Arthur Crowe - Steampunk Revolution

this tag tutorial was made using artwork by Arthur Crowe

you need to purchase his tubes HERE Tube i used is called hot steampunk

scraps used is AC-HotSteampunk-Kit from the same site

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open up a new canvas 650 by 250

floodfill with a colour of choice, I used a deep purple from her hair colour

 html colour number #2c2239

copy and paste paper5 as a new layer

change the blend mode to screen

 by going to Layers - properties - change from normal to screen

copy and paste tube of choice, i used the close up version 

of the steampunk tube.place to the right side

 then duplicate the tube, and resize by 60% 

then go to Image - Mirror and place it to the left side.

change the blend mode of both tubes to SCREEN

by going to Layers - properties - change from normal to screen

 then copy and paste element16 from the kit, resize by 60%

and change the blend mode to soft light

on a new layer, with your selection tool draw out a thin rectangle

floodfill with white

then change the blend mode to soft light

then go to Effects - Texture effects - Blinds
using these settings

this will be what your steampunk revolution text is going to rest on

then duplicate this layer and place on at the top of the tag and one at the bottom

then with your font - Carnivalee Freakshow set to size 26 font size 26
write out the text Steampunk Revolution repeat the length of the tag
add a drop shadow

then duplicate and position one at the top of the tag and one along the bottom

 for the outside borde, floodfill with colour of your choice,
then go to  Selections - Modify by 4

go to Selections Invert

hit the delete key to remove the excess

next add noise by going to
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise
using these settings

 

click ok

add artist copyright and your name
I used the same font for my name, with a gold gradient
adding  drop shadow

Roman - Starlight Forum set - how to blend

this tag was made using a tube is by Roman Zaric called Reed available HERE

old school tutorial

I have used a free texture no 22
 by ArtPlusLove from Deviantart HERE
and an orange gradient you can find some great gradients HERE and HERE

   and some wordart was a limited freebie from my blog HERE
although it isnt anymore...but any white word art would do..
or you can add your own...

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open a canvas 600 X 250 pixels

Floodfill with white,  then copy and paste your texture and arrange to your liking

 add tube resize by 60% arange to the left side

duplicate tube resize by 70% and arrange to the right side.

the bottom tube change the blend mode to soft light.
do this by going to Layers - properties -
and the dropdown menu change from normal to soft light


next we will add the grey rectangle that goes across the length of the tag
make a rectangle selection the width of the tag
and floodfill with white

convert to raster layer

 blend mode change to COLOUR LEGACY
do this by going to Layers - properties -
and the dropdown menu change from normal to colour legacy
then add a new layer add floodfill with a gradient of choice
then select all - select float- modify contract by 3 then hit the delete key

selections none...

then go to Adjust- add/remove noise - add noise
use these settings...
  

for Roman's name I used the MOVIE STAR font background fill white
duplicate then merge down...
 add starlight wordart...resize by 80%
or add your own...
in white text and experiment with the blend mode's to see what you like..

add artist copyright and save your tag...

do the same for a small avatar.
average size for an avatar for forums are 150x150 pixels in size

JJ-BLEND -GLITTER EFFECT

for this blend tutorial you will need:

PSP and animation shop

texture no017, I used a fab FREE one from devinant by ARTPLUSLOVE HERE
check out her gallery its awesome here

font used was Dr Carbfred

For this tut I am using the artwork of Jennifer Janesko you will need to buy a licence to use this artists work at CDO, I bought my tubes long ago from CILM which is now closed.
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open canvas 500 x 250 pixels floodfill with a white background

copy and paste the texture as a new layer, and arrange so that the line across the texture goes across the bottom of the canvas

arrange 3 images of the same artist to your liking across the canvas, each on a new layer

then duplicate the texture layer and bring to the top

do this by going to - Layers -  Arrange - bring to top

then change the blend mode of the top texture to screen by going to 

layers - properties -  change the blend mode from normal to screen

click ok

then add a new raster layer floodfill with white

go to selection all -  modify - contract by 3 then

hit the delete button on your keyboard to remove the excess...

