Brushed Metal Perfection

I used PSP9 to make this tag, but it should work in all versions
Animation Shop

Supplies Needed

Template- I used SpawnFSTemplate047 by Dave aka Spawn. You can download this template from his blog HERE

Fonts Used: Pixelade and Santa's Sleigh

Filters

Eyecandy 5 Impact- Brushed Metal

Lets Get Started!!

 Open up template

Shift+D and then close original

Delete the credits layer

Click the Left photo grey inside layer
Select all, float and defloat
copy and paste close up tube of choice
selections invert, delete,select none

Click the Left photo grey inside layer again
Select all, float and defloat
Layers, new raster layer
floodfill with a medium colour from tube
Select none and delete the Left photo grey inside layer

Duplicate your tube layer, adjust, blur, gaussian Blur 5.00
adjust, soften, soften more, and change the blend mode to softlight
Dropshadow your original layer

If you have excess blur outside of the photo. magic wand your background layer of the frame,
selections, invert and hit delete on your tube layer. select none.


Click theright photo grey inside layer
Select all, float and defloat
copy and paste close up tube of choice
selections invert, delete,select none

Click the right photo grey inside layer again
Select all, float and defloat
Layers, new raster layer
floodfill with a medium colour from tube
Select none and delete the right photo grey inside layer

Duplicate your tube layer, adjust, blur, gaussian Blur 5.00
adjust, soften, soften more, and change the blend mode to softlight
Dropshadow your original layer

If you have excess blur outside of the photo. magic wand your background layer of the frame,
selections, invert and hit delete on your tube layer. select none.

(please note, you will need to change the Metal colour to the colour you flood filled with)
CLICK THE PREVIEW TO VIEW THE SETTINGS


Repeat for the 2 duplicate layers, but change the random seed each time
Hide the 2 duplicate layers

Select the middle Black strip layer
Select all, float and defloat
layers, new raster layer and floodfill with colour of choice
Use the following Penta-Jeans settings
Amount-64
Border Width-4
Select none and delete the middle black strip layer

Drop shadow of choice on the Left and Right Photo Frame Layers

Merge together the white background strips
select all, float, defloat
layers, new raster layer and fill with gradient of choice
Select none and delete the white background strips

Drop shadow the outer black strips layer.

Click the top layer
Select all, Layers, new raster layer
Selections, modify, contract by 5
Selects invert and flood fill with Black
keep selected, selections, modify, contract by 3
layers, new raster layer and floodfill with colour from tube
Select none.


Now is the time to add ©Information and your name

I used Pixelade size 10 for my © Information and added a gradient glow
I then used  Santa's Sleigh, Black size 72 and stretched it out

Before you close your tag in paint shop, make sure you save a backup incase you are offering your tag as a WWO: )

and your done..

Thankyou for trying my tutorial.

This tutorial was written by Shmelly aka Prettyblueeyes86 on the 27th August 2012

Please do not claim as your own.

Results below are from my friend Paula :)

I just wanted to say a big thankyou to Jackie of Jackie's Jewels for my awesome blog layout!!!

Look what I recieved from The Zone Groups :)

Once my blog is finished being beautified I will have this permantly on my blog

Jose Swirls Forum Tag

I used PSP 9 to make this tag, but it should work in all versions

Animation Shop

Supplies Needed

Tube and Close up of choice- I used a tube and closeup by Jose Cano which can be purchased from Scraps and the City

Please Note, YOU MUST have a license to use any art purchased from Scraps and the City

Template: I used SpawnsFSTemplate058 made by Dave Aka Spawn. You can download this template and many more from his blog HERE

Fonts Used: Pixelade and Janda Swirlygirl

Filters Needed

Eyecandy 4000- Swirl

Mura Meisters-Copies

Lets Get Started!

Open up the template

Shift+D and then close original

Delete the credits layer

Using the dropper tool, select a dark colour of choice and set it as your background

Select the main background layer, select all 

Layers, New Raster layer

and flood fill with the above colour 

Effects, texture effects, blinds with the following settings
Width-3
Opacity-29
Black
both boxes checked

adjust, add/remove noise, add noise

Uniform 15% and monochrome checked

Select None and Delete the main background layer

Delete the Outer Black Dots Layer.

