Tutorial was created April 18th, 2004. Resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. Paint Shop Pro 8 was used to design the tag but I am sure it can be done in PSP7 Supplies Paint Shop Pro Fantastic Machines Paint Engine Masks - Here Tube - Here Brush PSP8 - Here Brush PSP7 - Here Font - Here Accents - Here The masks I am unsure of where I got them so if they are yours please let me know so I can give proper credit. The brush is from Cat - and the site is sadly closed down now. Tube was tubed by McHooii and I was graciously given permission to use it for this tutorial. Please leave the file name intact! 1. Open the font, tube, and masks in PSP Choose a light and a dark color from your tube I chose #ac63b1 for my light color and #5b4c77 for the dark Minimize your tube for now Open a new image 600 x 600 - transparent background 2. Layers - New Raster Layer Rename this layer Mask 1 Flood fill the layer with the light color Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image In the drop down find Mask 068.jpg - as shown below Hit Ok 3. Layers - Merge - Merge Group Resize this layer 85% - Bicubic Resample Resize all layers is unchecked 4. Layers - New Raster Layer Rename this layer Mask 2 Flood fill the layer with the dark color Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image In the drop down find Mask 060.jpg - as shown below Hit Ok 5. Layers - Merge - Merge Group Effects - Plugins - Fantastic Machines - Paint Engine Apply the following settings: To save this setting, hit the save button The original setting is from Hayler's Heavenly Creations It remains one of my favorite Paint Engine Settings! Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds Image - Resize 75% - Bicubic Resample Resize all layers is unchecked 6. Layers - New Raster Layer Rename this layer Gridlines Activate your brush tool Look for the cat30 006 Brush in the drop down menu Set the brush tool up as follows With your light color, place some gridlines on the layer On mine I clicked about 6 times in different areas Once you are happy with your grid add a drop shadow as follows: Choose a shade from your color group to use as your drop shadow color 7. Maximize your tube - copy and paste as a new layer on your mask image Rename this layer tube You can close the tube out Resize your tube if necessary - the one I am using didn't require resizing If you resize, use the settings in Step 3 as a guideline Add the same drop shadow as in Step 6 8. Layers - New Raster Layer Rename this layer text Activate your text tool and in the drop down menu find the Locust Regular font Set the text tool options up as follows: I used all caps for my text Stretch the nodes out until you are satified with how the text looks On the layer palette, right click on the Vector Layer and Convert to Raster Layer Apply the same drop shadow as previous. Apply the drop shadow a second time 9. I have supplied you with some accent tubes which can be colored to match your color scheme Add each accent on a different layer so they can be moved around Feel free to resize them as required also On each of them add the same drop shadow as in Step 6 Apply the drop shadow a second time 10. On the layer palette - right click and Merge - Merge Visible Edit - Copy Edit - Paste - Paste As A New Image This will get rid of the extra canvas Resize if necessary - I resized mine 85% Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten) Save as a .jpg I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial Please contact me if you have any questions or comments Email Thanks to Diana and Rosia for testing this tutorial for me! Graphics Copyright Marlie's Place© 2004