This tutorial was done in PSP 9,
but can also be done in
PSP 8



MATERIALS NEEDED:
Tube and font of your choice

Selections -- copy to your Selections folder
Masker 20-20--save in your mask folder
Brushes - copy them to your brush folder
Download the supplies

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Filter: VM Extravaganza.

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2 colors from your tube/image.




METHOD:

This is an easy tutorial.
 
1. Open your tube  -- promote the background layer.
Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from Disk - find the 20-20 mask and apply.
In your Layers Palette - merge the mask group   
Layers / Merge / Merge All


2. Minimize your image



3. Open a new image, size 400-400.
Make a gradient with the colors from your image -
with these settings below:


5. Effects / Plugins/ VM Extravaganza-Ray transmission:
with these settings:



6. Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling - with these settings:



7. Reopen your first canvas and reduce it if needed.
Copy and Paste as a new layer onto the second canvas. Position it in the top left corner.


8. Duplicate this layer / Image / Mirror and reduce the size to 70 % if needed ( make sure the "resize all layers option is unchecked).
Position it in the bottom right corner of the canvas.



9. Selections / Load from Disk - find the 'lisana'- selection
and apply.


10. Layers / New Raster Layer - fill with your gradient and rotate your gradient.


11. Effecs / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow - with these settings:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / black


Selections / Select None.

13. Duplicate this layer. Go to Image / Mirror.

14. Activate your Brush Tool -
find the poem and set the size to 190
Apply the brush in the top right corner -
use your dark color as foreground color.


15. Layers / Merge / Merge All.


16. Add your name.
The 'Andes'- font, size 72
was used in the tag example.

17. Add a 3 pixel border in a dark color

18. Select with your Magic Wand.
Go to Selections / Invert.
Effects / 3D Effects / Chisel and deselect (Ctrl+D).

19. Reduce the size to a 350 or 400 pixel height.
Your Ana Tag is finished !

 Here is another example: