Gerrie's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here


Square Tag
 

Supplies download here
  
Open your tube and resize so that the longest side is 400 pixels

Go to Image --> Greyscale
Go to Image --> Increase Color Depth --> 16 million colors
 If you want to do the tutorial in normal colors you should skip this step.


 
Duplicate the image twice by pressing Shift+D 2x on your keyboard.
Resize one of the duplicates to 220px in height.
Resize the second copy to 185px in height.
Remember to resize gradually: for example, resize it twice to 85%
and then resize it to the desired pixel size.
Add a 1 pixel border to both copies and fill with a silver or gold pattern.

 
Now we can begin with the tag :)

Open a new transparent image, size 400 x 400 pixels.
Change the forground color to  #d9d9d9
and the background color to  #030303.
 
Change the gradient settings as follows:

  

  
Fill the canvas with the gradient.
Go to Effects --> Geometric Effects --> Skew, with these settings below:
You can use your own preferred dark color.
 

  

  
Effects / Filter Effects --> FM Tile Tools/Blend Emboss standard
 
Effects / Image Effects --> Seamless Tiling, with these settings:

  

  
Add a new raster layer.
Selections --> Load Selection from Disk.
Find the  "GDsel drop"- seleciton and load.
Go to your image and copy it.
Activate the canvas and paste it into the selection.
Deselect.

 
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 10% in the
Layers Palette.
 
Add a new raster layer.
Change the gradient to  220/0
Fill the layer with the gradient.


Effects   --> Filter Effects --> DSB Flux --> Linair transmission,
with these settings:
  

  
Effects --> / Filter effects --> FM Tile Tools --> Blend Emboss standard.
 Reduce the opacity of this layer to 30% in your Layers palette, or choose
whatever opacity you prefer.


Add a new raster layer.
Selections --> Load Selection From Disk.
Find the  "GDsel lijnen"- seleciton and load.
Fill this selection with your gold or silver pattern.
Deselect.


 
Activate your image that is  220 pixels in height.
Copy.
Activate your canvas again and paste it as a new layer.
Effects --> 3D Effects --> Drop Shadow,
with these settings:
  Vertical = 3

Horizontal = -7

Opacity = 70

Blur = 5.80

Color = Black

  
Activate the image that is 185 pixels in height.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Apply the same drop shadow as before, but change the horizontal setting to minus 3
and the vertical to minus 7
Arrange it where you like it.

 
Add yout text on a new layer.
The font used in this tag was  "CKmaternal", size 72.
 
Merge all layer.
Selections --> Select All/
Selections --> Modify --> Contract by 2.
Selections --> Invert.
Fill with your dark color.

Deselect and save as  a jpg/
 

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