tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75993156093332760752024-02-23T17:43:25.387+10:00Bluebird's TutsBluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-17690057705524862742009-07-28T22:11:00.003+10:002009-08-01T12:14:49.342+10:00Saying Thanks<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/EEthanks/BBeeThanks.gif" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop.<br />* Tubes of choice. This tag needs a main tube and a flower vine tube for the background. I am using the art work of Erin Ewer, the vine is in the element pack. You will need a license to use this art work and tubes can be purchased from <a href="http://www.mistakenart.com/">MtA</a>.<br />* <a href="http://www.flamingpear.com/blade.html">Super Blade Pro</a> and preset made by me <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/121217014/d4c5fdc0/EEthanksSupplies.html%20">DOWNLOAD PRESET HERE</a>.<br />* Font of choice - I am using <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/nicksfonts/shangri-la-nf/">Shangri-La</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Lets Start<br /></span></div><br />1. Install your SBP preset ready for use (save to SBP Environments and Textures folder in your Plugins folder). Open your tubes in PSP. Open a new image 500 x 300 with a white background.<br /><br />2. Using the settings below, activate your text tool and type the word thanks. I had #b5c2d4 as my foreground and background colour.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/EEthanks/ss1text.jpg" /><br /></div><br />3. Stretch your text out until it is the same size as in my tag. Convert to raster. Select - Float - Defloat your text and apply Super Blade Pro using my glass preset.<br /><br />4. Duplicate this layer and resize the bottom layer to 90%. Cut this layer and paste as a new layer. Apply Gaussian Blur at 20 to the bottom layer. Delete the blank layer. On the text layer apply drop shadow at the following settings -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/EEthanks/ss2shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br />5. Copy and paste the fairy tube to the canvas and resize to 40%. Mirror and position to your liking. Sharpen using the settings below and add the same drop shadow as before. Hide this layer for now.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/EEthanks/ss3unsharpmask.jpg" /><br /></div><br />6. Copy and paste your flower vine to the canvas and resize to 60%. Duplicate layer. Image - Free Rotate - Right 90. Position vine layers to your liking using my tag as an example. Erase any excess. Merge the vine layers and duplicate. Drag one vine layer below your text layer and apply the same drop shadow as before. Activate the top vine layer and carefully erase the parts of the vine over the text to give the impression of the vine weaving through the text.<br /><br />7. Add your copyright information and watermark. Make the fairy layer visible and close off the white background and blur layers. Make sure you are satisfied with the position of all the elements then merge visible. Make the background and blur layers visible.<br /><br />8. Activate your blur layer and change the opacity to 75%. Duplicate so that you have three layers. Apply twirl (Effects - Distortion Effects - Twirl) to each blur layer, changing the degrees so that layer 1 is 360, layer 2 is 540 and layer 3 is 720. Promote the background layer and duplicate so that you have three layers. Merge a blur layer to each background layer. Duplicate your tube layer and merge to each background layer.<br /><br />9. Activate the top layer. Using your text tool with the size changed to 36 and stroke to 1, type your name and the word says. Stretch the text if required. Apply SBP glass as before and the same drop shadow. Duplicate this layer and merge to each background. Save as an Animation Shop .psp file.<br /><br />10. Open in Animation Shop and change the frame properties to 40. Save as a gif using the Median Cut settings and you are done. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.<p></p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-82097352191134582472009-07-28T22:02:00.002+10:002009-07-28T22:07:57.060+10:00Pink Roses<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkRoses/BBpinkroses.jpg" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* A good knowledge of Paint Shop Pro (or similar).<br />* Tubes of choice. This tag needs a main tube and a flower (or other object) tube for the background. I am using the art work of Italia Ruotolo. You will need a license to use this art work and tubes can be purchased from <a href="http://www.mistakenart.com/">MtA</a>.<br />* Gold Bead pattern tile and pink gradient (made by me in PSPX) <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/120937743/84e922b4/PinkRosesSupplies.html%20">DOWNLOAD HERE</a>.<br />* Font of choice - I am using Bickham Script.<br />* Eye Candy Gradient Glow<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Lets Start<br /></span></div><br />1. Install your gradient ready for use (save to My PSP Files - Gradients). Open your tubes and gold bead pattern in PSP. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />2. Using your selection tool, create a custom selection using the following settings -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkRoses/ss1selection.jpg" /><br /></div><br />3. Add a new raster layer and floodfill with your gradient at the settings shown below. Duplicate the layer. Deselect and apply a Gaussian Blur of 20 to the bottom layer. Apply Blinds (Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds) to this layer using the settings below -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkRoses/ss2gradient.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkRoses/ss3blinds.jpg" /><br /></div><br />4. Activate your top gradient layer and apply sunburst (Effects - Illumination Effects - Sunburst) at the settings below -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkRoses/ss6sunburst.jpg" /><br /></div><br />5. Add a new raster layer. Using the same custom selection as before, floodfill with the gold bead pattern, Selections - Modify - Contract by 3 and hit the delete key. Deselect and apply drop shadow at the settings below -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkRoses/ss5frameshadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br />6. Copy and paste your flower tube to the canvas and resize to 80%. Position to your liking. Create the same custom selection as before and invert. Hit the delete key. Change the layer blend mode to Lighten (or your preferred blend). Select none and drag this layer below the gold frame.<br /><br />7. Copy and paste your main tube to the canvas and resize to 80%. Sharpen if necessary. Position to your liking and duplicate. Apply the same drop shadow as before to the bottom tube layer. Drag the top tube layer above the frame and using your Selection tool roughly select the part of the tube that covers the top of the frame. Invert the selection and delete the excess.<br /><br />8. Using the settings given below, add your text to the canvas. I used #d64179 for the foreground and background colour. Apply drop shadow but change V to 1, H to -1 and Blur to 1. Apply Gradient Glow to highlight your text on the canvas. I used a glow width of 10 and opacity 45.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkRoses/ss7text.jpg" /><br /></div><br />9. Add your copyright information and watermark. Save as a jpeg and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-83427261384684713292009-06-28T23:36:00.003+10:002009-06-28T23:51:32.147+10:00Oriental Beauty<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/OrientalBeauty/BBorientalbeauty.jpg" /></div><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:100%;">YOU WILL NEED:</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><p><span style="font-size:100%;">* Paint Shop Pro. I used version 10 but you should be able to make this tag in all versions.</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><p><span style="font-size:100%;">* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Mark Wasyl and you can purchase his art from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/" target="_top">CILM</a>.</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><p><span style="font-size:100%;">* Oriental Beauty Scrap Kit by me. This kit is available in all my stores as a full size kit or a taggers kit, you will find the links on <a href="http://bluebird-ddu.blogspot.com/" target="_top">My Blog</a>. I used the taggers kit for this tut.</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><p><span style="font-size:100%;">* Font of choice - I used Shangri-La <a href="http://www.dafont.com/shangri.font" target="_top">HERE</a> (SHANLNC.TTF)</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><p><span style="font-size:100%;">* Vine brush freebie by me, also available from my stores or on my blog.</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><p><span style="font-size:100%;">* Smudge mask by me <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/62433683/9bd3aaf3/bbsmudge3.html" target="_top">HERE</a>.</span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:100%;">NOTE It is possible to make this tag using the <b>free Oriental Beauty Add on</b> which is available in all the stores, example below. If you need a free glitter tile for the brush, the free Glitterbug 04 download from all the stores has a set of 20 glitter tiles which includes suitable colours for this tag.<br /><br /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/OrientalBeauty/BBorientalbeauty2.jpg" /></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">LETS START!</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:100%;">1. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background.</span><br /><p></p><span style="font-size:100%;">2. Open your scrap kit and decide which two colours you are going to use. I went with the beige and the red. Copy the darker paper (in my case red) to your canvas and apply the smudge mask. Merge the mask group. I used the paper that matches the fans.</span><br /><p></p><span style="font-size:100%;">3. Copy and paste the two fans that you wish to you to the canvas. Image - Free Rotate - Left 35 degrees for each fan. Sharpen using the settings below. Place the darker colour at the back and using my tag as a guide, position your fans. Copy and paste your tube between the two fan layers.</span><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/OrientalBeauty/ss1-sharpen.jpg" /><br /><br /></div><p><span style="font-size:100%;">4. Copy and paste the flowers to the canvas. Duplicate and resize some of them to 80% to get variety, resize some of the ones already resized and sharpen. If using the Pay kit, mirror and flip the flowers to get variety as well. Place your flowers around your tag (will refine later). The main function of the flowers in my tag is to hide the edge of the geisha tube. Adjust your flower layers so that some are above and some are below the front fan. Sharpen any resized flowers that may require it. Apply drop shadow to the flower and fan layers at the following settings -</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/OrientalBeauty/ss2-shadow.jpg" /></div><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:100%;">5. Activate your mask layer and add a new raster layer. Have your glitter tile open in PSP. Click on the materials palette and select patterns. Find your tile in the drop down list. Scale the glitter to 50%.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">6. Open the png for the brush you wish to use (I used vine 15) and export it as a custom brush (File - Export - Custom Brush. This is for PSPX, not sure what other versions require). Change the brush size to 300. Paint the vine pattern on your new raster layer. Change the rotation of the brush to have different parts of the vine peeking out from under the fans and tube. Erase any parts you don't want showing as you go otherwise it will overlap your next brush stroke. When satisfied with your brush work, sharpen and add shadow using the same settings as before.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">7. Arrange your flowers where possible so that they look like part of the vine. Copy and paste the dragonfly or other accent to the canvas and position to your liking.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">8. Add copyright information and your watermark.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">9. Activate your preset shapes tool and draw an ellipse using the dark fan as a guide. We are going to use this to create the curved text but you wont get it perfect because the fan is not a perfect circle - we just want the basic curve for the text. Have the colour for your text as the background on your materials palette. Select your text tool and using the settings below type your name. Your text icon will be on an angle if you have done the vector correctly. It may take a couple of attempts to get the text on the right curve. When satisfied, promote the selection to layer and select none. You can adjust the text slightly when done by using your raster deform tool to tilt your name. Sharpen and apply shadow as before.</span><br /></p><p align="center"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/OrientalBeauty/ss3-text.jpg" /></p><p align="center"><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">10. Save as a .jpg file and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.</span></p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-7492117318754418122009-05-21T20:26:00.003+10:002009-05-23T18:01:54.190+10:00Sunset<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sunset/bbsunset.gif" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in other versions.<br /><br />* Animation Shop.<br /><br />* Photograph of choice. I am using a photo by Elizabeth Halverson. You can purchase a license to use her work from <a href="http://www.mistakenart.com/">Mistaken Art</a>.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I used A & S Snapper Script.<br /><br />* Eyecandy Gradient Glow Filter. You can substitute a white drop shadow if you do not have this filter.<br /><br />* Xenofex Constellation Filter. Any sparkle filter will do.<br /><br />* Mask made by me - right click and save<br /><center><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sunset/bbheartmask5.