Ashlie

11/3/2016

To create this Tag you will need:

A Tube and a Close-Up

I used art by Robert Alvarado

Tubes and License available HERE

 

Filters:

Mura's Meister - Copies

DSB Flux - Bright Noise

 

Corel Paint Shop Pro

I used X9, but any version will work

Jasc Animation Shop

My Selection HERE

Unzip into your Selections Folder

 

Ready?

Let's Begin!

Open your PSP

Choose two colors from your Tube as your FG/BG colors

Copy your Tube and Paste as a New Image

Resize to 800 x 800

All Layers and Lock unchecked

Muras Meister Copies

Wallpaper(Shrink)

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default Settings

Edge Effects - Enhance

Motion Blur - Angle 0 - Strength 100%

Duplicate - Flip - Blend Mode Multiply or one you like better

Edge Effects - Enhance

Merge Visible

 

New Layer

Load Selection SWW1orb

Fill with the Lighter of your Colors - Rename Layer to Orb

New Layer

Fill with your other Color - Rename Layer to Orb 2

Deselect

Select the Orb layer

Mirror and Flip

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

 

Duplicate this Layer Twice for a total of 3

On each of these Layers

DSB Flux - Bright Noise - 67 - Mixed Checked

 

Select your Orb 2 Layer

Load the SWW1orb Selection

Artistic Effects - Halftone

Keep Selected

Copy your Close-Up

Paste as a New Layer

Move into place

Invert Selection and hit the Delete key

Deselect

Change the Blend Mode to Luminance(L)

Merge Down

Drop Shadow - 20, 20, 65, 100

Now is the time to resize if you want to

I sized mine down to 650x650

 

Select the top Layer

New Layer

Fill with one of your colors

Select All - Contract 5

Delete - Fill with the other color

Contract 5 - Delete

 

Copy your Tube and Paste as a New Layer

Move into position

Drop Shadow - 20, 20, 65, 100

Add your Name and CR Info

If you're not going to animate

Save as a JPEG

 

ANIMATION

Copy Merged and Open up Animation Shop(AS)

Paste as a New Animation

Back in PSP

Hide the Bottom Layer

Unhide the Middle one

Copy Merged and Paste After Current Frame

Back in PSP

Hide the Middle Layer

Unhide the Top one

Copy Merged and Paste After Current Frame

View Animation to make sure you did it right

Save as a GIF and you're done!

 

Here are a couple Samples with Art by Jennifer Janesko

Tubes and License Available HERE

 

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