Written August 17, 2004
©Jacque
This is what we are going to make.
I wrote this tutorial step by step and with screen shots so that a beginner would be able to follow it.I hope you enjoy making this tag as much as I did. Oh, don't forget to save your work often. Ok, let's have some fun!
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Things you need:
*PSP 7 or 8This tut was written using PSP 8 Click here to get a free trial version of PSP
*SuperBladeProClick here to get a free trial version of SBP
*SuperBladePro PresetClick here to download the m_coconutice.zip Unzip the file and add to your SuperBladePro plugin enviroments and textures folder
*Font and TubeBroadway font and Rose Vine tube Click here to download them both Unzip the supplies and open the font and minimize it to your task bar
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STEP 1. Open a new image, 600x600 transparent Open your rose vine tube Click on your tube, then go to Edit>CopyThen click on your transparent background and go to Edit>Paste As New SelectionCenter your tube in the middle of your background and go to Selections>Select NoneNow you can close the original tube
STEP 2. Duplicate the Raster 1 layer, click on Layers>DuplicateIn your layer palette, click on the eye next to the "Copy of Raster 1" (this will make that layer invisible) Add a new raster layer and name "text" Layers>New Raster Layer>Name:textYour layer palette should look like this
STEP 3. Click on the Text Tool  the Stroke/foreground and the Fill/background color should both be whiteApply these settings: Floating, Broadway font, size~ 72, Anti-alias~ checkedThe size depends on how long your text is going to be Click anywhere on your canvas and type your name, then click OK
~~Save~~
STEP 4. With the ants still marching, go to Effects>3D Effects>Inner BevelApply these settings 10, 25, 7, -25, 40, white, 140, 35, 60
STEP 5. Go to Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear>SuperBladeProClick on this button (see below) to open the environments and textures folder Look for the m_coconutice.q5q file then click OK
~~Save~~
STEP 6. Using the Move Tool  position the text over the roses Deselect Selections>Select None
STEP 7. In the layer palette move the text layer to the bottom (make sure that layer is active) Layers>Arrange>Send to BottomMake the second layer active (Raster 1) Your layer palette should look like this
STEP 8. Go to Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize Apply these settings: Hue~ 60, Saturation~ 0Now comes the tricky part (to explain anyway)
~~Save~~
STEP 9. On the layer palette, make your Raster 1 layer invisible (grayed out roses) Make the Copy of Raster 1 layer active (colorful rose) Your layer palette should look like this:
STEP 10. Click on the eraser tool  Use these settings: Shape~ Square, Size~ 8You can change the size or shape of the eraser if you need to
STEP 11. Zoom in to 300% View>Zoom>Zoom In By 5 stepsErase any part of the vine or roses that you don’t want to see ABOVE your text like this
STEP 12. Continue to erase anything that you don’t want to see above your glass text Make the Raster 1 layer visible (grayed out roses) It should look like the grayed out roses are below your glass text and the colored ones are above, like this
~~Save~~
STEP 13. Zoom out to 100% View>Zoom>Zoom to 100%Lower the opacity on your Raster 1 layer (grayed out roses) to 50, like this
STEP 14. Go to Layers>Merge>Merge VisibleAdd a Drop Shadow (if you want) Effects>3D Effects>Drop ShadowI used these settings: -3, -3, 26, 2, black
STEP 15. Add your watermark (optional) Resize the image (if nesessary) Image>Resize 85%Sharpen your image after you resize it Adjust>Sharpness>SharpenCrop your image Edit>Copy>Edit>Paste>Paste As New ImageSave as a JPEG file File>Save AsName your tag and save as a .jpg file
Viola, and there you have your Glass text rose vine name tag, don't you love it! Thank you for trying my tutorial! Here are some other examples I have by using the rose tube in a different color
 All graphics on this page were designed by ©Jacque Copyright ©2004-2005 Jacque creations and more All rights reserved 
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