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Set up your supplies ready for use. Have your mask and photograph open in PSP. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />2. Resize the photograph so the height is 500 pixels. Copy to your canvas and position so that the focus of the photo is in the centre.<br /><br />3. Apply the mask to the photograph ie Layers menu - New Mask Layer - From Image. Find your mask on the drop down menu and click OK. Merge group and duplicate the layer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sunset/ss1-mask.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. On the bottom mask layer, Adjust menu - Blur - Gaussian Blur at the settings given below. If your photograph has fairly light colours you may want to change the blend mode to darken on the layer palette.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sunset/ss2-blur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Duplicate your blur layer twice (so that you have 3) and apply the Constellation filter at the following settings. Change the random seed for each layer. If you are using a different filter a smaller sized star looks better.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sunset/ss3-constellation.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />6. Duplicate the white background layer twice (so that you have 3) and merge a blur layer to each background.<br /><br />7. Activate the top mask layer and resize to 90%. Sharpen if necessary. Duplicate twice (so that you have 3) and merge to each background layer.<br /><br />8. Select your text tool and making sure the top layer is active, add a quote of your choice and position. Text settings are below. I used #676470 as the background colour with the foreground closed. Convert to raster.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sunset/ss4-text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. Apply the Gradient Glow filter to your text using the settings below. If substituting a white drop shadow then have Vertical and Horizontal at 0, Opacity at 100% and Blur at 20. Apply the drop shadow twice if your text doesn't stand out enough. The first settings are EC4 and the second EC5.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sunset/ss5-glow.jpg" /> <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sunset/ss6-glow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />10. Change your font size to 72 and type your name as a new layer. Convert to raster and apply glow to your name.<br /><br />11. Add copyright information. Merge all your text layers together and duplicate twice (so that you have 3) and merge a text layer to each background layer. Save as a .psp Animation Shop file.<br /><br />12. Open your file in Animation Shop. Select all frames and change the frame properties to 15. Save as a .gif file using the settings below and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. NOTE since changing to a widescreen digital monitor I have noticed that the Octree settings leave a noticeable background where the median cut doesn't. Experiment and choose what suits you best.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sunset/ss7-anishop.jpg" /></div>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-43406683358226944642009-05-21T20:17:00.005+10:002009-05-23T17:57:28.270+10:00Radiance<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Radiance/bbradiance.gif" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop. I used PSPX but you can make this tag in other versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Myka Jelina and you can purchase her images and tubes from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/" target="_top">CILM</a>.<br /><br />* VanDerLee's Unplugged Effects Filters. This is a free filter which you can download from <a href="http://www.vanderlee.com/software_up_preview_effects.html" target="_top">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Font of choice. I used <a href="http://www.dafont.com/font.php?file=chocolate_box">Chocolate Box</a><br /><br />* My Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow kit <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/60949023/932d0048/YTT-byBB.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Mask by me <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/62433683/9bd3aaf3/bbsmudge3.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open a new image 500 x 500 and floodfill with white.<br /><br />2. From the scrapkit copy and paste paper01 to your canvas. Apply the mask and merge the group. Change the layer blend mode to darken. Duplicate this mask layer twice (so that you have 3 layers). Apply Unplugged Effect Laserrays to each layer, changing the Control for each layer. Layer 1 = 64, layer 2 = 54 and layer 3 = 44. Duplicate your white background so that you have three and merge a laser layer to each white layer.<br /><br />3. Copy and paste the oval frame pieces that you want to use to the canvas. I used the frame01, goldframeback and pearlframeinsert02. Merge the frame pieces together and resize to 80% and sharpen. Image - Free Rotate - 90 degrees (direction doesn't matter).<br /><br />4. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. I resized to 80% and sharpened. Position the tube to your liking.<br /><br />5. Copy and paste the gemstones you would like to use to the canvas. Position and size to your liking.<br /><br />6. Open the doodles from the scrapkit. Shift D and close the original. Open the glitter tile you would like to use (I used glitter-02) and set this as your foreground colour in the materials palette and scale to 70%. Make your background black. Use your colour replace tool to glitter the doodles. Cut and paste the doodles you want to use to your canvas. I used the smallest one and the last one on the right side. For both doodles I resized to 80%, Image Free Rotate - 30 degrees Right and sharpened. The smaller one was positioned above the frame. The larger one was flipped and mirrored and dragged below the frame.<br /><br />7. Apply drop shadow at the settings given below to the gem stones, the frame and the tube layers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Radiance/ss1shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />8. Use your preset shapes tool to draw out an ellipse to cover the frame. Activate your text tool using the following settings. I set #381c72 as the background colour on the Materials palette (foreground closed). Position your cursor at the edge of the flower decorations (if you have done your frame the same as mine) and type your name. Promote selection to layer and select none. Apply drop shadow using the same settings as before but change the colour to white.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Radiance/ss2text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. Add copyright information and your watermark. Close off the three background layers and merge visible. Duplicate twice and merge each tube layer with a background layer and save as an Animation Shop .psp file.<br /><br />10. Open your file in Animation Shop. Edit - Select all. Animation - Frame Properties - change to 60.<br /><br />11. Save as a .gif file using the settings below and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. NOTE since changing to a widescreen digital monitor I have noticed that the Octree settings leave a noticeable background where the median cut doesn't. Experiment and choose what suits you best.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Radiance/ss3optimization.jpg" /></div>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-72806784052537330142009-05-21T20:14:00.000+10:002009-05-21T20:17:45.618+10:00In the Pink<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/InThePink/bbinthepink.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro. I used version 10 but you should be able to make this tag in any version.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Marjolein Gulinsky and you can purchase her tubes from <a href="http://www.mypsptubes.com/">My PSP Tubes</a><br /><br />* My In The Pink Scrap kit <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/59463576/2a0f2083/InThePink-byBB.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I used <a href="http://www.dafont.com/adine-kirnberg.font">Adine Kirnberg Script</a>.<br /><br />* Eye Candy Gradient Glow (can substitute white drop shadow).<br /><br />* Glass filter of choice. I used Super Blade Pro (can substitute PSP inner bevel).<br /><br />* Round mask of choice. I used Mask 208 from <a href="http://www.weescotslass.co.uk/">Weescottslass</a> (click on navigate then downloads).<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open a new canvas 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />2. Copy and paste Paper01 from the scrap kit to your canvas and apply your mask. Merge group.<br /><br />3. Copy and paste Frame2 from the scrap kit to your canvas.<br /><br />4. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. Place under your frame and resize and sharpen if necessary. If you want part of your tube to overlap the frame as I have, then duplicate the tube layer and place the copy above the frame. Carefully erase any parts of the top tube to reveal the frame. Make sure on both tube layers that none of your tube is outside the frame.<br /><br />5. Close the white background layer and merge visible. Resize to 85% and sharpen if necessary. Duplicate and apply Gaussian Blur of 20 to the bottom layer. Change the blend mode for the blur layer to Darken. Open the background layer again. I moved my frame and blur layer slightly towards the bottom right of the canvas so there will be room to build up the frame with flowers. Be careful not to move it too much or it will show in your blur layer when you are done.<br /><br />6. Now comes the fun part! Copy and paste the accents you want to decorate your frame with to the canvas. I used Flower Accents 1 and Gem accents. Select the items you want using your freehand selection tool and copy them as individual layers to the canvas. I started with the flower branch and resized to 80%. I placed in above my blur layer at the top of the canvas. I then copied each of the flowers to the canvas and resized to 80%. I duplicated the pink flower several times and resized in increments of 80% to get a variety of sizes and placed them around the frame. With the pearl strand I copied it to the canvas and placed it above the blur layer. It was duplicated several times and moved around by use of Flip and Mirror and Free Rotate to place bits of the beads around the frame. Excess beads were erased - be careful not to leave any half beads on your canvas. Finally the small pearl flower was copied to the canvas. I applied a light drop shadow to make it stand out more and duplicated it several times. I placed the flowers to fill any obvious gaps. Move your layers around so beads or flowers are showing through the transparent flowers. Once you are satisfied with your frame, merge visible.<br /><br />7. Activate your text tool and type your name. I used Adine Kirnberg at size 100. Apply glass filter (or effect of choice). Apply Gradient Glow (or white drop shadow) using thin setting. Position your name to your liking.<br /><br />8. Add copyright information and your watermark and you are done. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.<p></p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-71120519954615242092009-05-21T20:03:00.002+10:002009-05-21T20:11:19.428+10:00Vintage<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Vintage/bbsfvintage.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro. I used version 10 but you should be able to make this tag in earlier versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Selena Fenech. You will need a license to use Selena's work and her tubes are available at <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/" target="_top">CILM</a>.<br /><br />* Scrap Kit by Yvette from <a href="http://misfitsscrapz.blogspot.com/" target="_top">Misfits Scrapz</a>. I used the Kinda Vintage kit.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I used <a href="http://www.dafont.com/honey-script.font" target="_top">Honey Script</a>.<br /><br />* Gold bead pattern (right click and save) <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/YellowFlower/goldbeads.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open a new canvas 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />2. Copy and paste Doodle 2 from the scrapkit to your canvas. Resize to 85% and position in the bottom left corner of your canvas (use my tag as a guide). Duplicate, mirror and flip. Merge the 2 doodle layers together and duplicate.<br /><br />3. Click on the bottom doodle layer and resize to 85% and apply Gaussian Blur at 20. Change the blend mode of this layer to Darken.<br /><br />4. Add a new raster layer. Copy the paper of choice from the kit (I used paper 1). Activate your selection tool and create a custom selection using the settings below. Paste your paper into the selection. Adjust menu - Brightness and Contrast - set Brightness to -30 and Contrast to 10. DO NOT deselect.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Vintage/customselect.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Add a new raster layer and floodfill with the gold bead pattern. Selections - Modify - Contract by 3 and press the delete key. Select none. Duplicate this layer.<br /><br />6. Copy and paste your tube between the gold bead layers. Resize and sharpen if necessary. Position the tube to your liking. Apply drop shadow to the bottom frame and the tube layer at the following settings.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Vintage/shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />7. On the top frame layer carefully erase any parts of the frame covering the tube eg the wing tip if you are using the same tube as I am. On the tube layer carefully erase any parts of your that are outside the frame that you don't want to show.<br /><br />8. Open one of the painted flower elements from the scrapkit (I used 2). Resize to 75%. Image - Free Rotate - Right 20 degrees. Position over the bottom left corner (use my tag as a guide). Duplicate and mirror the copy. Position the copy over the top right corner. Sharpen the flower elements if required.