Ellie's Treasures PSP-Tuts Don't Love One Tag

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Translated with permission from the creator, Jet at Jetje's PSP Creaties tutorial site.
See the original tutorial here for PSP in Dutch

This is not my tutorial, it belongs to Jet.
If you would like to translate into another language, you must ask her permission.
You can contact her here.

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For this tutorial you will need:

I've done this tutorial in PSP 9 and PSP XI.
I believe it can be done in most versions.

Filters and materials needed
Funhouse - ZigZaggerate and Xaggerate, free here
FM Tile tools - Blend Emboss, free here (it's a trial version but blend emboss is one that keeps working)
Simple - Four Way Average, free here
Graphic Plus - Cross Shadow, free here
Supplies in zip file here
(((Supplies in zip file here for older psp versions has .psd tubes instead of pspimage. these can be opened in any program.)))
It also contains the words on a transparent layer instead of the brush if you can't use .pspbrush files,
and a properly sized canvas with the gradient already on it if you can't use the .pspgradient.
The material has been prepared so that you can open it with different versions of the program.

I am assuming you know the basics of Paint Shop Pro and where the tools can be located.
My filter windows may look different from yours as I use Filters Unlimited 2 to manage my filters.
A great program! It's Shareware and you can get it here.

Here are some arrows and bars you can drag and drop where you need to mark or underline where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let go.
They will stay where you put them until you close your browser.

Put the rainbow gradient in your gradient folder
Put the brush in your brush folder You may have to go to File>Import>Custom Brush to add it to the list.
In the import window click on open and browse to where the brush is, then click Add to add it to the right pane,
if it says it already exists, just change the name then click the add button. Now click ok.

1. Open new canvas 640X480
Change your color palette to gradient, find your rainbow gradient.
linear angle 315, repeats 5, invert checked, fill your canvas

2. Fill your canvas with the gradient. Go to Adjust>Blur>Gaussian blur set at 45.

It should look like this now.

3. Effects>Funhouse - ZigZaggerate at default of 60-60

Effects>Simple - 4way average

Effects>Edge Effects>Enhance more
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen

Effect>Graphic Plus - Cross-Shadow-default except for Vertical and Intensity 35 and Brightness on 67

If you are using Filters Unlimited (a filter manager) as I do, if you hold the Alt key down while clicking Apply you can do multiple filters without it closing down between each one.

4. Open and Copy marif misteddecor0100 and paste as new layer (control-L)
Move it to bottom right as shown, partially off the canvas

Change blend mode to Luminance (Legacy) and the opacity to 26

5. Open and Copy marif misted fleurs and paste as new layer (control-L)
Move this right above the angle as shown

Change blend mode to luminance (legacy) and the opacity to 20

6. open and copy marif misted face and paste as new layer (control-L)
Move it to the left side as shown

Blend mode on hard light and opacity at 73

Effects>FM Tile tools>Blend Emboss at default

Adjust>Photo Fix>Digital Camera Noise Removal at default
In PSP XI it right in the main Adjust menu.

7. Layer>New Raster Layer. In your color palette, put foreground on #5e462a (a mocha color)
Find the brush "love one" and apply 2x on the same spot
Drop Shadow 1,1,50,8 black

Merge all layers
If you want your tag to be 600 px width then reduce the size to 540 pix
wide because a frame of approximately 63 pixels will be added
Duplicate and minimize the duplicate.

8. Selections>Select all
Effect>3d>Cutout 1,1,100,3 black

repeat with -1, -1, 100, 3, black
Select none.

9. Image>Add border 1 pixel # 5e462a

Add border 15 pixels any light color
Select the border with the magic wand, anti alias outside, feather and tolerance at 0
Copy your duplicated image.
Edit>Paste>Paste into selection
Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur set at 30
Effects>Funhouse>ZigZaggerate 60-60
Effects>Funhouse>Xaggerate - 24-24

Effects>Simple 4 way average
Effect>Edge Effects>Enhance more

Selections>Select None

10. Image>Add border 10 pixels #a0744f
Select border with magic wand
Effects>Graphics Plus>Cross-Shadow bottom two lines at 128

Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds, width 2 cover 50 - horizontal checked, black

Effects>3d>Cutout, 1,1,100,3 black
repeat with -1, -1, 100, 3, black

Select none. See larger tag at the top of the tutorial for a closer view of this border.

11. Image>Add border 25 pixels any light color that contrasts
Select border with magic wand
Edit>Paste>Paste into selection
Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur set at 30
Effects>Funhouse>ZigZaggerate 60-60
Effects>Funhouse>Xaggerate - 24-24
Effects>Simple 4 way average
Selections>Modify> Contract 1 pixel
Effect>Edge Effects>Enhance more

Selections>Select None

12. Image>Add border 12 pixels #a0744f
Select border with magic wand
Effects>Graphics Plus>Cross-Shadow bottom two lines at 128
Effects>Texture Effects>Blinds, width 2 cover 50 - horizontal checked, black
Effects>3d>Cutout, 1,1,100,3 black
repeat with -1, -1, 100, 3, black
Select none
You're finished! Watermark and save as jpg. Don't forget to optimize!
I usually optimize at about 20.

l hope you had fun!
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By my friend Bobbie of Ramblin Roots

Made by my friend, Sonel of Sonel's Corner

Webpage Design Information
This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven
Sadly, she passed away but her tutorials just came back online, thanks to PIRCNet.
You can find the tutorial here.
The font I used for the text on the buttons is BrockScript
The font I used for the "Don't Love One" tutorial header is ChaseCallasSH.
Click on the font name to download the font.
I use PhotoImpact to make all of my headers due to the amazing
3D text it has and the wonderful presets available free online
Most of the presets I use are either the ones that come with PhotoImpact, usually the Gel ones,
or from Deb's PI Tutorials and More (see below) or Carol Oyl's site
This is the address to Deb's old pages
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/millenit/1716/pitutorials/objects/presets/presets1.html
I can't find any links to her new pages but the presets are still on this page for download.
For more sites to find PI Presets, take a look at my Great Beginnings page.