For this tutorial you will need the following:
Paint Shop Pro, I am using PSP X, you should be able to use any version.
Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of Alehandra Vanhek, which you need a license to use, available at Pics For Design (PFD).
Scrap kit of choice. I am using a PTU kit by Amy Marie called Samaelia
Font of choice, I am using Pentagram
Plugins: No outside plugins used
I do use Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow on all my copyrights/credits layers
I do this because some forums will make a .png tag show up with a black background and then your
copyright doesn't show.
Just remember that my choices of papers and elements is just a suggestion, change it up and make it yours! You don't have to follow mine exactly.
Add a drop shadow of your choosing to tubes & elements throughout. I usually use 1, 1, 50, 5 unless otherwise noted.
Let's get started!
Tag:
Open a new canvas 850 x 850 pixels with a white background
open element 34 copy and paste as a new layer
click inside with your magic wand, selections, modify, expand 2, selections, invert
open paper 16 copy and paste as a new layer, click delete on your keyboard
Open your tube, copy and paste as a new layer, resize 55%
take your eraser tool and erase the bits that hang over the bottom of the frame.
element 33 arrange at bottom of frame
element 38 resize 55% arrange behind grass & skulls on the right side, duplicate & mirror
element 62 arrange across bottom below all the layers, but so that it's peeking out across the bottom
element 74 resize 65% arrange on left below the skull layers & showing just above it
element 75 resize 80% arrange on right
element 70 resize 55% arrange on the bottom, in the middle of the skulls
element 29 arrange behind frame & paper on the top left, duplicate & mirror
element 8 resize 40% arrange on bottom left
Banner:
Open a new canvas 600 x 250 pixels with a white background
Copy & paste paper 17 as a new layer
arrange it so the moon shows on the top left, duplicate & mirror
drage the duplicate layer to the bottom and drag it over to the right until the edges match
Hide the white background layer on your main tag and the grim reaper, copy merged & paste into your banner
arrange it in the banner how you like
Open the reaper element, copy and paste into the banner, arrange on the left, duplicate & mirror
Make the white background layer active
Selections, select all, select selection borders, set it at 3
Add a new raster layer at the top, fill with #589bb6
Add your copyright info & credits as needed
Add your text and save
Go back to your main tag
crop and resize
add your copyright and credits as needed
add your text and save
Avatar:
Open a new canvas 200 x 200 pixels or whatever size avatar your forum allows
Copy and paste the black clouds, arrange on the right, duplicate & mirror
Copy and paste the tube, arrange in the center
Make the white background layer active
Selections, select all, select selection borders, set it at 3
Add a new raster layer at the top, fill with #589bb6
Add your copyright info & credits as needed
Add your text and save
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