8/27/2013

To create this Tag you will Need:

A Tube

I used art by Jennifer Janesko

Tubes and License available at CDO

An Image with lots of Contrast

I used one from Morguefile

Plugins AB 02 - Agnesi

 

***This Tutorial works best with Later versions of PSP and in B/W***

***Instructions for working this Tut in Earlier Versions and in Color are in RED below***

 

My Selection HERE - Unzip into your Selections Folder

My Overlay

 

Just right-Click and save to your Computer

 

Ready?

Let's Begin!

Open a New Image - 900X650

Select All

On your Image - Promote to Layer

Select All

On your New Image - Paste Into Selection

Deselect

My Image was in color and I wanted it B/W

Adjust - Hue, Saturation and Lightness - Both sliders to 0

Effects - Texture Effects - Weave

From top - 1, 4, 2 - White for both colors

 

Copy my Overlay

New Layer - Paste into Selection

Deselect

Change the Blend Mode

I used Hard Light, but you may like another better

Play with it til you like it

Pull down the opacity a bit

Merge Down

 

New Layer

Load my Selection

Fill with Black or Color of Choice

Deselect

 

Open your Effects Browser

Choose Jumble Streaks

 

 

My Tester has informed me that this Effects Browser setting is not available in all versions of PSP

And if it is, it still doesn't work well with Color

For those of you having trouble with it, I have made a PNG of that Element of the Tag

Just Right-Click and save to your Computer

Place this in position on your Tag

If you want it to be Colored, Select All - Float - Defloat

New Layer - Fill with your Color

Delete the original - Deselect

 

 

New Layer

Selection Tool

Selection Type Rectangle - Mode Add(Shift)

Draw out a thin rectangle on the right and left sides of your Tag

Fill with Black or color of choice

Deselect - Same Drop Shadow

Merge Down

Drop Shadow - 0, 0, 50 and 25 - TWICE

 

Resize - Lock and All Layers Checked

650X469

 

Highlight the Layer with the Element and Side Borders

Magic Wand - Default Settings

Click in the Transparent area on the left side

Expand Selection by 1

Highlight the Bottom Layer

Promote Selection to Layer

Deselect

Duplicate Twice for a total of Three of these Layers

 

Starting from the Top

Plugins AB 02 - Agnesi

Change the Factor 1 Slider to 48

On the Middle one

Change the Factor 1 Slider to 58

On the Top one

Change the Factor 1 Slider to 68

Change the Blend mode to Screen or another one you like

Hide the bottom Two of These Layers

 

Highlight the Top Layer

Paste your Tube as a New Layer

Move into Position Apply the same Drop Shadow as before

Add your Name, CR Info and License

 

ANIMATION

Fire up your Animation Shop (AS)

In PSP

Edit - Copy Merged

In AS - Paste as a New Animation

In PSP

Hide the Top Agnesi Layer

Un-Hide the Middle one

Edit - Copy Merged

In AS - Paste as After Current Frame

In PSP

Hide the Middle Agnesi Layer

Un-Hide the Bottom one

Edit - Copy Merged

In AS - Paste as After Current Frame

Save as a Gif and you're done!

 

A Colored Sample with Art by Barbara Jensen

Tubes and License Available HERE

 

 

Another Sample

Art by Jennifer janesko

 

If you try this, or any of my Tutorials

I would love to see what you made

Please Post results and comments on my Fanpage

All Tutorials and Designs on this site are

©Shirley Franklin www.shirleyswebworks.com