This tutorial was created October 19,
2007
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The word art Halloween, doodles and bow I used are by Melissa.
You can find her awesome work @ Scrappy Expressions
The moon and tombstone I used were tubed by Monique. You can find her beautiful tubes here
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zips include the tubes and font
Open the tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "WiesbadenSwing-Roman" and minimize it on your desktop
~ Step 1 ~
Maximize Thaīss...C_Alissia.pspimage
Duplicate and close the original
Working on the copy, delete Raster 3 and hide Raster 1
Activate Raster 2 (bottom layer)
Set your foreground color to #490002 and fill the layer
Copy Tubed_by_monique42_3211.psp and paste as new layer
Move the moon in the top left corner
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 255, Saturation: 255
Copy Tubed_by_monique42_3238.psp and paste as new layer
Change the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Move the tombstone into the bottom left corner
Unhide Raster 1
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Minimize this image as we will need it later
~ Step 2 ~
File, New
Width and Height: 600, Transparent Background
Fill this layer with White
Copy tk_crinkledpaper.png and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
80 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 255, Saturation: 200
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 3 ~
Copy SE_doodleART_6.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
90 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Move it at the top
Change the Opacity to 56
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
~ Step 4 ~
Copy SE_doodleART_4.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Flip
Move it at the bottom
Using the Raster Deform Tool, stretch it to the top
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 5 ~
Copy nathy_frame_stitches_1.png and paste as a new layer into your working area
Activate your Magic Wand and select inside the frame
Layers, New Raster Layer
Move this layer so its underneath the frame
Copy the image we made in step 1 and paste into selection
Selections, Select None
Active the frame layer (should be the top layer)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Repeat the Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
~ Step 6 ~
Copy nathy_frame_stitches_2.png and paste as a new layer
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 10, all other options Unchecked
Repeat both Drop Shadow from Step 5
~ Step 7 ~
Copy nathy_string.png and paste as new layer
Move the string to the top left corner of the picture (look at my image for placement)
Apply same Drop Shadow as in Step 5 but do NOT repeat with minus 2
Copy nathy_rattytag_black_stretched.png and paste as new layer
Move this layer down in the Layers Palette
Move the tag to the left so the string holds it
Repeat both Drop Shadow from Step 5
~ Step 8 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Set your Foreground color to NULL
Set your Background color to #ffffff
Type your name or whatever you want
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 90, all other options Unchecked
Position the text inside the tag we just put
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Bring to Top
~ Step 9 ~
Copy SE_Trick-or-Treat_PageTopper.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
50 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Move it at the bottom of the frames (look at my image for placement)
Change the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
~ Step 10 ~
Maximize SE_Bows_18.pspimage
Copy the top layer and paste as new layer on your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
50 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 110, all other options Unchecked
Move the bow on the right side of the frame, just under the woman's chin
Repeat both Drop Shadow from Step 5
~ Step 11 ~
Copy clip-red2.png and paste as new layer
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 110, all other options Unchecked
Move the bow on top of the black one
Activate the Freehand Selection
Select the clip's piece you want to delete (I deleted the one on the outside)
Hit delete once on your keyboard
Apply same Drop Shadow as in Step 5 but do NOT repeat with minus 2
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark, resize if you'd like and save your work as jpg
Your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
Any resemblance to other online tutorials is purely coincidence
ŠN@thy 2007
This tutorial was written using PSP 9, but can be done in other versions
~ You will need ~
The word art Halloween, doodles and bow I used are by Melissa.
You can find her awesome work @ Scrappy Expressions
The moon and tombstone I used were tubed by Monique. You can find her beautiful tubes here
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
My supplies here. The zips include the tubes and font
Open the tubes in psp
Tubes have HIDDEN layers which mean you must unhide to see them
Minimize them all
Double click to open the font "WiesbadenSwing-Roman" and minimize it on your desktop
~ Step 1 ~
Maximize Thaīss...C_Alissia.pspimage
Duplicate and close the original
Working on the copy, delete Raster 3 and hide Raster 1
Activate Raster 2 (bottom layer)
Set your foreground color to #490002 and fill the layer
Copy Tubed_by_monique42_3211.psp and paste as new layer
Move the moon in the top left corner
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 255, Saturation: 255
Copy Tubed_by_monique42_3238.psp and paste as new layer
Change the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Move the tombstone into the bottom left corner
Unhide Raster 1
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
Minimize this image as we will need it later
~ Step 2 ~
File, New
Width and Height: 600, Transparent Background
Fill this layer with White
Copy tk_crinkledpaper.png and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
80 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Colorize and use these settings:
Hue: 255, Saturation: 200
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
~ Step 3 ~
Copy SE_doodleART_6.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
90 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Move it at the top
Change the Opacity to 56
Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
~ Step 4 ~
Copy SE_doodleART_4.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Flip
Move it at the bottom
Using the Raster Deform Tool, stretch it to the top
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
~ Step 5 ~
Copy nathy_frame_stitches_1.png and paste as a new layer into your working area
Activate your Magic Wand and select inside the frame
Layers, New Raster Layer
Move this layer so its underneath the frame
Copy the image we made in step 1 and paste into selection
Selections, Select None
Active the frame layer (should be the top layer)
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use these settings:
Repeat the Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -2
~ Step 6 ~
Copy nathy_frame_stitches_2.png and paste as a new layer
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 10, all other options Unchecked
Repeat both Drop Shadow from Step 5
~ Step 7 ~
Copy nathy_string.png and paste as new layer
Move the string to the top left corner of the picture (look at my image for placement)
Apply same Drop Shadow as in Step 5 but do NOT repeat with minus 2
Copy nathy_rattytag_black_stretched.png and paste as new layer
Move this layer down in the Layers Palette
Move the tag to the left so the string holds it
Repeat both Drop Shadow from Step 5
~ Step 8 ~
Activate the Text tool and use the following settings:
Set your Foreground color to NULL
Set your Background color to #ffffff
Type your name or whatever you want
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Left, Degrees: 90, all other options Unchecked
Position the text inside the tag we just put
Layers, Convert to Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Bring to Top
~ Step 9 ~
Copy SE_Trick-or-Treat_PageTopper.pspimage and paste as new layer
Image, Resize and use these settings:
50 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Move it at the bottom of the frames (look at my image for placement)
Change the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
~ Step 10 ~
Maximize SE_Bows_18.pspimage
Copy the top layer and paste as new layer on your working area
Image, Resize and use these settings:
50 Percent, Resample using Smart Size, Lock aspect ratio Checked, Resize all layers Unchecked
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 110, all other options Unchecked
Move the bow on the right side of the frame, just under the woman's chin
Repeat both Drop Shadow from Step 5
~ Step 11 ~
Copy clip-red2.png and paste as new layer
Image, Rotate, Free Rotate and use these settings:
Direction: Right, Degrees: 110, all other options Unchecked
Move the bow on top of the black one
Activate the Freehand Selection
Select the clip's piece you want to delete (I deleted the one on the outside)
Hit delete once on your keyboard
Apply same Drop Shadow as in Step 5 but do NOT repeat with minus 2
Layers, Merge All (Flatten)
Add your watermark, resize if you'd like and save your work as jpg
Your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.