06 - Tag Chic - English

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I made it with PSP:
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Filters / Plugins: 
Xero 4 / Fritillary
Alien Skin Xenofex 2.0 / Constellation
Animation Shop

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(just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) open the file: alpha-tag-chic-colombe.pspimage
Window / Duplicate
close the original
set your FGC to: #808080
and your BGC to: #ffffff
flood fill with this
gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius: 40
Effects / Plugins / Xero / Fritillary:

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen More
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 25

02) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection with your gradient
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius: 40
Effects / Texture
Effects / Blinds:

Effects / Reflection
Effects / Kaleidoscope:

Deselect

03) activate your
selection tool / Custom Selection:

Selections / Invert
Effects / Texture
Effects / Weave:
FGC & BGC

Selections / Invert
Selections / Promote selection to layer
Deselect
activate the layer under it: Raster 1
Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:
& 

04) activate the top layer: Promoted Selection
Layers / Duplicate
Layers / Image Effects
/ Offset:

Layers / Duplicate
Layers / Image Effects / Offset: same settings
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Edit / Repeat Layer Merge Down
Adjust / Brightness
and Contrast / Brightness/Contrast:
27 / 0
Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:
colour: #858585
& 
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

05) open the tube: chrismist_@monica.png
Image / Resize: 80%
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown
below:

change the blend mode to: Luminance (Legacy)
and the opacity to: 62
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Flip
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

06) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Load/Save
Selection / Load Selection from Alpha-Channel:

flood fill selection
with this gradient:

Deselect
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Effects / Distortion
Effects / Wind:
& 
Effects / Texture
Effects / Weave:
FGC & BGC

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Flip
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

07) Selections /
Load/Save Selection / Load Selection from Alpha-Channel:

Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection
with this gradient:

Deselect
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Resize: 60% (all layers NOT checked)
Effects / Texture
Effects / Weave:
FGC & BGC

place it as shown
below:

activate the layer under it
Effects / Texture Effects / Weave: same settings
Layers / Merge / Merge visible

08) open the tube: diam010.png
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown
below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

09) open the tube: elegance3000011-tube-colombe.png
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown
below:

Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:
colour: #858585
& 
Layers / Merge / Merge visible

10) open the tube: diam-ligne-colombe.png
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown
below:


11) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Load/Save
Selection / Load Selection from Alpha-Channel:

flood fill the
selection with this gradient:

Deselect
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Effects / Texture
Effects / Weave:

Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:
colour: #66656a
& 

12) open the tube: chaussure01-01-tube-colombe.png
Image / Resize: 18%
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:
colour: #66656a / -3

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror
place it as shown
below:

Layers / Merge / Merge / Down
Edit / Repeat Layer Merge Down
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

13) open the tube: makeup02-colombe.png
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place as shown below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

14) open the tube: frame-colombe.png
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

15) activate your text tool
Font: Not just a toy / size: 48
FGC: #808080 / BGC: #ffffff
write: CHIC
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
now write your name
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
place it as shown
below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

16) add your watermark and name
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
activate the top layer
(layer with diam-ligne-colombe.png tube)
Layers / Merge / Merge Down (with text layer)

17) open the tube: blanco.png
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
move it exactly over the first
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

18) Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2.0 /
Constellation:

Edit / Copy Merged
open your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / Paste as new Animation
back to your PSP
Edit / Undo Constellation

19) Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2.0 /
Constellation:
same settings
But: hit once on Random Seed
Edit / Copy Merged
back to your Animation Shop
Edit / Paste / Paste after current frame
File / Save as ....gif

subject line: 06 - Tag Chic - your name
You are done!
I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial
as much as I have enjoyed creating it
for you. I would love to see your results,
so if you would like, email it to me at:
waldlichtelfe@waldgeist.co.uk
with (Name of the tutorial) in the subject line.


Copyright tutorial: Colombe
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, February 05, 2009