<br /><br />9. Add your text using the settings below. I used size 60 for the name and 28 for the quote. I used #752a38 for my foreground and background colour. I closed the foreground for the quote text.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Vintage/text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />10. Add copyright information and your watermark.<br /><br />11. Save as a .jpg file and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-31815466855334554652009-05-21T20:00:00.002+10:002009-05-21T20:03:09.732+10:00Summer Angel<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/SummerAngel/bbsummerangel.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in other versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I used the artwork of Zindy S D Nielsen and you can purchase her tubes and artwork from <a href="http://zindy-zone.dk/openosc/conditions.php" target="_top">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Font of choice. I used <a href="http://www.dafont.com/search.php?psize=m&q=honey+script+light">Honey Script</a>.<br /><br />* My Shades of Summer Scrapkit <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/56794267/2e079afe/Shades-of-Summer-by-BB.html" target="_top">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Mask by me <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/56817191/9129cba7/bb5circlemasks.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START<br /><br />1. Set up your supplies ready to use.<br /><br />2. New canvas 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />3. Copy and paste 3 papers from the scrapkit to the canvas. I used (working from bottom to top) #11, #6 and #1.<br /><br />4. Apply your mask to paper 11 and merge group.<br /><br />5. Resize paper #6 to 80%. You may like to sharpen to make the texture of the paper to stand out.<br /><br />6. Resize paper #1 to 75%. Rotate paper 10 degrees Left. You may like to sharpen the paper.<br /><br />7. Copy and paste flowerframe1 to your canvas. Resize to 90% and sharpen if required.<br /><br />8. Copy and paste the heart accent of choice to the canvas and resize to 75%. Duplicate and rotate each heart 10 degrees, one to the left and the other to the right. Position the heart on the frame using my tag as a guide. Try and position the hearts so that the pearls cover each other where they intersect. Merge heart layers together.<br /><br />9. Copy and paste a bow to the canvas. Resize and sharpen - I resized to 40%. Position the bow on the hearts.<br /><br />10. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. If you are using the same tube as I did, I did not resize but I did erase the bottom part of the dress. Position the tube to your liking. Duplicate the tube and place the copy above the frame and make sure your original tube is below the frame. On the top tube layer, erase the bottom part of the tube to reveal the flower frame. I tubed around her hand so that the flower and her hand were outside the frame. Erase the excess tube from the bottom layer.<br /><br />11. Drag the heart layer so that it is above the frame but under the top tube.<br /><br />12. Apply drop shadow at V and H = 0, Opacity = 70, Blur = 2, colour = #9a928b (if you are using the same tube as me) to the bow, hearts, frame, bottom tube, paper 1 and paper 6 layers.<br /><br />13. Activate your text tool and select your Honey Script font. Foreground and background colours = #f5dda0, stroke 1, size 36. Type your message. Change Drop shadow settings to V = 1, H = -1, Blur 1 (everything else stays the same) and apply.<br /><br />14. Change the foreground colour to #d6d1c4 and the size to 100. Type your name and position to your liking. Change Drop shadow settings to Blur 2 (everything else stays the same) and apply.<br /><br />15. Add copyright information and your watermark. Save as a .jpg file and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-37144521703280976392009-05-21T19:46:00.002+10:002009-05-21T19:56:18.330+10:00Sweet Dreams Fairy<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/bbdreamfairy.gif" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Tube of choice - I have used Suzanne Richard's art work which you can purchase at <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/" target="_top">CILM</a><br /><br />* Font/s of choice - I used <a href="http://www.dafont.com/adorable.font">Adorable</a> and <a href="http://www.1001fonts.com/font_details.html?font_id=994">Kismet</a><br /><br />* <a href="http://www.photoshop-filters.com/html/mura.htm">Muras Cloud filter</a><br /><br />* Xenofex Constellation filter (can substitute any sparkle filter)<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop (or similar). This tag was made in PSPX but should be able to be made in any version.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Set up your supplies ready for use. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background. Choose two complimentary colours from your tube. I used #4e3360 (dark) and #c2a7c7 (light).<br /><br />2. Add a new raster layer and floodfill with your dark colour. Apply the MuRas Cloud filter at the settings given below. Resize the layer to 80% and duplicate.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss1muras.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />3. On your top layer, apply the Constellation filter at the settings given below. Lower the opacity of this layer to 60%. Merge with your cloud layer and duplicate.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss2constellation.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. Again on the top duplicate layer, select all - float and defloat. Selections - Modify and contract by 6. Hit delete. Apply Inner Bevel at the settings given below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss4bevel.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Add a new raster layer. Activate your selection tool and make a custom selection. Floodfill with your light colour and deselect. Image - Free Rotate - 45 degrees left. Select all - float and defloat - Modify - contract by 6 and hit delete. Modify - contract by 6 and floodfill. Contract by 6 and hit delete. Contract by 6 and floodfill. Contract by 6 and hit delete. You should have 3 bands at this stage. Add a new raster layer. Select the foreground background gradient on your materials palette and using the settings below, floodfill on your new layer. I put my light colour in the middle. Apply Inner Bevel to your frame layer (3 bands) at the same settings as before.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss14customselect.jpg" /> <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss3gradient.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />6. Drag the gradient layer to below the frame layers. Duplicate your dark frame layer and place it top and bottom of the light frame layer. On the top dark frame layer, carefully erase parts of the frame so it looks like your frame layers are woven together. Use my finished tag as a guide. Merge your frame layers together.<br /><br />7. Add your tube to the canvas. Resize and sharpen if necessary. Apply drop shadow to your tube and frame layers at the following settings.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss6shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />8. Duplicate your cloud layer again and apply Gaussian Blur at the following settings to the bottom cloud layer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss5blur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. Activate your top layer and using your text tool at the following settings type your name. I used white for background and foreground colours. Convert to raster and apply Inner Bevel at the settings given below. Apply drop shadow at the same settings as before. Add your copyright information and watermark at this point.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss11text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss13textbevel.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />10. Merge your layers together and save as an Animation Shop .psp file.<br /><br />11. Open your file in Animation Shop. File menu - New with the following settings.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss7newani.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />12. Effects Menu - Insert Text Effect using the settings below. I used white for the Text Custom colour. Click on the Font button to bring up the second screen. I ended up using size 36 for my text - too lazy to redo the screenshot lol. Click OK when all is to your satisfaction. Delete frame 1.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss8texteffect.jpg" /> <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss8Atexteffect2.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />13. Edit menu - select all. Animation menu - Rotate - 45 degrees left using the settings below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss9anirotate.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />14. Activate your original image and duplicate the frames so that you have 9 to match the animation you just made. Click on your Propagate Paste button. Make sure all frames are selected in both animations. Click on frame 1 of your text animation and holding the mouse button down, drag it to frame 1 of your image. Do not let go of the mouse button until you have the text where you want it. I placed mine at the top of the frame so you could just see the first few letters of Sweet. If you mess this up, just click undo for both animations and go again.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss10paste.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />15. Edit menu - select all. Animation menu - frame properties. Change the number to 25. View menu - Animation. If you don't like the direction your text is going in, then Animation menu - Reverse Frames. Save your file as a .gif file using the settings below and you are done.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/DreamFairy/ss15optimization.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!<br /><p></p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-21752745873143501672009-05-21T19:35:00.003+10:002009-05-23T18:07:19.397+10:00Violet Glitter<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/bbvglitter.gif" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop (or similar programs)<br /><br />* Image of choice - I have used the artwork of Jamie Kidd. You need a license to use this artwork and you can purchase images and tubes from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/" target="_top">CILM</a><br /><br />* Honey Script Light Font <a href="http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=607">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Sparkle filter of choice. I used Xenofex Constellation.<br /><br />* My Sweet Violet Scrapkit <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/42413586/d11ab438/sweet_violets_scrapkit_by_Bluebird.html">HERE</a><br /><br />* Dark glitter pattern made by me (right click and save)<br /><br /><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/darkglitter.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />Set up your supplies ready for use. Have your tube and scrap kit open in PSP.<p></p><br /><p>Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background. Set up your materials palette with #5f375b as your foreground colour and the dark glitter pattern as your background.<br /><br />Add a new raster layer. Activate your selection tool and make a custom selection using the settings below. Floodfill with your foreground colour.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss1selection.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />Apply Gaussian Blur at the following settings and lower the layer opacity to 75%.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss2blur.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />In your materials palette, scale your glitter pattern to 60%. Change the glitter to the foreground and close off the background.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss3glitter.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />Activate your preset shapes tool and select the rounded rectangle. Draw out a rectangle (use my tag as a guide). To make sure your rectangle is dead centre, Edit - cut and Edit - paste as a new layer.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss4shape.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />Apply Unsharp Mask and Inner Bevel to your rectangle at the settings shown below.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss5unsharpmask.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss6dbevel.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />Copy and paste your image as a new layer under the rectangle layer. Position your image to best advantage, resizing if necessary. Activate the rectangle layer and click inside the rectangle with your magic wand tool. Selections - Modify - expand by 3. Selections - Invert. Activate your image layers and press delete. If you are using a tube rather than an image you could add an extra raster layer which you floodfill with a complimentary colour or gradient then paste your tube in. I colorized my tube using the settings below. This is optional and you should check the terms of the artist involved as not all allow colorizing of their images.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss6colorize.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />Add any accents to your tag at this point. I added a bow and one of the flower motiffs. I resized both to 70% and rotated the bow 15 degrees to the left. Add drop shadow at the settings given below, to your accents, the rectangle and the doodle layers.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss7shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />Activate your text tool and using the settings below, type your message and your name on separate layers. I sized the message text at 60 pixels and the name at 72. For each text layer, apply unsharp mask and then drop shadow at the same settings we used before.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss8text.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />Add your copyright information and watermark. Merge your blur layer to the white background layer. Close off the background layer and the doodle layer and make sure one of the other layers is active. Merge visible. NOTE if you are going to use this as a tag back, close off the name layer too and keep it separate and at the top. Duplicate the doodle layer twice (so that you have 3) and apply your sparkle filter. The settings I used for Constellation are below. Remember to click random seed for each layer.