10/27/15

To create this Tag you will need:

A Tube and a Close-up

I used art by Barbara Jensen

Tubes and License available HERE

 

Filters:

MuRa Meister - Copies

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature - Rust

Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Electrify

AAA Frames - Foto frame

Photo Tools - Frosted Edger Black

 

Corel PaintShop Pro X5 and Jasc Animation Shop

 

Ready?

Let's Begin!

 

Choose two colors from your Tube for FG and BG

Copy your Tube and Paste as a New Image

Image - Canvas Size - Change both Width and Height to 700

Tick the center square in the Placement box

MuRa Meister - Copies - H-Tile(line) - Default Settings

Add a Layer and Fill with one of your Colors

Move this Layer to the Bottom and Merge Visible

 

Duplicate

On the Original

Adjust - Blur - Motion Blur

Angle 84 - 100%

Edge Effects - Enhance

On the Duplicate

Adjust - Blur - Motion Blur

Angle 180 - 100%

Edge Effects - Enhance

Change the Blend Mode to Overlay or one you like better

Merge Visible

Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default Settings

 

Duplicate

AAA Frames - Foto Frame

Select All - Contract 40 - Invert - Promote Selection to Layer

Select the Middle Layer - Delete - Deselect

 

On the Bottom Layer

Photo Tools - Frosted Edger Black - Default Settings

 

On the Middle Layer

Filter Factory V - Ommadawn - Default Settings

Pull the Opacity down to about 60

 

On the Promoted Selection Layer

Effects - Distortion Effects - Lens Distortion

Duplicate and Rotate 45 degrees left

Drag this layer to just above the Background Layer

Call this Layer Electrify

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature - Rust

Choose either Foreground or background color by clicking the little arrow In the Rust Color Box

Do the same thing to the Promoted Selection Layer, but choose your other color

 

Select the Promoted Selection Layer

 

Use your Magic Wand and Click in the Middle

Paste your Closeup

Change the Blend Mode to Luminance or another you like better

Lower the Opacity a little

Invert Selection and Delete - Deselect

 

Resize your Tag to 650X650 or smaller if you need it to be

 

Select the Top Layer

Paste your Tube and position where you want it

Drop Shadow - 20, 20, 100 and 100

Add your Name, CR Info and License#

 

Animation

Select your Electrify Layer and duplicate it Twice

On each of these Layers

Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Electrify

Change the Outer Color to the lightest of your Colors

Hit the Random Seed Button for Each Layer

Hide the Top Two Layers

Copy merged and Open Animation Shop(AS)

Paste as a New Animation

 

Back in PSP

Hide the Bottom and Unhide the Middle Electrify layer

Copy Merged

Back in AS - Paste After Current Frame

Back in PSP

Hide the Middle Electrify Layer and Unhide the Top one

Copy Merged

Back in AS - Paste After Current Frame

Save as a GIF and you're done!

 

Another Sample also with Art by Barbara Jensen

 

 

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