectangle
boo
Make
sure layer “boo1” is highlighted
Grab
your tube again
Copy
– Paste – As New Layer – Rename “Main Tube”
Arrange
over on the left-hand side of your tag and add a drop shadow of
choice then hide the layer for the moment
Open
up “EAS_WeirdSwirlie” from the kit
Copy
– Paste – As New Layer – Rename “Swirl”
Image
– Resize – 70%
Arrange
over on the left-hand side of your tag like so :
Layers
– Duplicate – Rename “Swirl1”
Image
– Mirror
Layers
– Merge – Merge Down
Layers
– Arrange – Send To Bottom
Add
a drop shadow of choice
Unhide
your “Main Tube” layer
Reposition
the swirl if need be
Highlight
your “Main Tube” layer
Open
up “EAS_WingedSkull” from the kit
Copy
– Paste – As New Layer – Rename “Winged1”
Image
– Resize – 55%
Image
– Free Rotate with the following settings :
Arrange
over on the bottom-right of your tag
Layers
– Duplicate – Rename “Winged2”
Image
– Mirror
Image
– Resize – 75%
Arrange
over on the top-left of your tag
Once
happy with both skull positions
Layers
– Merge – Merge Down
Add
a drop shadow of choice
Open
up “EAS_Pumpkins” from the kit
Copy
– Paste – As New Layer – Rename “Pumpkins”
Image
– Resize – 65%
Arrange
down on the bottom-left of your tag by your tube
Add
a drop shadow of choice
Open
up “EAS_BlackCat” from the kit
Copy
– Paste – As New Layer – Rename “Cat”
Image
– Resize – 45%
Arrange again over on the bottom-left of
your tag by your tube and pumpkins
Add
a drop shadow of choice
Layers
– New Raster Layer – Rename “Mask”
Grab
your Floodfill tool
Change your Foreground to a complimentary
colour from your tag. I am using #8c4b9a
Floodfill
your “Mask” layer
Layers
– Load/Save Mask – Load Mask From Disk
Choose
“Vix_BigMask019” with these settings :
Layers
– Arrange – Send To Bottom
Highlight
layer “Swirl”
Change
the Blend Mode to “Hard Light”
**If
you would like to resize your tag, now is the time to do so**
Add
your name and all copyrights.
Save
your finished tag and you’re done!
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