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss9constellation.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />Duplicate your background layer twice and merge a doodle layer to each background layer. Repeat the process with your merged image layer. Save your work as an Animation Shop psp file.<br /><br />Open your file in Animation Shop. Edit - Select All. Animation - Frame Properties - change to 15. Save your file using the following settings. NOTE since changing to a widescreen digital monitor I have noticed that the Octree settings leave a noticeable background where the median cut doesn't. Experiment and choose what suits you best.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/VioletGlitter/ss10optimization.jpg" /><br /></div><p><br />I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.</p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-23014651744664430042009-05-21T17:00:00.004+10:002009-05-23T17:46:57.493+10:00Whatever<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/bbpwwhatever.gif" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro. I used version 10 but you should be able to make this tag in earlier versions.<br /><br />* Animation Shop.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Popeye Wong and you can check out his site <a href="http://www.popeyewong.com/" target="_top">HERE</a>. The tube I used is <a href="http://www.popeyewong.com/eng/toons/dglass.htm">here</a>.<br /><br />* Mask or brush of choice. I used a mask by Mz Kels.<br /><br />* 2 Fonts of choice - I used Satisfaction and Lucida Sans Unicode.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open your tube in PSP. Open your fonts (by double clicking in Windows Explorer) and minimise to use later.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background. Select two dominant colours from your tube and put them on your materials palette. I used black for the foreground and red (#c62828) for the background. Activate your Preset Shapes tool and select the Ellipse shape. Using the settings below, draw out a circle about the same size as the sample below. Convert to raster then Edit menu - cut - Edit menu - paste as a new layer, to centre the circle on your canvas. You can delete the extra layer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss1presetshape.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss2size.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />3. Duplicate your circle layer and apply Gaussian Blur to the bottom layer at the following settings twice.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss3blur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. Resize and sharpen if necessary (I didn't). Position your tube to your liking. Use your magic wand at the settings below to select the inner part of your circle. Selections menu - Invert. Return to your tube layer and press delete. Select none.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss4wand.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Apply drop shadow to your tube and circle layers at the settings given below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss5shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />6. Add a new raster layer above your circle layer. Floodfill with the same colour that you used for the outer ring on your circle. Apply your mask and merge the group. If you are using a brush instead, don't floodfill the layer but use the outer ring colour as your colour. Use your magic wand to select the inner circle again and invert and delete to remove the excess. I lowered the opacity of this layer to 60%.<br /><br />7. Add your copyright information and watermark but make sure you don't have it anywhere near where you want to put your name.<br /><br />8. Close off the white background layer and merge visible. Hold the Control key down and press C then V to trim the excess from your canvas. Add a new raster layer and floodfill with white and drag the white layer to the bottom. Merge layers together. Edit - copy.<br /><br />9. Open Animation Shop and Edit - Paste as a new animation. Effects menu - Insert Text Effect.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss6inserttext.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />10. Use the same settings as given below to get the rotating text ie wheel. You will need to play with the text a bit to get it spaced evenly around your circle. Leave at least 2 spaces between words. Click on the font button to get the font properties. You may find it easier to edit your text on this screen as well. Once you have your text positioned to your liking, click OK.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss7texteffect.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss8effectfont.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />11. Go back to the first frame of your animation and click on it, Press the delete key. Click on the new first frame, Edit - Select all - File - Save Frames As - save your file.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss9saveframes.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />12. Open your file in PSP. Activate your text tool and using the settings below, type your name. Grab the handle on the vector box and tilt your name slightly. Convert to raster and apply the same drop shadow as before but change the colour to white.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss10text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />13. Duplicate your name so that you have 8. Merge each name to a background layer and save your file.<br /><br />14. Open your file in Animation Shop again. Edit - Select All - Animation - Frame Properties - change to 25. Save using the settings below and you are done. NOTE since changing to a widescreen digital monitor I have noticed that the Octree settings leave a noticeable background where the median cut doesn't. Experiment and choose what suits you best.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Whatever/ss11optimize.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-80555736452631502572009-05-21T16:51:00.003+10:002009-05-21T20:41:56.151+10:00Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/bbbabydidabadthing.jpg" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in other versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the art of Popeye Wong. You will find Popeye's site <a href="http://www.popeyewong.com/eng/artpops.htm" target="_top">HERE</a> and the tube I used <a href="http://www.popeyewong.com/eng/toons/sauthor.htm" target="_top">HERE</a>. Click on the image to download.<br /><br />* Mask made by me download <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/106802905/99af048f/babydidabadbadthing_bbmask.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I used Verve <a href="http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=115&page=9" target="_top">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* DSB flux Linear Transmission filter which you can download from <a href="http://www.photoshop-filters.com/html/dsb_flux.htm" target="_top">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Greg's Pool Shadow Filter <a href="http://www.photoshop-filters.com/html/gregs.htm">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Stardust Brush by Melfina <a href="http://celestial-star.net/brushes/download/64-stardust/">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Set up your supplies ready for use. Have your mask and tube open in PSP. Choose two colours for foreground and background that compliment the tube you will use. I used #B66A6A (pink) and #3E455C (blue). Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />2. Set your materials palette so that you have the same colour for the foreground and background (I used the blue). Using your preset shapes tool on the settings below, draw out an ellipse. Hold your cursor at x60 y60, hold down the mouse button and let go when you get to x440 y440 (numbers show in the bottom right of your screen). Convert to raster.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss1shape.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />3. Add a new raster layer and floodfill with your other colour (I used the pink). Layers menu - New Mask Layer - From Image. Find your mask on the drop down menu and click OK. Merge group and duplicate the layer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss2mask.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. On the bottom mask layer, Adjust menu - Blur - Radial Blur at the settings given below. Lower the layer opacity to 90%.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss3radialblur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Apply drop shadow at the settings below to the top mask layer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss4shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />6. Duplicate the ellipse layer. On the bottom ellipse layer, Adjust menu - Blur - Gaussian Blur at the settings below. Hide this layer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss5gaussianblur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />7. Activate the top ellipse layer and using your magic wand at the settings below, click on the ellipse. Selections - Modify - Contract by 60. Hit the delete key. Selections - Modify - Contract by 15 and floodfill with the blue. Select none.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss6wand.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />8. Use your magic wand to select the transparent band in the ellipse. Selections - Modify - Expand by 4. Click on the blur layer and make it visible. Apply DSB Flux Linear Transmission at the settings given below. Select none.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss7lineartransmission.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. Activate your pen tool. Set the line width to 6 and using the settings below, draw 4 straight, evenly spaced lines across the ellipse. Click on the Apply button at the end of each line or your lines will want to join together.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss8pentool.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />10. Convert your vector layer to a raster layer and merge with the ellipse layer. Apply drop shadow to this merged layer with Vertical and Horizontal 0, Opacity 45 and a Blur of 12.<br /><br />11. Open your Stardust brush in PSP (I used Stardust 02). Select your brush tool. Click on the Create Brush Tip icon <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/brushtipicon.jpg" /> and type in the name of the brush and author, then press OK. The brush should now be in your drop down list of brushes.<br /><br />12. Add a new raster layer above the blur layer and using the settings given below, apply the brush. Reduce the layer opacity to 90%. Add another raster layer above the ellipse, resize the brush to 200 and apply over the middle of the ellipse. Reduce layer opacity to 90%.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss9brush.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />13. Close the foreground on the materials palette and have the pink colour as your background. Activate your text tool and using the following settings type your name. Stretch out the vector to fill the middle portion of the ellipse. Convert to raster. Hold the control key down and press C then V to cut and paste your text to the middle of your canvas. Selection - Float - Defloat and apply Pool Shadow at the settings given below. Select none. Apply drop shadow at the same settings as before but change the opacity to 60.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss11text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss12poolshadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />14. Add your tube to the canvas. Resize and sharpen if necessary. I resized to 75% and applied Unsharp Mask at the following settings. Position to your liking. Apply drop shadow to the tube at the same settings we used on the top mask layer (step 5).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BadThing/ss10unsharpmask.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />15. Add your copyright information. Crop any excess white from the canvas and save as a jpeg. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.<p></p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-25286469035820985532009-05-21T16:38:00.003+10:002009-05-21T16:46:07.615+10:00Gingham Beauty<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/bbginghambeauty.gif" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in other versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Michael Landefeld. You need to purchase a license to use his art. You can buy his images and tubes from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/" target="_top">CILM</a><br /><br />* Font of choice - I used <a href="http://www.dafont.com/riotsquad.font">RiotSquad</a>.<br /><br />* DSB Flux - Bright Noise filter. This is a free filter and you can download it <a href="http://www.photoshop-filters.com/html/dsb_flux.htm">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Install your plugin and re-open PSP if necessary. Open your tube and minimize. Open your font (by double clicking in Windows Explorer) and minimize to use later.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 200 x 200 with a transparent background.<br /><br />3. On the materials palette, select a dark colour from your tube for your gingham pattern. Set this colour as the foreground and have the background as white. Change your materials foreground from colour to gradient and select the Sharp Duo gradient that comes with PSP. Change the repeats to 5 and floodfill your image.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss13gradient.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. Sharpen your image using Adjust menu - Sharpen - Unsharp Mask at the following settings.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss14unsharpmask.jpg" /><br /></div><br />5. Duplicate the layer and Image menu - Free Rotate - 90 degrees. Reduce the top layer opacity to 50% and merge visible. Resize your image according to how fine you want your gingham check. I resized to 50 x 50 pixels. Minimize your gingham pattern to use later.