Mural Tag by Lis

This tag was created by me, Lis, from the results of playing in PSP 8. Any similarities to other tags is purely coincidental. Please do not script this tutorial or place it on any website for download. What you make from this tutorial is yours to use and enjoy. This is my first tutorial I have written, so I hope it is easy enough to understand. If you have any problems please email me.

For this tutorial you will need;
• Jasc PaintShop Pro (you can download a free trial here)
• a tube of your choice
• Toadies Blast'n Blur filter (you can download them here)

If you would like to use the tube I used, you may download it here. If you know who the artist is please let me know,I would love to credit for him or her for this beautiful artwork. I did not tube this but recieved it from a group.

Lets get started!

Open a new image 500x500 on a transparent background. Save as mural tag and don't forget to save often! Add a new layer and flood fill with white. Open your tube you are going to use and shift_D to copy it, close the original and minimize the copy.
Go to your selection tool and select rectangle, feather 0 and anti-alias checked. Draw out a rectangle to the left side and go to your layers palette, right click on your layer and promote selection to layer.

Pick a medium to light colour from your tube, I chose #EABAB9 and flood fill your promoted selection. Then click on your tube to activate it, and copy click on back on your tag, and go to edit/paste/into selection. Go to your layers palette and turn the opacity of this layer down to aroung 42. Save. You should have this so far...

In your layer palette rename this layer to bkgrd1 and duplicate this layer two times. Click on your mover tool and move your other two layers so they are beside each other but slightly overlapping. Rename them bkgrd2 and bkgrd3. Select none. Save. You should have this now....

Activate your bkgrd2 layer and click on the deformation tool. Using the deformation tool, shrink this layer down a little so it is about 3/4 of the size of bkgrd1. Then activate bkgrd3 and repeat making this layer even smaller. Save. You should have this now...

Go to Effects/3DEffects/DropShadow and apply a drop shadow to each of the bkgrd layers using this setting.

Add a your watermark now and then go to layers/merge all (flatten). Save. Activate your tube, copy and paste as a new layer. Rename tube1. Go to layer palette and duplicate your tube. Rename the duplicate layer tube2. Hide the duplicate tube by clicking on the eye beside the layer. Activate tube1 and go to Effects/plugins/Toadies/Blast'nBlur and use these settings;
X-Effect 18 Y-Effect 16
Now activate tube2, unclick the eye in the layer palette and go to Image/Resize and use these settings...

Apply a dropshadow...Effects/3DEffects/DropShadow and use the same settings as last time. Go to Layers/Merge/Merge All(Flatten} Save. This is what your tag should now look like...

Now all you have to do is add your text. Click on the shape tool and turn off your bakground fill. Select the ellipse shape, check the vector and anti-alias boxes, and draw your ellipse. You should have this...

Now click on your text tool, unlock background fill box, and chose a dark colour from your tube for your text. I used #8F3544 for both the foreground and background fill. Pick a font and use these settings...Create as Vector checked, Size 72, Stroke Width 1.00 and have the center alignment highlighted. Now hold your mouse over the left top corner of your elipse until you see an A with a semi-circle under it. Then click and type your name or desired text. Go to your layer palette and click on the plus sign beide the vector layer, now click on the eye beside the layer called ellipse to hide it. Now activate the layer with your name or text on it and go to Effects/3DEffects/InnerBevel. You will see a warning window pop up and ask you if you want to convert this to a raster layer in order to continue, click ok. Use these settings...

Now apply the same drop shadow as before, and merge all layers. Crop your image and resize if desired. Save. This is what you should have when you are finished...

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and have fun experimenting with this tag. Different tubes create different effects.

© Creations by Lis 2004