This Tutorial is written in Psp 9 but can also be made in Psp 7 & 8.

What do we need for this tutorial.

Tube tubed by Gizmo Design
Brush
Font
Pattern

  *Open a new image 500 x 500 image.

  *Search a dark colour from your tube.

*Activate your brush tool and search for kk-xmas-01-04 with these settings:

  *Place your brush on the image it should be looked something like this now:

  *Copy your tube and paste it as a new layer on your 500 x 500 image.

*Image/Resize with 75% Resize All Layers unchecked.

  *Move your tube to the left and down.

  *Duplicate this layer in your layer pallete.

  *Turn of the visibility of the copy layer and make sure the original layer is the active one.

*Effects/3d effects/Texture effects/Mosaic Antique with these settings:

  *Activate the copy of your tube layer and unlock it.

  *Effects/3d effects/Dropshadow with these settings:

  *Layers/Merge/Merge visible.

  *Edit/Copy.

  *Edit/Paste/Paste as new image.

  *Layers/New Raster Layer.

  *Pull this layer under your merged layer in your layer pallete.

  *Choose a dark and a light colour from your tube.

  *Put in the background the gradient with these settings::

  *Fill this layer wiht your gradient.

  *Make sure the top layer is the active layer.

  *Layers/New Raster Layer.

  *Put in the background your gold pattern and lock your foreground.

  *Type the text Merry Christmas with these settings:

  *Image/Rotate/Free Rotate with these settings:

  *Adjust/Sharpen/Sharpen.

  *Effects/3d effects/Dropshadow with these settings:

  *Selections/Select None.

*Move the text to the right place.

  *Layers/New Raster Layer.

  *Type your name with the same settings as before.

  *Move your text to the right place.

  *Effects/3d effects/Dropshadow with the same settings as before.

  *Image/Add borders 10 px white.

  *Select the border with your magic wand and fill it with your foreground.

  *Effects/3d effects/Inner Bevel with these settings:

  *Selections/Select None.

  *Image/Resize and make the longest side 400 px long.
Make sure that Resize all layers is checked.

*Save  your work as .jpg and your nametag is ready.

ÓSemantha 30-11-2004