<br /><br />6. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />7. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. Resize your tube if needed (I resized to 80%). Sharpen your tube (if necessary) using Adjust menu - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask at the following settings -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss1unsharpmask.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />8. Change the background on the materials palette to pattern, and click in the pattern preview box. Click on the down arrow and find your gingham pattern - it should be near the top. Close the foreground. Activate your preset shape tool <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss10shapetool.jpg" />. Select one of the heart shapes that come with PSP. Draw out a heart shape using the screenshot below as a guide to size -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss2presetshape.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. Once satisfied with the size of the heart, convert to raster layer. Apply Effects menu - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel at the settings below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss3innerbevel.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />10. Apply Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow at the following settings. I used the dark colour from the gingham pattern for the colour.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss4shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />11. Drag your heart layer below the tube layer. If the colour of your gingham heart is still not quite right, you can use Adjust - Brightness and Contrast to change it slightly. Only adjust the brightness, negative number for darker, positive for brighter.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss5brightness.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />12. Duplicate the heart layer and apply Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur at the following settings to the bottom heart.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss6blur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />13. Position your tube so that there will be enough room to write a name on the heart. I mirrored mine (Image menu). Set the foreground and background on the materials palette to white. Activate your text tool <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss11texttool.jpg" /> using the following settings and type your name. Stretch out your vector until your name is a suitable size. Convert to raster. Apply Inner Bevel to your name using the same settings as before. Add your copyright information and watermark.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss8text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />14. Make sure your name layer is active and duplicate. Apply the Bright Noise filter at the settings below. Activate the other name layer and apply the filter again but this time click on the word Mix to change the position of the noise.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss7noise.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br /><br />15. Apply drop shadow to each name layer <b>twice</b>. Use the same settings as before. I changed the colour to a slightly darker colour #800000.<br /><br />16. Activate your preset shape tool again. With the gingham pattern as your background and the foreground closed, draw out a series of smaller hearts around your large heart using my tag as a guide. I converted each heart to a raster layer as I drew it so it was easier to position it where I wanted it. When you have enough extra hearts, merge all the small hearts together and apply inner bevel at the same settings as before.<br /><br />17. Crop the excess space away from your canvas being careful not to cut into any of your blur layer. Close off the two name layers and merge visible. Duplicate the merged layer. Merge a name to each background layer. Save as an Animation Shop .psp file.<br /><br />18. Open your tag in Animation Shop and save as a .gif. I used the optimization settings given below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/GinghamBeauty/ss9optimization.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.<p></p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-2466830635682850772009-05-21T16:34:00.004+10:002009-05-21T20:55:39.975+10:00Pink Star<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkStar/bbpinkstar2.gif" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* A good knowledge of Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop (or similar).<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the art work of Mark Wasyl. You will need a license to use his art work. Tubes can be purchased from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/">CILM</a>.<br /><br />* Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow.<br /><br />* Star Mask (made by me) <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/106803124/6a316046/bbstarmask.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I am using Heather.<br /><br />* Muras Filter Meister - Clouds.<br /><br />* Animated background by me <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/50517223/41dbebfd/StarAnimationsbyBB.html">HERE</a>. NOTE: The pink background is supplied with the layers closed as it makes it easier to do the tut. A greyscale background is included as well so you can colour to match different tubes but the layers are not closed. The animation was made using a preset shape from <a href="http://scrap-stuff-with-psp.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START<br /><br />1. Open the animated background and duplicate. Close the original.<br /><br />2. Add a new raster layer and floodfill with white. Move this to the bottom. Add another raster layer and floodfill with black. Apply the mask to your black layer, merge group.<br /><br />3. Activate your white background layer and add a new raster layer. Floodfill with a strong colour from your tube. I used #da0280. Apply Muras Clouds at the following settings. Resize this layer to 85%. Select all - float - defloat - modify - feather by 45 - selection invert - press delete 3 or 4 times to soften the edge of the square.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkStar/clouds.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. Merge the white background, clouds and mask layers together. Use your magic wand tool to select the black stars that you want the animation to show on. Make sure your wand is set on add. Selection - Modify - contract by 2. Selection - Invert. Activate each star layer and press delete. Select none.<br /><br />5. Duplicate so that you have 6 of the background layers and merge a star layer to each background layer. Activate your top layer.<br /><br />6. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. Resize, sharpen if necessary and position where you want it. Add copyright information and your watermark in place that wont interfere with your text.<br /><br />7. Set your materials palette to null foreground and black background. Activate your text tool and type your message. Mix up the font size to get an interesting effect. I typed my message at size 36 and the name at 55. Apply Eye Candy Gradient Glow - Electric Pink setting (settings shown below). If you are using a different tube then you may need to adjust the colours of the glow (click on the pencils to select and change). I changed the first two pink pencils to the dark pink colour I used earlier. Repeat process with your name.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkStar/text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkStar/glow1.jpg" /> <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PinkStar/glow2.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />8. Merge your tube and text layers together. Duplicate this layer and merge to each of the background layers. Save as an Animation Shop .psp file.<br /><br />9. Open your image in Animation Shop. Change your frame properties to 25 and save as a .gif and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-48845533626770420962009-05-21T16:09:00.003+10:002009-05-21T20:59:25.528+10:00Sirens Song<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Siren/bbsiren.gif" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in earlier versions.<br /><br />* Image of choice (with a fairly uncluttered background). I am using the artwork of Abranda Icle Sisson. You need a license to use her artwork. Tubes, images and lots of other goodies can be purchased from <a href="http://www.muddvision.com/" target="_top">Muddvision Studios</a><br /><br />* Font of choice. I used Arial in the first example and Beautiful ES in the second.<br /><br />* Tramages Pool Shadow Filter <a href="http://www.webchantier.com/index_fr.html">HERE</a> (click on Graphisme Photoshop then on the next page Filtres then Tramages).<br /><br />* Black and White Scrapkit by Fee from <a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ScrappyDayz/files/">Scrappy Dayz</a>. You can download it <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/106805064/2af490a9/AFeeBlack__White_Scrap_Kit.html<br />">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open your supplies in PSP. Open your font (by double clicking on it in Windows Explorer) and minimise to use later.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />3. Resize your tube/image to 80% and copy and paste to your canvas. Sharpen if necessary. If your tube is small it may not be necessary to resize. Select - select all - float - defloat.<br /><br />4. Add a new raster layer. Floodfill with black or a dark colour from your tube. Select none. Apply Gaussian Blur at the following settings -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Siren/ss1blur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Apply the Blinds effect to this layer at the following settings. Repeat the effect and untick the Horizontal box.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Siren/ss2blinds.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />6. Copy the beads layer from the scrapkit and resize to 80%. Position at the edge of image and duplicate. Mirror the duplicate. Duplicate the layer again and Image - Free Rotate 90 degrees (duplicate this layer after you have erased some of the beads to make it fit, if required.). Carefully erase some of the beads and make a frame from the bead layers. When you are satisfied with the position of the beads, merge the four bead layers together.<br /><br />7. Activate your blur layer. Copy and paste the black flourish to your canvas. Position it at the top right hand corner so that it shows from under the image. Duplicate, mirror, reposition if necessary and merge to the other flourish layer. Duplicate, flip image, reposition if necessary and merge to the other flourish layer.<br /><br />8. Activate your tube/image layer and duplicate twice. Close off two of the layers. Use your magic wand on the following settings to select the parts of the background you want to animate. Once selected, apply Tramages Pool Shadow at the setting given below. Change the Diagonal and Centre by 20 for each of the other layers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Siren/ss3wand.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Siren/ss4poolshadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. I added some accents from my tube/image to fill out the side of the frame.<br /><br />10. Merge your white background layer, black blur layer, black flourish layer and accent layer (if used) together. Duplicate twice. Merge a pool shadow layer to each background layer.<br /><br />11. Activate your frame layer layer and add copyright information and watermark. Merge these layers together and duplicate twice. Merge a frame to each backgroud layer.<br /><br />12. Activate your text tool and select a complimentary colour for your text. Type your title or message at the following settings. Promote selection to layer and position your text. Repeat process with your name. NOTE We are going to apply pool shadow to the text so don't use black or white as your text colour. I used #808080.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Siren/ss5text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />13. Merge your text layers together and duplicate twice. Apply Pool Shadow at the settings previously used to your text layer. Merge a text layer to each of your background layers. Save as an Animation Shop .psp file.<br /><br />14. Open your file in Animation Shop. Edit - Select All. Animation - Frame Properties - change to 40.<br /><br />15. Save as a .gif and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Here is an example of the technique used on a coloured image<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Siren/bbpearl.gif" /></div>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-59698921931659359142009-05-21T16:03:00.002+10:002009-05-21T16:07:15.363+10:00Glitter<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Glitter/bbglitter.jpg" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in earlier versions. You will need a good knowledge of PSP to make this tag.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Caron Vinson. You need a license to use her artwork which you can purchase from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/">CILM</a>.<br /><br />* Font of choice. I used Chocolate Box which you can download <a href="http://www.dafont.com/font.php?file=chocolate_box">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Tramages Pool Shadow Filter <a href="http://www.webchantier.com/index_fr.html">HERE</a> (click on Graphisme Photoshop then on the next page Filtres then Tramages).<br /><br />* Cardboard Frames and Accents made by me. You can download them <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/40236057/19a0696e/cardboard_frames_with_flower_accents_by_Bluebird.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Mask and glitter sprinkles made by me. You can download them here <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/40321900/9e89f1ab/bb18circlemasks.html">MASK</a> and <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/54032871/36a9edb0/Bluebirds_glitter_sprinkles.html">GLITTER</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open your supplies in PSP. Open your font (by double clicking on it in Windows Explorer) and minimise to use later.