this should give you a white edge

go to selections - none

then go to adjust - add/remove noise -  add noise and

in the pop up menu that appears, make your settings

the same as mine see below...

now is a good time to add your copyright

next, add a new layer and do the same for your name...I used Dr Carbfred  font

with the following settings, background white, foreground null


convert to raster layer then duplicate the text
and on the bottom text layer add a drop shadow
i used the following settings

then make the top text layer your active layer simply by clicking on it

then add the same noise settings as before......
you can now save your tag as a jpg.
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if you want the glitter effect animated,

go to - copy merged and paste into animation shop as a new animation

go back to PSP
then click undo to remove the noise effect on your name

then add noise again but change the noise setting to 40

go to - copy merged and paste into animation shop after current frame

go back to PSP
then click undo to remove the noise effect on your name

repeat and change noise to 30
go to - copy merged and paste into animation shop after current frame

save as a gif and you are done...

diane xoxox

Love Garv - blend

*old tut moved from my tut site* 

this is an old school style of tutorial, no scraps no templates

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For this tut I am using the fantastic artwork of Keith Garvey
you can purchase his tubes from PTE

for this tutorial you may need a basic knowledge of PSP but i try and make them easy for beginers to understand
you will need PSP, i use PSP9
Plugins :

MuRa's Miesta - Copies
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - IMPACT - Bevel
Penta.com - Jeans

gradient of choice, loads of niice gradient can be found at Nansons Place
and 2 or 3 tubes 
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add your new gradients to your gradients folder on your computer

(cos if your anything like me you grabbed the lot lol)

Lets begin......
open canvas 600 x 600
floodfill with white
Add a heart shape using the preset shape tool
draw out the heart shape with a gradient of choice as your background fill, foreground should be null.
if you do not have the heart shape tool a heart shape brush or template will work just as good.
now rotate the heart right by approx 10- 15 whatever looks good to you.

now add tubes of choice, i used the same keith garvey tube 3 times, arrange them over your shape as you like,

once happy with placement, change the blend mode to screen for ALL 3 tubes, by going to Layers - properties - a pop up box will appear change the blend mode from normal to screen

Make a final check you are happy with placement then merge down all 3 tubes

by going to layers - merge down (twice)

next make sure the shape layer is selected and go to

Selections - select all - float then selections invert,

make your tube layer the active layer and hit the delete key on your keyboard.
this should remove all your excess tube hanging over your shape.

selections none to remove the marching ant selection.

now duplicate the merged tube layer , this will make it brighter, if its too bright turn down the opacity a bit. it really depends what tube and what gradient you use...so go with what looks best to you.

close of your white background by clicking on the eye in your layers and merge visable.

now to apply apply the jeans effect, with PENTA.COM pluginso you go to Effects - Plugins - Penta - Jeans see below for setting in my screenshot

 

then duplicate the the heart and add a bevel,

  go to Effects - Plugins -  Eye candy 5 -impact -  bevel  with the following settings:

 

before clicking ok change the lighting tab as folows

 

click ok

almost there...i hope you are following ok so far....

on your bottom heart layer we are going to add the
MuRa's Miesta - Copies filter for the background...

 

click ok

back to your top heart layer that you addef the bevel to...

add a drop shadow you like - Effects - 3d effects - drop shadow

now we are going to add the dotted lines, so clic on your pen tool then back to your material pallette:

foreground should be the the colour / gradient you want and background should be null.

choose a custom line style from the drop down box, i chose the diamond one on width 4

settings Below, 

make sure the straight mode is selected.

and simply click and drag your line across the canvas making a straight line.
then arrange to liking
convert to raster by going to layers - convert to raster

add a drop shadow , i used the settings below

add your name or text

on the top tag i used Miss Lankfort font with the same gradient for my backgrond fill and white set at 2 as my foreground colour.

on the bottom tag i used Gothikka font with the same gradient for my backgrond fill and white set at 2 as my foreground colour.

add the artist © information

save your tag and your done.

