In this tutorial, we'll make a really basic tag using a picture tube that came with your PSP. I'll try to lead you through step-by step, but if you have any question, feel free to post them on the general board. Be sure to refer to the "Opening your PSP" in the tips and tricks section as we go. Have fun!!
1. Open your PSP, click on file, new, width and height both at 400 pixels, raster background checked, 16 million colors for color depth and a transparent background. Click ok.
2. Now, click on your picture tube tool. Got o the top and you'll see a box where you can view your picture tubes. Look through these and choose one you'd like to work with. Click on the picture you'd like to use, then place your cursor in the middle of your canvas, and click. You can change the size of your picture by clicking on "scale"and putting a percentage in - less than 100% for a smaller picture and more than 100% to make it larger, before you place your picture on your canvas
3. Now, we're going to make a really simple background for your tag. First, we're going to right click on "raster 1" on your layer palette, go up the list and click on duplicate. Then, X out the copy you just made, and highlight the raster 1 layer. By highlighting, you've selected that layer to work on.
Now, look to the top of your screen and you'll see where it says "effects". Click on it, then on texture effects and then on "mosaic antique". Put in the same settings as I have for this effect. If you want to play with other settings, that's great!! If you try one and don't like it, just hit ctrl-z and it will undo it.
Number of columns 85, Number of rows 77, Tile Diffusion 68
Grout width 1, Grout Diffusion 100
4. Now, we're going to un-x our original tube so we can see it again. Then, select your top layer, click on the "move tool" (right above the crop tool) and move the top layer slightly - I moved mine down and to the right. You can decide where you think yours looks best.
5. Just a couple of small things left to do before we finish this part. The first, is we're going to lighten our background a bit. To do this, move the slider by the layer on your layer palette, from 100% to 75%. Finally, we're going to add a drop shadow to our original picture, by clicking on effects, 3D effects, and drop shadow. The settings I've used are vertical 4, horizontal -6, opacity 64, blur 2, and color black. To choose your color, click on the colored square and with the dropper, click on the black square. Click ok.
6. Now to finish this part, we're going to merge our layers, so all the parts of our picture are on the same layer. To do this, go to layers, merge, and visible. Now, save this as a file name which you'll remember, as a psp file.
I've covered a lot of material in this tutorial and hopefully it's not too confusing. It's important to play with the settings and find ones you like. You may see other tutorials which do some things slightly differently - everyone has their own way and you'll find yours as you learn the program.
In my next tutorial, we'll put our name on your tag , and then we'll make it sparkle in a third tutorial.
Please do not claim my tutorials as your own. You are welcome to link to my tutorials, or print them out for your own use.But please do not copy them to your website, or take credit for them.
This tutorial was written by Ann. If there is any resemblance to any other tutorials, it's coincidental. Please do not claim this Tutorial as your own. Thank you.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Beginner Tag Tut, Step 2 ... Adding Your Name
Okay, the hard part is done!! The tag is made.
Now, we're going to add our name to it. So, here we go!!
Be sure to save your work often, so you don't lose what you have done.
1. Open the tag you made from the tut # 1 in PSP.
2. Now we'll choose the colors we want our text to be in - both an outline color and the color we want the text to be. First we're going to click on our dropper tool, and we should now have as our cursor something that looks like an eye dropper. Now run that over your tag and choose the color you want your text to be. When you have a color you like, right click on your mouse. Your color should now show in the bottom square on your materials palette. Now, do the same for the color you want your outline to be, but left click on your mouse this time. This color will show in the top box of your materials palette.
3. Choosing the font is the next step. Click on the "A" on the tools palette - the text tool. Then look at the top of your screen and you'll see where you can choose your font. Scroll down through the list and choose one you'd like to try. Set the size at 48 and stroke at 2. Left of where you choose your font, you'll see "create as" - be sure vector is chosen. Place your cursor on your tag where you want your name to be and click. A text box will appear, and this is where you type your name. When you have your name typed and are happy with it, click apply.