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />3. Copy and paste your tube, frame, accent and glitter to your canvas (the accent on top, the glitter on the bottom). Resize the frame (I resized to 90%) and sharpen using the settings given below. Resize your tube to suit your frame and sharpen if necessary.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Glitter/ss1unsharpmask.jpg" /><br /></div><br />4. Add a new raster layer above the white background layer and floodfill with a dark colour that compliments your tube and accent. I used #87798e. Apply the mask to this layer and reduce the opacity to 60%.<br /><br />5. Position your tag elements where you want them. Duplicate your tube and place the frame between the two tube layers. Use your freehand selection tool with a feather of 0, to roughly trace around the part of the tube on the outside of the frame that you want to delete. You will be adding a drop shadow later so take enough of the tube covered by the frame away so that the shadow wont show later. Delete the excess tube on the bottom layer. Using your eraser, erase the excess tube on the top layer. Apply drop shadow at the following settings to the bottom tube layer, the frame and the flower accent.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Glitter/ss2shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />6. Position your glitter layer where you want it. Use your eraser to get rid of any stray bits of glitter you don't want.<br /><br />7. Add a new raster layer above the glitter layer. Using your magic wand with a feather of 0, select inside the frame and expand the selection by 3. Floodfill on the new raster layer with a colour or gradient of choice (I used the Duotone Lavender gradient that came with PSPX set on Sunburst).<br /><br />8. Apply Tramages Pool Shadow at the settings given below. You can adjust the top 3 settings if you have too much light or dark in the mix. Adjust - Add/Remove Noise at the settings given below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Glitter/ss4tramages.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Glitter/ss3noise.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. Activate your text tool and with the colour you used to floodfill as the background, type your name using the settings shown below. Stretch out your name to a suitable size and convert to raster. Selection Float and defloat and apply Tramages Pool Shadow to your name using the same settings as before (again adjust for too much light or dark if you need to). Select none. Apply drop shadow but change the opacity to 70 and the blur to 4. Position your name to your liking.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Glitter/ss5text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />10. Add your copyright information and watermark. If it is difficult to see use a white drop shadow to make it stand out more.<br /><br />11. Save as a .jpg and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-17408847263973407512009-05-21T15:36:00.003+10:002009-05-21T21:05:57.445+10:00Red<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Red/bbjjred.jpg" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in other versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Jennifer Janesko. You will need a license to use her artwork and you can buy images or tubes from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/" target="_top">CILM</a>.<br /><br />* Scrapkit of choice. I am using the St Nicholas kit from Sentimental Style <a href="http://sentimentalstyle.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>. The sequin heart used in this tutorial is also by Melissa. Thank you Melissa for all the wonderful things you make and share.<br /><br />* Flower tube of choice. I used roses by Kel from <a href="http://www.rosesbudsnmore.com/" target="_top">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Penta Color Dot Filter <a href="http://www.pentacom.jp/pentacom/products.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I used Words of Love <a href="http://www.dafont.com/words-of-love.font" target="_top">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Text effect of choice. I used Super Blade Pro.<br /><br />* <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/31670442/9010bddb/JJRedSupplies.html" target="_top">MY SUPPLIES</a>. Included are the scrap papers and elements, rose tube, and sequin heart.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Set up your supplies ready for use.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background. Add two new raster layers. Create a custom selection using the settings below. Copy and paste each of the scrap papers into the selection, each paper on the new raster layers you created. Make sure your darker colour (red) is on the bottom. (I had trouble getting one of the papers to copy but selecting all then copying worked.)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Red/ss2custom2.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Red/ss1custom1.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />3. Duplicate your red paper and apply Gaussian Blur to the bottom layer at the settings below. Apply Pentas Dot Filter to the blur layer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Red/ss3blur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. Activate the top red layer. Image - Free Rotate - Left 10.00 degrees. Add drop shadow at the following settings to each paper layer (not the blur layer).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Red/ss4shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Add your tube to the canvas. Resize and sharpen if necessary (I resized to 80%).<br /><br />6. Add the ribbon and bow to the canvas. Resize to 60% and sharpen. Apply drop shadow to your tube and scrap elements at the same settings as before. Position your ribbon, bow and tube using my sample tag as a guide.<br /><br />7. Add the sequin heart to the canvas. Resize to 80% and sharpen. Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize - H 252, S 220 (or match the colours in your tube). Adjust - Brightness and Contrast - Brightness -20, Contrast 0. Position the heart over the chain link attached to the bow. Duplicate the heart layer and move one layer below the bow. Apply drop shadow to the bottom heart layer.<br /><br />8. Activate the top heart layer and using your eraser tool, carefully erase a small portion of the heart so that it looks like it is threaded through the loop. If you plan on animating the heart later (see sample at bottom of page) take as little out of the top heart as possible.<br /><br />9. Add your rose tube to the canvas. Resize to 70% and sharpen. Position to your liking. Add the same drop shadow as before.<br /><br />10. Activate your text tool using the settings below and type your name. If you are using SBP then colour wont matter, otherwise select a colour to compliment your tube. Postion your name inside the heart, convert to raster and apply drop shadow changing the opacity to 45 and the blur to 4<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Red/ss5text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />11. Add copyright information and your watermark. You can save your tag as a jpeg at this point or you can animate it like the example below.<br /><br />12. ANIMATION You will need Animation Shop and a sparkle filter of choice. Close off the layers with your name and the top sequin heart and merge visible. Duplicate your background layer, your name and the heart layer so that you have 3 of each. Apply your sparkle filter (I used Xenofex Constellation) to each of the heart layers, changing the random seed each time. I also adjusted the brightness and contrast on each of the heart layers using the same settings as before. You want to merge a name, a heart and a background together so that you end up with 3 layers. Save as an Animation Shop psp file. Open in Animation Shop and save as a gif (I used Optimised Octree Settings). I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Red/bbjjredani.gif" /></div>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-59517651783281089702009-05-21T15:30:00.002+10:002009-05-21T15:36:08.094+10:00Sepia Tones<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sepia/bbsepiatones.jpg" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in other versions.<br /><br />* Black and white tube of choice. I am using the stunning artwork of Abranda Icle Sisson. You need a license to use her art which you can purchase from <a href="http://www.muddvision.com/" target="_top">Muddvision Studios</a>. The tube I am using is called Roses for Katherine.<br /><br />* Texture filter of choice. I am using Xero Tekstya which you can download from <a href="http://www.xero-graphics.co.uk/freeware.htm">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Text filter of choice. I am using Super Blade Pro with a glass preset. You can substitute Eyecandy Glass or an inner bevel if you don't have this filter.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I used Handscript SF <a href="http://www.fonts101.com/xt_fontdetails_az_FID%2119840%7EHandscript_SF%7Efont.html">HERE</a><br /><br />* Bent Photo frame by Melissa of Sentimental Style. You can check out her blog <a href="http://sentimentalstyle.blogspot.com/" target="_top">HERE</a>. Download the frame <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/27792154/17bc7baf/SE_BentPhoto_3.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Set up your supplies ready for use.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background. Copy and paste your tube and Melissa's frame to the canvas. Resize and sharpen the tube if necessary (I resized to 70%).<br /><br />3. Close off the frame layer for the moment. Activate the tube layer (if you are using the same tube I am, I carefully erased the disk behind her head) and apply Effects - Photo Effects - Sepia Toning. The settings I used are given below but experiment and find something you like.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sepia/ss4sepia.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. Activate your freehand selection tool and using the following settings, trace around the sections of your tube that you want to colour. With this type of art, less is more so pick an accent you want to stand out. Select all the areas for one colour at a time ie I did all the leaves in one hit, then coloured them, then selected the roses, then coloured. Use Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize to colour the areas you have selected. The settings I used are given as an example below (green = hue 75), but experiment and find a colour you like.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sepia/ss1freehand.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sepia/ss2colorize.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Position your tube and frame on your canvas. When satisfied, duplicate your tube and place one tube layer above and one below the frame. On the bottom tube layer, apply Gaussian Blur at the following settings -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sepia/ss3blur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />6. Activate your background layer and add a new raster layer. Activate your frame layer again and using your magic wand, click inside the frame. Selection - Modify - expand by 6. Flood fill on the new raster layer with a complimentary colour from your tube (I used #eae4e4) and select none. Apply Tekstya at the following settings -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sepia/ss5tekstya.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />7. Lower the opacity of the Tekstya layer to 60%. Activate your top tube layer. Select your text tool and write your name using a complimentary colour from your tube (I used #c1b0b1 for foreground and background). Position and duplicate your text. Apply Gaussian blur to the bottom text layer but adjust the radius to 12. Apply your text filter to the top text layer. My settings are below -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sepia/ss6text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sepia/ss7glass.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />8. Add drop shadow to the top text layer at the settings shown below. Use a dark colour from your tube for the shadow (I used #4b4239).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Sepia/ss8shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. Add copyright information and your watermark. Crop excess white space from your canvas. Save as a jpeg and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-15128605212339140502009-05-21T15:08:00.003+10:002009-05-21T21:12:09.411+10:00Sending Hugs<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Hugs/bbsendinghugs.jpg" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in other versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using Creddy Teddies which you will find <a href="http://www.creddy.at/index.php?l=english" target="_top">HERE</a>. You now need to register to access the tubes but the tubes are still free for personal use. The tube I am using is in Children on page 5 (or 6 if new tubes have been added lol).<br /><br />* Doodle or Accent of choice. I am using a flower doodle from <a href="http://nanas-attic.blogspot.com/">Nana's Attic</a>. The doodle is from Anita's Falderal Kit which you have to be a member to access.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I used Adorable <a href="http://www.dafont.com/font.php?file=adorable" target="_top">HERE</a><br /><br />* Preset Shape of choice. I used a heart shape from <a href="http://www.gfxsally.com/phpfiles/psp-presetshapes.php" target="_top">HERE</a><br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Set up your supplies ready for use. Choose two colours for foreground and background that compliment the tube you will use. I used #849abd and #fadede.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background. Copy and paste the tube and the doodle (I resized to 25%) to the canvas. If you are using different supplies you may need to resize and sharpen your tubes.<br /><br />3. Activate your preset shapes tool and select the shape you want to use. Close your background colour and using the following settings, draw your shape over your tube. When satisfied with the position, convert to raster.