This tutorial was created in 2006
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 ~
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
BorderMania, you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes tube and brush
Put the brush in your brush folder
(If the brush is not working I included it in psp file format)
Open your tube in psp
Set your Foreground color to #855568
Set your Background color to #E1D0D8
~ Step 1 ~
Change your foreground to gradient with the following settings:
File, New
Set Width to 468, the Height to 534 and check Transparent
Fill the layer with the gradient
~ Step 2 ~
Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add noise and use the following settings:
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 10
Selections, Invert
Fill the selection with your dark color
Selections, Select None
~ Step 3 ~
Effects, Plugins, BorderMania, Frame #2 and use the following settings:
~ Step 4 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection with the following settings:
Fill the selection with your dark color
~ Step 5 ~
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -5
~ Step 6 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool, find sr_flowers_013 and use the following settings:
Apply the brush once with your light color
(Or use the brush provided in psp format and colorize it)
Selections, Select None
Layers, Properties and change the Opacity to 50
~ Step 7 ~
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
~ Step 8 ~
Copy your tube and paste it in your working image as new layer
Image, Mirror
Position it in the at the bottom in the left corner
Repeat Step 7
~ Step 9 ~
Activate your first layer (should be Raster 1)
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 10
Selections, Invert
Now active the tube layer and hit delete once
Selections, Select None
Save your work as jpg
Add your watermark and 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 ~
Paint Shop Pro, a 30 day trial can be downloaded here
BorderMania, you can download here
My supplies here. The zip includes tube and brush
Put the brush in your brush folder
(If the brush is not working I included it in psp file format)
Open your tube in psp
Set your Foreground color to #855568
Set your Background color to #E1D0D8
~ Step 1 ~
Change your foreground to gradient with the following settings:
File, New
Set Width to 468, the Height to 534 and check Transparent
Fill the layer with the gradient
~ Step 2 ~
Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add noise and use the following settings:
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 10
Selections, Invert
Fill the selection with your dark color
Selections, Select None
~ Step 3 ~
Effects, Plugins, BorderMania, Frame #2 and use the following settings:
~ Step 4 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Selection Tool and use the Custom Selection with the following settings:
Fill the selection with your dark color
~ Step 5 ~
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
Repeat Drop Shadow but change Vertical and Horizontal to -5
~ Step 6 ~
Layers, New Raster Layer
Activate your Brush Tool, find sr_flowers_013 and use the following settings:
Apply the brush once with your light color
(Or use the brush provided in psp format and colorize it)
Selections, Select None
Layers, Properties and change the Opacity to 50
~ Step 7 ~
Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow and use the following settings:
~ Step 8 ~
Copy your tube and paste it in your working image as new layer
Image, Mirror
Position it in the at the bottom in the left corner
Repeat Step 7
~ Step 9 ~
Activate your first layer (should be Raster 1)
Selections, Select All
Selections, Modify, Contract 10
Selections, Invert
Now active the tube layer and hit delete once
Selections, Select None
Save your work as jpg
Add your watermark and your tag is finished. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.