"Trellis Signature Tag"
This
tutorial was created June 11, 2004
©Copyright Ginny Hopping/Bunny's Attic.
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Terms of Use *
This
tutorial was written for PSP7.
The Picture Frame feature I used for this tutorial is available in Version
8 of PSP and I received permission from Jasc to offer their frame as
a mask so version 7 users can do this tutorial too.
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You will need ~
Paint Shop Pro
EdgeBrush02.jpg
Eye
Candy 3
(I
have included a "workaround" for Eye Candy 4000 too.)
The beautiful rose tube made by Steph Staker who graciously agreed to
let me use it for this tutorial and to also offer it for download here.
Please visit her site, she has some great tutorials and tubes! http://www.stakerfamily.com/psp.htm
Wild
White Roses tube
Let's get started!
Have
your tube open and mask minimized in PSP. Using the "Wildwhiteroses.psp" tube, copy it, (Window~Duplicate) and close the original.
Go to Edit~Copy.
Open
a new canvas 
(File~New) Width 550 pixels, Height 400 pixels, Resolution 72.000,
Background color "Transparent", 16.7 Million Colors.
Go
to Edit~Paste as a new layer.
Go to Image~Resize,
Check "Percentage of original", Height and Width "90%",
Resize type "Bicubic resample",
"Resize all layers " UNchecked, "Maintain aspect ratio of" checked. PSP
will figure the number for you. No math involved here, phew!! Ü
Repeat this step three more times. (When I resize this way I don't need
to sharpen the tube.)
Go to Colors ~ Adjust ~ Brightness/Contrast and type in 13 for Brightness and 7 for Contrast. Click ok.
Click
on Raster 1 in your layer palette. Using your Eye Dropper Tool, 
hover over your flower petal. Right click to select a dark color as
your background color. Then choose a lighter color by left clicking
to add this color as your foreground color.
( The colors I am using are #EDECE4 for the foreground and #A4AE9F for
the background.)
Using
your Flood Fill Tool 
,
left click to fill your Raster 1 layer with #EDECE4.
Go
to Layers~New Raster Layer, you can name this layer "Trellis".
Using your Flood Fill Tool again ,
left click to fill this layer with #EDECE4.
Go
to Image~Rotate~Free Rotate. Direction "Left", Degrees check
"Free" type in "45", Check "All Layers".
This step will cause your canvas to enlarge but we will crop it back
later.
Go to Effects~Eye Candy 3~Weave,
Ribbon Width 17, Gap Width 19, Fill Gaps unchecked, Shadow Depth 30,
Thread detail 11, Thread length 8, Smear Threads checked.
Click the check mark to apply. 
** If you are using Eye Candy 4000 **
Use these settings...
Ribbon Width 17, Gap Width 19, Shadow Strength 30, Thread Detail 11,
Thread Length 8, Smear Ribbons checked and in the "Gap Fill"
box check "Make gaps transparent".
Click ok to apply.
Now go back to Image~Rotate~Free Rotate. Change only the Direction to "Right" and click ok.
While on your "Trellis" layer, double-click on your Crop tool 
.
In the "Crop Area" window, check "Select opaque area-
current layer". Click ok. Then go to Image ~ Crop. Go to View ~
Normal viewing. Now you will have your original canvas size back again.
Let's add a drop shadow to your Trellis. Go to Effects~ 3D Effects~Drop Shadow. Settings are Vertical and Horizontal "-4", Opacity "64" Blur "6" and Color "#7D8C76". Click ok.
In your Layer palette, click on Layer 2, which should be your tube layer. Apply your drop shadow again, but change the Opacity to "95" and the Blur to "13", Horizontal and Vertical are the same settings as before.
Go
to Layers/New Vector Layer. Name this layer "text". Using
your Text Tool, 
click
on your canvas, type in your name, or whatever you decide you'd like
your tag to say.
using these settings.....
Click OK. Since we used Vector text, you can adjust the size, angle
and position of the text by using the bounding box. When you are happy
with your text, go to your layer palette, right click on your "text"
layer and click on "Convert to Raster layer".
Now
we will add a little bevel to our text. Using the Selection Tool, 
same settings as before EXCEPT "check" Anti-Alias, draw a
selection around your text. Click on your text to select it. Go to Selections~Modify~Contract.
Type in "1" and click ok. Now go to Effects~3D Effects~
Inner Bevel. Use these settings..
Go to Selections~Select none.
Let's
add a drop shadow to the text now. Go to Effects~3D Effects~Drop Shadow.
Same settings as we used for the tube shadow, except change the Blur
to "4". Click ok.
Add a new Raster layer (Layers ~ New Raster layer) Change your foreground
color to white and using your Flood fill tool ,
fill your layer with white. Go to Masks ~ New ~ From Image. In the "Add
Mask from Image" window, find "Edgebrush02.jpg" in the
drop down window of the Source window. Check "Source luminance" only. Click ok.
Go to Masks/Delete. Click Yes when PSP asks "would
you like this mask merged into the current layer?".
Go to Layers~Merge~"Merge All (Flatten)", Add your watermark
and you are done!
You may resize your image if necessary by going to Image ~ Resize and
check "resize all layers". I resize my images the same way
as I do tubes, by 90% until I get the size I want.
I hope you enjoying do this tutorial and like your results!