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Hugs/ss2shapesettings.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Hugs/ss1shape.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. Use your magic wand tool to click inside the shape. Selection - Modify - Expand by 3. Activate your background layer and add a new raster layer. Floodfill the selection with your other colour. Add texture of choice ie Effects - Texture Effects - Texture - choose effect. The one I used is on the screenshot below. DO NOT DESELECT.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Hugs/ss3texture.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Activate your tube layer. Selection - Invert - press the delete key. Select none.<br /><br />6. Activate your preset shape layer and apply the same texture effect as before. Apply drop shadow at the following settings to the tube, doodle and shape layers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Hugs/ss4shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />7. Activate your preset shape tool again and with the foreground colour the same as the colour you floodfilled with, change the settings to width 2 and line style to dashed. Draw out the heart shape again but position the "stitches" so that they are through the middle of the frame. Add drop shadow at the settings shown below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Hugs/shadow2.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />8. Select your text tool and using the following settings, type "Sending Hugs". Promote selection to layer - select none. Apply drop shadow at the first settings given.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Hugs/text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. Repeat process with your name. I usually make the name bigger than the message (I used 72).<br /><br />10. Add copyright information and your watermark. Crop excess white space from your canvas. Save as a jpeg and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.<p></p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-68324826289866358262009-05-21T15:00:00.002+10:002009-05-21T15:06:04.170+10:00Bright and Beautiful<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BrightNBeautiful/bbbrightandbeautiful.jpg" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* A good knowledge of Paint Shop Pro (or similar).<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the art work of Joel Adams. You will need a license to use his art work. Tubes can be purchased from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/">CILM</a>.<br /><br />* Bright and Beautiful Scrapkit (made by me) <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/50072612/f2abb455/BrightandBeautifulbyBluebird.html">HERE</a> and the Add On <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/50520054/490d7e9e/Brightand_BeautifulAddOn.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I am using Century Gothic.<br /><br /><br />LETS START<br /><br />1. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />2. Open the dotted frame from the Add On, duplicate and close the original. Select the inner ribbon that best compliments your tube and close the other ribbon layers off. Merge visible. Copy and paste to your canvas and resize to 80%. Sharpen using Unsharp Mask at the following settings. Copy the bow from the scrapkit that matches the inner ribbon you used. Resize to 80% and unsharp mask at the same settings. Position on your frame.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BrightNBeautiful/ss1unsharpmask.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />3. Open one of the papers from the scrap kit to use as your frame background (I used black). Set the paper as a pattern in your materials palette. Using your magic wand tool select the middle of the frame. Selections - Modify - Expand x 4. Add a new raster layer under the frame and floodfill with the paper pattern. Reduce layer opacity to 90%.<br /><br />4. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. Resize and sharpen if necessary. Position your tube and duplicate. Drag one tube below the frame layer and add drop shadow at the following settings. On the top tube layer carefully erase the parts of the tube that you want to look like they are under the frame. If you are using the same tube as I am, I erased the tip of her back wing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BrightNBeautiful/ss2shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Apply the same drop shadow to the frame and bow layers.<br /><br />6. Open another one of the papers from the scrapkit and set it as the background pattern on the materials palette (I used purple). Close the foreground. Using your preset shape tool set on ellipse, draw out a circle the same size as your frame.<br /><br />7. Activate your text tool and using the settings below as a guide, type the text you want around the outside of your circle. Add extra spaces between words to make the text even. Promote selection to layer. Drag this layer to just above your white background.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BrightNBeautiful/ss3text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />8. Drag your vector shape to just above the white background (below the text layer) and convert to raster. Apply Gaussian Blur at the settings below. Apply Blinds (Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds) at the following settings twice, once with the horizontal box ticked and once unticked.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BrightNBeautiful/ss4blur.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/BrightNBeautiful/ss5blinds.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />9. Add your copyright information and watermark. Save as a jpeg and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.<p></p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-79690522067842146502009-05-21T14:42:00.002+10:002009-05-21T14:49:33.750+10:00Rock and Roll<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/RockNRoll/bbrockandroll.jpg" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro. I used version 10 but you should be able to make this tag in earlier versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Popeye Wong and you can check out his site <a href="http://www.popeyewong.com/" target="_top">HERE</a>. The tubes I used are <a href="http://www.popeyewong.com/eng/toons/cin.htm">here</a> and <a href="http://www.popeyewong.com/eng/toons/bpass.htm">here</a>.<br /><br />* My Rock and Roll Scrapkit <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/52392637/1eccffbe/Rock_and_Roll_by_BB.html">HERE</a><br /><br />* No outside filters are required.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background. Add two new raster layers. Open two papers from the scrapkit that you want to use as the base for your tag (I used black and red). Activate your selection tool and make a custom selection using the following settings. Copy and paste each paper (on a different layer) into the selection. Make sure the darker colour is at the bottom.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/RockNRoll/ss1customselect.jpg" /><br /></div><br />2. Duplicate your bottom paper and apply a Gaussian Blur of 15 to it. Apply blinds to this blur layer at the following settings twice, once vertical and once horizontal.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/RockNRoll/ss2blinds.jpg" /><br /></div><br />3. Click on your top paper and Image - Free Rotate - 10 degrees right.<br /><br />4. Copy and paste photo frame 3 to your canvas. Resize to 60%. Add a new raster layer under the frame. Back on your frame layer, use your magic wand (with no feather and on add) to select inside the frame areas. Selection - Modify - Expand by 6. Go back to the new raster layer and floodfill with a complimentary colour or gradient. I used a gradient of black and the grey colour from the scrapkit swatch on the settings below. Select none.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/RockNRoll/ss3gradient.jpg" /><br /></div><br />5. Copy and paste your tubes to the canvas. Position them under the frames. Merge the two tube layers together. Reselect the inside of the frames again and Invert the selection. Go back to your tube layer and press delete. Merge the frame, tube and gradient layers together and duplicate. Mirror one of the photo layers and position the photos to your liking, using my tag as a guide. Add drop shadow at the following settings to each photo layer then merge them together.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/RockNRoll/ss4shadow1.jpg" /><br /></div><br />6. Copy and paste the ribbon you wish to use to the canvas. Image - Free Rotate - 10 degrees left and position to your liking. Go to your top paper layer Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat - Modify - Expand by 1 - Invert. Return to your ribbon layer and press delete. Add drop shadow to the ribbon and paper layers at the same settings as before.<br /><br />7. Open the chrome alphabet from the kit, duplicate and minimize the original. Resize the copy to 35%. Copy and paste the letters for whatever saying you want across the ribbon to the canvas (keep it short). View - Grid and line up your letters to make words. Merge all your letters together and Image - Free Rotate - 10 degrees left. Unsharp Mask at the settings below. Apply drop shadow at the new settings below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/RockNRoll/ss5unsharpmask.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/RockNRoll/ss6shadow2.jpg" /><br /></div><br />8. Repeat this process for your name but instead of resizing to 35%, resize to 50%.<br /><br />9. Copy and paste one of the tubes to the canvas again. Resize and sharpen if necessary (I resized to 80% and sharpened at the same unsharp mask settings as before). Position to your liking and apply the same drop shadow as we did in step 5. Apply drop shadow again at the settings below, twice.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/RockNRoll/ss7shadow3.jpg" /><br /></div><br />10. Add your copyright information and watermark. Save as a jpeg and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-89173239536748784882009-05-21T14:21:00.004+10:002009-05-21T21:15:33.927+10:00Pretty Pastels<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PrettyPastels/bbprettypastels.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro. I used version 10 but you should be able to make this tag in any version.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Caron Vinson and you can purchase her art at <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/">CILM</a>.<br /><br />* Brushes of choice. I am using the Grasses and Plants brushes by Stephanie Shimerdla which you can download from <a href="http://www.brushes.obsidiandawn.com/">HERE</a> (under Nature).<br /><br />NOTE brushes are in abr format but an image pack is available. For the best result you can use <a href="http://abrviewer.sourceforge.net/">ABRviewer</a> to convert the brushes to png format which you can then import to PSP.<br /><br />* Font of choice - I used Nueva.<br /><br />* My Pretty Pastels scrapkit <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/53545629/f506f759/Pretty_Pastels_by_Bluebird.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Charm of choice. I used one from my It's So Blue scrapkit <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/48507148/40304ce3/ItsSoBluebyBluebird.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background. Open the bows, ribbons, doodles and flower frame from the Pastels scrapkit.<br /><br />2. Copy and paste the flower frame to the canvas and resize to 72%. Sharpen using the settings below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PrettyPastels/ss1unsharpmask.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />3. Add a new raster layer. On your frame layer, use your magic wand to select outside the frame. Selections - Invert - Modify - Expand by 6. Floodfill on the new raster layer with the purple colour from the scrapkit (colour swatch is included). Select none. Apply a Gaussian blur of 20. Apply Blinds twice (once vertical, once horizontal) at the settings below. Reduce layer opacity to 80%. Drag this layer below the frame.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PrettyPastels/ss3blinds.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />4. Copy and paste the doodles you want to use to the canvas. Make sure this layer is below the blur layer you just did. Resize and position the doodles to your liking. I resized to 80% and resized a second doodle to 80% twice. If you have more than one layer of doodles, merge the doodle layers together. Select your Colour Replacer tool <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PrettyPastels/colrep.jpg" />. Set your foreground on the Materials Palette to the glitter tile you want to use (I scaled my pattern to 65%) and the background to black (the colour you want to change). Using the settings shown below, click on your doodle and the black will change to glitter. Click on this icon <img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PrettyPastels/colrep2.jpg" /> to colour all the black pixels on the current layer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PrettyPastels/ss4colrep.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />5. Sharpen the doodles using the same settings as before. Add drop shadow at the following settings to the doodle and frame layers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PrettyPastels/ss2shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />6. Add a new raster layer above the doodle layer. Activate your paintbrush tool with the purple from the scrapkit as your foreground colour. Add your brushes to the canvas. Use the rotate function to change the brush angle.<br /><br />7. Activate your frame layer and copy and paste a ribbon to your canvas (I used a thin one). Image - Free Rotate - Left 10 degrees. Position to your liking. Back on your frame layer, use your magic wand to select outside the frame. Go back to your ribbon layer and press delete. Select none. Use your soften brush to smooth any rough edges. Copy and paste the matching bow to the canvas and resize to 90%. Position the bow along the ribbon (no need to rotate it). Copy and paste the charm to the canvas between the ribbon and bow layers. Position it so that the chain is roughly in the middle of the knot on the bow. Carefully erase any of the chain that is above the bow. Apply the same drop shadow as before.