For this Tutorial you will need:

PSP and Animation Shop-both sold by Corel

I used PSP X3 , but I am sure this can be done in any version

A tube and a close-up

I used art by Michael Dipascale

Tubes and licenses are sold by MPT

Please do not use this art without a license

Font of choice

Xero-Porcelain and Fuzzifier

MuRa Meister-Copies

Ready?

Lets begin!

New Image 600x250-transparent

Copy your tube and paste as new layer in your tag

MuRa Copies-Star Cluster-default settings

If this doesn't cover the entire background, then duplicate, mirror and merge

 

Duplicate layer-Blur-Radial Blur

Edge Effects-Enhance-Enhance More

 

Distortion Effects-Curlicues

 

Xero-Fuzzifier

 

Artistic Effects-Halftone

I changed the blend mode to Luminance(L)

You may want to try different blend modes here depending on how it looks

Merge Visible-Crop your tag to 600x250

Paste your close-up and move to the right-blend mode- hard light-lower the opacity a little

Paste your tube and move to the left side-Xero-Porcelain -Blue Channel-0-Adjust-Sharpen

Drop Shadow- 5, 5, 76, 45

Crop your tag again

Create a new layer between your tubes layers

Using your rectangular selection tool and select a thin rectangle across the top of the tag

The idea here is to highlight the eyes of your close-up

Fill this selection with a dark color from your tube-deselect

Duplicate and flip-Merge these two layers together

Change the blend mode to overlay

Merge visible- Copy Merged-Paste as new image

Set your tag aside for the moment

 

Working on the new image-Resize to 150 px height

Set your crop tool to 150x150 and position it over the part you want for your avi

Hit the check mark to apply the crop

Create a new layer -fill with dark color

Select all-modify-contract 2-delete-deselect

Add your CR info, license # if necessary and your initial

Merge visible-Now your Avi is done-here is mine:

 

Now to finish your tag...

Create a new layer -fill with dark color

Select all-modify-contract 2-delete-deselect

Add your CR info, license # if necessary and your initial

Merge visible and you're done!

 

Here's another example using the art of Ismael Rac

Tubes and license available at his Store

 

 

 

Tutorial, Tags/Avis by Shirley Franklin

www.shirleyswebworks.com