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 the tag below is another example made using the exact same method but without the bevel plugin or the copies filter and a different colour gradient and I used a rectangle shape instead of a heart I hope you can see the different looks you can get from this one tutorial

SINFUL BLEND

*old tut moved over from my old tut site*

This blend tag tutorial was written by me Diane Knight on 20/03/07 

any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental
For this tut I am using the fantastic artwork of Marta Dahlig http:\\www.blackeri.deviantart.com

you need to have personal or group permission to use her art,

and of course you could use any 3 images you like

For this tut you will need PSP, and a fairly good knowledge of PSP.

3 images of choice and flowers of choice

Penta.com plug-in (12th one down) HERE

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Open a New canvas 600x450

Take 3 images you like
and arrange them to your liking on your canvas

Now we are going to try and blend them together

Make sure your middle image is the top layer
now with your freehand selection (Lasso tool) -
Make a selection like below:

 go to -Selections - modify - Feather – with the settings below:

 

Then hit the delete key once maybe twice, whatever looks best

selections - select none

repeat on the other side of the image

selections - select none

now you should have something that looks like this:

 

resize the whole tag by 90%

on a new layer select your preset shape tool –
rectangle - background white - foreground null

draw out a rectangle across the width of the tag
at the bottom - change the blend mode to soft light –
it should turn transparent

now Layers - merge All (flatten)

effects – plug-ins – penta.com  - dot and cross
with the settings below:

  

add some nice accents - see my finsihed tag for example…

I changed the blend mode to Luminance legacy on both flower tubes.

by right clicking on your layer – go to properties and change the blend mode on both flower tube layers to luminance legacy - see below:

 

image - add borders - colour black - 2 pixels

now and your name - the font I used was:
Miss Le Gatees - size 72 - colour black

thanks for trying my blend tutorial 

 x hugz diane x

Golden Brown - blend tut

*old tut moved from my old site* 

This blend tag tutorial was written by me Diane Knight on 20/02/08 any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental
For this tut I am using the fantastic artwork of Jennifer Janesko
you can purchase her tubes from CDO.

you will need PSP,
Plugins :
Alienskin xenofex 2
VM Extravaganza - Transmission
gradient of choice, gradient from Nansons Place
I used Copper Polish from set 3b.
and 2 or 3 tubes 
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add your new gradients to your gradients folder on your computer

(cos if your anything like me you grabbed the lot lol)

Lets begin......
open canvas 480 x 260
floodfill with white then add a new raster layer and floodfill with the gradient of your choice. I used Copper Polish from set 3b.
and settings as below....
 
go to Effects - Plugins - Alienskin xenofex 2 - constellation
and apply the following settings.

 

now copy and paste as a new layer the 1st tube you are going to use...

go to Selections - select all - Selections Float - selections modify - feather and change the value to 25.

click ok ...

then back to selection - invert and then press the delete key.
this should have made the edges of the tube slightly faded.

do this for each tube you use.

deselect by clicking on - Selections none

ok now arrange them on your canvas as you like...

add a new raster layer and floodfill with the same gradient as before...
but this time change the layer blend mode to Colour legacy

*for those that dont know* you do this by going to Layers - Properties and change the settings in the pop up box that appears..use the settings below.

 

now we want to add a border add a new raster layer and floodfill again with the same gradient.

now go to selections - select all then selections modify - contract and input the value 10 in the pop up box that appears...then hit the delete key.

Selections NONE.

now add a drop shadow you like - Effects - 3d effects - drop shadow ..i used the following settings.