<br /><br />8. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. Resize and sharpen if necessary. Position to your liking. Add your copyright information and watermark. Close the white background layer off and merge visible. Control C then V to cut and paste your image, add a new raster layer and floodfill with white. Drag the white layer to the bottom.<br /><br />9. Activate the top layer on your new canvas. Use your text tool at the settings below to type your name. The foreground on the materials palette is the purple colour and the background is the glitter (still at 65%). Add drop shadow at the settings shown below and then sharpen your name using Unsharp Mask at the same settings as before but this time change the strength to 112. Apply the drop shadow again.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PrettyPastels/ss5text.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/PrettyPastels/ss6shadow2.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><br />10. Position your name to your liking. Save as a jpeg and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-23744210481475681402009-05-20T13:53:00.002+10:002009-05-20T13:58:02.644+10:00Shimmer<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Shimmer/bbcvshimmer.gif" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in earlier versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the art work of Caron Vinson. You will need a license to use her art work. <br /> Tubes can be purchased from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/">CILM</a>.<br /><br />* Accent tube of choice - I used a flower from the tube<br /> (I tubed the image myself I don't know if the purchased tube includes the flower).<br /><br />* Font of choice - I used Freak Turbulence from <a href="http://www.aenigmafonts.com/fonts/fontsf.html" target="_top">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Muras Filter Meister - Copies <a href="http://www.geocities.com/murakuma/mmplugins.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* DSB Flux - Bright Noise <a href="http://www.photoshop-filters.com/html/dsb_flux.htm">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open your tube and scrap kit in PSP. Open your font (by double clicking on it in Windows Explorer) and minimise to use later.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 600 x 600 with a white background.<br /><br />3. Copy your accent tube to the canvas. Apply Muras Copies at the following settings. If you don't like the look of your wreath, try flipping or mirroring the image for a different effect. Change the number to make your wreath fuller or lighter. Resize your wreath to 80%.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Shimmer/murascopies.jpg" /><br /></div><br />4. Duplicate your wreath layer and apply Gaussian Blur to the bottom layer. Merge your two wreath layers together.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Shimmer/blur.jpg" /><br /></div><br />5. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. Resize (I resized to 80%), sharpen if necessary and position. Merge with the wreath layer.<br /><br />6. Hold the control key down and press c then v. Your canvas should have cut and pasted as a new image. Add a new layer and floodfill with white. Drag the white layer to the bottom. Close the other canvas and continue working on the new one.<br /><br />7. Activate your text tool and type your name using the following settings. Use a light colour for the foreground (#e8d7e7) and dark for the background (#af77d6).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Shimmer/text.jpg" /><br /></div><br />8. Stretch out your name. Convert to raster and position to your liking. Apply drop shadow at the settings below (colour is #88619f). Repeat shadow but change V and H to -1.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Shimmer/shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br />9. Add copyright information and your watermark. Merge all layers. Duplicate the merged layer twice so that you have 3 layers in total. Use your magic wand at the settings shown below, to select the fairy's wings and the light outline of your text.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Shimmer/wand.jpg" /><br /></div><br />10. Apply the Bright Noise filter to each layer at the settings below. Remember to click on Mix for each layer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Shimmer/brightnoise.jpg" /><br /></div><br />11. Save your file as an Animation Shop .psp file.<br /><br />12. Open your file in Animation Shop. Save as a .gif and we are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-57972889396114735952009-05-20T13:43:00.003+10:002009-05-21T21:19:50.378+10:00Kidd Diva<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/KiddDiva/bbkidddiva.gif" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in earlier versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Jamie Kidd. You need a license to use Jamie's art. You can purchase tubes and images from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/" target="_top">CILM</a><br /><br />* Scrap Kit by Clary. Please check out the Yahoo group <a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bagzofscrapz/" target="_top">Bagz of Scrapz</a> for the full kit.<br /><br />* Fonts of choice - I used Arial and Handscript.<br /><br />* Two Moon Rotoblades filter <a href="http://www.photoshop-filters.com/html/two_moon.htm">HERE</a>.<br /><br />* Star animation.<br /><br />* Mask by me.<br /><br /><br />* You can download my supplies <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/106807281/6d90554d/KiddDiva.html" target="_top">HERE</a>. Included are the black star animation, the mask, and the elements from the scrap kit used in this tutorial.<br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open your tube, mask and scrap kit elements in PSP. Open your font (by double clicking on it in Windows Explorer) and minimise to use later. Recolour the scrap kit elements to match your tube. If you are using the same tube as I am the Adust - Hue and Saturation - Hue 215 and Saturation 150. The colour is not bright enough so Adjust - Brightness/Contrast - Brightness 60 and Contrast 0. To colour parts of an image eg the handbag, use your freehand selection tool (feather 0) to select the area you want to colour then adjust the hue and saturation.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 500 x 500 with a white background.<br /><br />3. Copy and paste the colourised scrap paper to the canvas and resize to 80%. Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 20.<br /><br />4. Add a new raster layer and floodfill with black. Resize to 80% and apply your mask at the following settings<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/KiddDiva/ss1mask.jpg" /><br /></div><br />5. Using your magic wand (feather 0), select the inner square of the mask and apply Rotoblades at the following settings -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/KiddDiva/ss2rotoblades.jpg" /><br /></div><br />6. Merge all layers together and save as a .psp Animation Shop file.<br /><br />7. Open your image and the star animation in Animation Shop. Duplicate the image frame so that you have 7 frames. Edit - Select all. Select all of the star animation frames. Click on the Propogate Paste button.<br /><br />8. Click on frame 1 in the star animation and keeping the mouse button depressed, drag the animation to the first frame of your background image and position according to sample tag.<br /><br />9. Click back on the star animation and click the undo button. Drag the animation back to the image canvas and position the second star animation according to the sample tag.<br /><br />10. File - Save frames as<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/KiddDiva/ss3frames.jpg" /><br /></div><br />11. Open your Animation Shop image in PSP. Activate the top layer. Copy and paste your tube and scrap elements to the canvas. Resize and sharpen as required. I resized diva to 50%, handbag to 60% and the shoes to 40%. Position to your liking. Make sure the handbag is at the front as you are going to put a name on it. Add drop shadow at the following settings to each layer except Diva. For Diva change to V and H 0, opacity 100 and blur 16.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/KiddDiva/ss4shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br />12. Activate your text tool. Use a script font to write your message in a colour complimentary to your tube in the top rectangle. Create your text as a vector so you can size it appropriately. I put "Just call me" but you can put anything you want eg "Don't call me", "That's Princess to you!". Convert to raster.<br /><br />13. Change to your other font and type your name, still as a vector. Size your name on the handbag. If you have a small name you may need to tilt your text slightly. Convert to raster.<br /><br />14. Add copyright information and watermark as another raster layer.<br /><br />15. Hide all the animation frames and activate one of the tube layers. Merge visible.<br /><br />16. Open all the animation frames. Duplicate your merged tube layer 6 times and merge a tube layer with each background layer. Save as an Animation Shop .psp file.<br /><br />17. Open your file in Animation Shop. Save as a .gif and you are done! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599315609333276075.post-76509270507380004552009-05-20T13:22:00.002+10:002009-05-20T13:30:57.980+10:00There Be Pirates<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Pirate/bbpiratettut.gif" /><br /></div><br />YOU WILL NEED:<br /><br />* Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop or similar. I used PSPX but you should be able to make this tag in earlier versions.<br /><br />* Tube of choice. I am using the artwork of Jasmine Becket-Griffith. You need a license to use her artwork. Tubes and images can be purchased from <a href="http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/" target="_top">CILM</a><br /><br />* Font of choice - a fat font works best. I used Vivian.<br /><br />* Edge mask of choice.<br /><br />* Eyecandy 4000 - HSB Noise.<br /><br />* Skull and bones motiff - this was made by me from the <a href="http://www.dafont.com/pirates-pw.font">Pirates PW font</a> by <a href="http://www.intellectadesign.com/">Intellecta Design</a>. Right click and save as a png file.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Pirate/skullfromPiratesPWfont.png" /><br /></div><br /><br />LETS START!<br /><br />1. Open your tube and supplies in PSP. Open your font (by double clicking on it in Windows Explorer) and minimise to use later.<br /><br />2. Open a new image 500 x 400 with a white background.<br /><br />3. Add a new raster layer and floodfill with black. Apply your mask and merge mask group.<br /><br />4. Add a new raster layer. Use your selection tool to draw out a rectangle inside the mask. Floodfill with a colour from your tube (I used #b41915). DO NOT deselect.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Pirate/ss1red.jpg" /><br /></div><br />5. Add another raster layer and floodfill with black. Select none. Hide this layer for the moment.<br /><br />6. Copy and paste the skull motiff to your canvas. Move to the top right of your canvas.<br /><br />7. Copy and paste your tube to the canvas. Resize (I resized to 60%), sharpen if necessary and move to the left. Add drop shadow to your tube at the following settings. Use a complimentary color from your tube.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Pirate/ss6shadow.jpg" /><br /></div><br />Your canvas should look like this -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Pirate/ss2canvas.jpg" /><br /></div><br />8. Make your skull layer active, then select your text tool. Set the materials palette to black for the foreground and null for the background. Using the following settings, type your name in block capitals. Stretch out the text to fill the remaining red area. If you are using the same tube as I am, then you want to make it look like she is sitting on the edge of your name. Position all the elements of your tag so that you are happy with them.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Pirate/ss3text.jpg" /><br /></div><br />9. With your magic wand on the following settings, select the middle of each letter in your name. When all letters are selected, Selection - Modify - Expand by 1. Make your black hidden layer active (keep it hidden still) and press delete. Select none.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Pirate/ss4wand.jpg" /><br /></div><br />10. Activate the skull layer and click your magic wand outside the skull motiff. Selection - Invert. Activate the black layer again and press delete. Select none. You make this black layer visible now.<br /><br />11. Activate your tube layer and add copyright information and watermark.<br /><br />12. Close off the bottom 3 layers (white background, black mask and red layers). Make sure one of the other layers is active and merge visible. Hide this merged layer and duplicate twice.<br /><br />13. Open the white background and the black mask layers and merge together. Duplicate twice.<br /><br />14. Activate the red layer and duplicate twice. (You should now have 3 of each layer.) Make the bottom red layer visible. Apply Eyecandy 4000 HSB Noise at the following settings to each layer. Change the random seed for each layer. NOTE: This filter can put a lot of tansparency in the mix which shows as black. Try a few different seed numbers to find one you like. I used 585, 419, 801.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv177/BBddu/Tutorials/Pirate/ss5hsbnoise.jpg" /><br /></div><br />15. Open your top tube layers. Arrange your layer palette into sets of three ie from the top down - tube layer, red layer, background layer - 3 sets in all. Merge each set together so that you are left with 3 layers. Save as a Animation Shop .psp file.<br /><br />16. Open your file in Animation Shop. Edit - Select All. Animation - Frame Properties - change to 40.<br /><br />17. Save as a .gif and you are done. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.<p></p>Bluebirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014549264414816996noreply@blogger.com0