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 :)