*optional* top tag has this effect the bottom one hasnt.
if you want the line effect across your tag then on each tube layer go to Effects - Plugins - VM Extravaganza - Transmission
and use the following settings 

 

add your name and the artist © information

save your tag and your done.

below is another tag made using the same method and a different gradient i also missed out the plugins.......xx 

Fun & Flirty - blend tut

*old tut moved from my tut site*

This tag tutorial was written by me 20/02/07 any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental

I am using the artwork of Dean Yeagle you can get his tubes from CDO
however you can use any tubes you like...

tubes and a mask of choice....

I used a heart shaped one 'VIX_MASK13 from here thanks Vix hun x...

again you really could use any shape you like, once you know how ;)

once you have chosen a mask to use, make sure it is placed in your masks folder in PSP for use later.
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Open raster a new canvas 500x 500
Flood fill with white
Choose 3 or 4 tubes of you liking , and arrange them on your canvas

I added the the middle tube last so it was on the top layer and placed it slightly lower than the other 2
now go to Adjust - hue and saturation - colourise

adjust the hue and saturation both to '0' on for all tube layers

 

all tubes should now be grey...

X out your white background layer
(hide the visability of this layer on your layers menu by clicking on the eye symbol - As you do not want to merge this layer yet)
now merge visible Layers

* Important - now make your white filled layer visable again * 

Add a new layer and flood fill with a colour or Gradient of your choice

IF YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW TO MAKE A GRADIENT TRY HERE FOR A GOOD TUT ON IT

I used Foreground HTML no:#400040 and Background HTML no: #e1cfb7

now you have your gradient colours choose these settings for your gradient

floodfill your canvas then change the blending node to Burn
as shown below

by going to Layers - Properties - Burn

 

MERGE ALL
Reduce opacity to around 70

Layers - LOAD/SAVE MASK- Load mask from disk
Select your mask in the dropdown with the following settings

Click OK

Right click on your layers and merge group.

now go to Effects - Texture effects– WEAVE
with these settings

Merge all again

Using the Crop Tool select just the head shots - copy and paste as a new image
As shown below 

Select this as your fill for your text in the pattern section of background fill instead of a colour and make the foreground the dark purple you used before.

Add your text using a chunky font and stretch out to a nice size so that you see the faces in your words.

I used Berlin Sans FB Demi on the folowing settings

Add a drop shadow I used v2 h2 opacity 60 blur 3 colour #3a283a

hope you enjoyed this tutorial xx

WANT ME - how to blend images and text

This simple blend style tag tutorial was written by me on 06th March 2011 any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental
For this tut I am using the fantastic artwork of Steve Baier
you can purchase his tubes from UYA. i used the tube entitled magic touch

texture 16 needed from keymoon at deviantart HERE
fonts used were poplar std and miss lankfort both are PTU fonts sorry but alot of the best fonts are....

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Lets begin......
open canvas 500 x 250
floodfill with white
now open up your texture, resize using smartsize by 70%
copy and paste the texture onto your canvas
add tube of choice to canvas as a new layer and arrange to the left if using the same tube as me you will need to got to image - mirror so that she faces the right way....
ok now go to
Layers- properties and change the blend mode to OVERLAY

add tube again as a new layer resize by 80%
add a drop shadow 

(Colours for text i will be using are purple #7e4d83 and pink #f1a3cd)
so now we will add some text, set your font to Popular size 48
set your material pallette background fill to white foreground null

now type the words 'WANT ME' using capital letters in
the poplar front, size 48 then convert to raster
layer, then change the blend mode to soft light
if unsure do this by going to Layers-properties -
change the blend mode to soft light
ok now change the background fill to purple
then type out 'you know you' in miss lankfort font
size 48 , add a drop shadow to this text
i used 1 -1 opacity 44 blur 8
now to add a small border -
floodfill as a new layer with purple
then go to
select all - modify - contract by 2 then hit the delete key,
you should be left with small border around the edge ...

add your name and the artist © information

save your tag and your done.

Till next time

Diane x