3. You should have a box around your name and in the middle is a circle. Place your cursor over this, and your move tool should show up. Move your text where you want it. Now, in your layers palette, right click on "vector 1" and click on "convert to raster layer".
4. Now we're going to add an inner bevel to our name, so it doesn't look flat. Click on "effects", "3D effects", and then "inner bevel". The settings I used are
Bevel #2 Smoothness 83 Color White
Width 4 Depth 2 Angle 315
Ambience 0 Intensity 34
Shininess 56 Elevation 36
Again , play with the settings to find one you like, If you try one and don't like it, press ctrl-z to back up a step and try another one.
5. Now we'll add a drop shadow, like we did making our tag. Go to effects, 3D effects and drop shadow. The settings I use are
Vertical 2
Horizontal -4
Opacity 64
Blur 0
Color Black.
6. Now we just have to merge our two layers. To do that, click on layers, merge, and visible. Now save this as a PSP file with a different name ... maybe tag with name, or tag 2. It doesn't matter as long as you can find it for the final step in our tag - adding animation.
If you have any questions, please post them on to general board and one of our many talented taggers will be pleased to help.
Please do not claim my tutorials as your own. You are welcome to link to my tutorials, or print them out for your own use.But please do not copy them to your website, or take credit for them.
This tutorial was written by Ann. If there is any resemblance to any other tutorials, it's coincidental. Please do not claim this Tutorial as your own. Thank you.
Now, we're going to add our name to it. So, here we go!!
Be sure to save your work often, so you don't lose what you have done.
1. Open the tag you made from the tut # 1 in PSP.
2. Now we'll choose the colors we want our text to be in - both an outline color and the color we want the text to be. First we're going to click on our dropper tool, and we should now have as our cursor something that looks like an eye dropper. Now run that over your tag and choose the color you want your text to be. When you have a color you like, right click on your mouse. Your color should now show in the bottom square on your materials palette. Now, do the same for the color you want your outline to be, but left click on your mouse this time. This color will show in the top box of your materials palette.
3. Choosing the font is the next step. Click on the "A" on the tools palette - the text tool. Then look at the top of your screen and you'll see where you can choose your font. Scroll down through the list and choose one you'd like to try. Set the size at 48 and stroke at 2. Left of where you choose your font, you'll see "create as" - be sure vector is chosen. Place your cursor on your tag where you want your name to be and click. A text box will appear, and this is where you type your name. When you have your name typed and are happy with it, click apply.
3. You should have a box around your name and in the middle is a circle. Place your cursor over this, and your move tool should show up. Move your text where you want it. Now, in your layers palette, right click on "vector 1" and click on "convert to raster layer".
4. Now we're going to add an inner bevel to our name, so it doesn't look flat. Click on "effects", "3D effects", and then "inner bevel". The settings I used are
Bevel #2 Smoothness 83 Color White
Width 4 Depth 2 Angle 315
Ambience 0 Intensity 34
Shininess 56 Elevation 36
Again , play with the settings to find one you like, If you try one and don't like it, press ctrl-z to back up a step and try another one.
5. Now we'll add a drop shadow, like we did making our tag. Go to effects, 3D effects and drop shadow. The settings I use are
Vertical 2
Horizontal -4
Opacity 64
Blur 0
Color Black.
6. Now we just have to merge our two layers. To do that, click on layers, merge, and visible. Now save this as a PSP file with a different name ... maybe tag with name, or tag 2. It doesn't matter as long as you can find it for the final step in our tag - adding animation.
If you have any questions, please post them on to general board and one of our many talented taggers will be pleased to help.
Please do not claim my tutorials as your own. You are welcome to link to my tutorials, or print them out for your own use.But please do not copy them to your website, or take credit for them.
This tutorial was written by Ann. If there is any resemblance to any other tutorials, it's coincidental. Please do not claim this Tutorial as your own. Thank you.
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