Select the Light Grey Foreground layer

Select all, float and defloat

Layers new raster layer

Flood fill with a gradient of choice

I used the following

Keep selected and duplicate your new layer 2 times for a total of 3 layers

On the first layer use the following Eyecandy 4000 Swirl Settings

When in the swirl, click settings and click Small and twisty, use the default settings

On the first duplicate, repeat the above settings but click random seed and ok

On the second duplicate, repeat and click random seed once and ok

Select none and hide the 2 duplicate layers

Delete the Light Grey Foreground Layer

Copy and paste your close up as a new layer

Resize by 50%

Mura Meisters Copies with the following settings

Crop 600 x 250

Select the Darker Grey Foreground layer

Select all, float and defloat

Selections invert and hit delete on your mura copies layer

select none

Change the blend mode to luminance (L)

Paste your tube as a new layer, position to where you like.

I placed mine to the right and under the border layer

Drop Shadow. I used 2,2,80, 5.00 Black

Crop 600 x 250

If you do not want a white border

Select all, float, defloat

layers, new raster layer and floodfill with colour of choice.

Select none and delete the white border layer

Now is the time to add ©Information and your name

For the ©Information, I use Pixelade, size 10 and Black and give it a gradient glow

For the name, I used Janda Swirlygirl size 72 and colour from my tube.

I also gave it a slight gradient glow and drop shadow

Zlata Fritillary

I used PSP9 to make this tag, but it should work in all versions
Animation Shop

Supplies Needed

Tube of choice: I used a tube by Zlata M which can be purchased from The PSP Project. 

Please note you must have a license to use any art purchased from The PSP Project.

Template- I used SpawnFSTemplate061 by Dave aka Spawn. You can download this template from his blog HERE

Fonts Used: Pixelade and Delicious Curls

Filters
DSB Flux- Bright Noise and Xero- Fritillary

Lets Get Started!!

 Open up template

Shift+D and then close original

Delete the credits layer

Delete the Light stripes dot, Dark Stripe dots and the all stripes background layers

Select the dark stripes layer

select all, float, defloat

layers, new raster layer

flood fill with a dark colour from your tube (I used a dark colour)

select none and delete the dark stripes layer.

Keep the layer you just filled active

DSB Flux- Bright noise

35 and Mix, click ok

Select the medium stripes layer

select all, float, defloat

layers, new raster layer

flood fill with a medium colour from your tube

keep selected but delete the medium stripes layer.

Duplicate 2 times for a total of 3 layers

first layer use the following Xero- Fritillary Settings (please click the image)

On the 2nd layer, repeat but change the variation to 61

On the 3rd layer, repeat and change the variation to 51

Select none and hide the 2 duplicate layers

Select the light stripes layer

select all, float, defloat

layers, new raster layer

flood fill with another colour from your tube or your choice.

Select none and delete the light stripes layer

On the light stripes layer

Effects, texture effects, and blinds

Use the following settings

Select the dark grey horizontal line layer

Select all, float and defloat

layers, new raster layer

Floodfill with black or colour of choice.

Select none and delete the dark grey horizontal line layer

Copy and paste your close up as a new layer

position in the middle of the working image

change the opacity to 47%

Go to your crop tool

Width 600 and Height 250. click the tick

Copy and paste your tube

Image, mirror

Drop Shadow 2,2,80, 5.00 black

Go to your crop tool

Width 600 and Height 250. click the tick

Select all, selections, modify, contract by 5

layers, new raster layer

selections, invert and flood fill with colour of choice

Select none

Now is the time to add ©Information and your name

I used Pixelade size 10 for my © Information and added a gradient glow

For the name, I used Delicious Curls, size 72 and Black

Open up animation shop

In psp, make sure the duplicate layers are hidden, edit, copy merged

Paste as a new animation in animation shop

back to psp, hide the first fritillary layer and unhide the 1st duplicate

edit, copy merged

paste after current animation in animation shop

back to psp, hide the first duplicate layer and unhide the 2nd duplicate

edit, copy merged

paste after current animation in animation shop

In animation shop

File, save as

and follow the prompts to save your tag.

Before you close your tag in paint shop, make sure you save a backup incase you are offering your tag as a WWO: )

and your done..

Thankyou for trying my tutorial.

This tutorial was written by Shmelly aka Prettyblueeyes86 on the 15th August 2012

Please do not claim as your own.

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