Supplies Needed
Paint Shop Pro
Tube of choice. I am using the gorgeous artwork by Martin Abel. To purchase a license to use his work, please go Here
Two fonts of choice.
Mask, I am using one of Becky's, 034. You can get it Here ZIP 1
Filters Unlimited 2 but you can do it with normal PSP Textures
Open a New Blank 500 x 500 Image and flood fill white.
Choose two colours. Black for the foreground and a colour from your tube for the background.
Select text tool and choose a fat font
Stroke width 3
Write the first inital of your name and click okay
using the nodes stretch your letter up until you are happy with it.
Stroke width 3
Write the first inital of your name and click okay
using the nodes stretch your letter up until you are happy with it.
Convert to a raster layer
click your magic wand and select the inside of your letter
goto selections
Modify
Contract by 3
click your magic wand and select the inside of your letter
goto selections
Modify
Contract by 3
Goto Effects
Plugins
Filters-Filter Unlimited 2.0,
select Paper Textures then Fibrous Paper - Coarse, default settings
Apply
Selections
Select None.
Plugins
Filters-Filter Unlimited 2.0,
select Paper Textures then Fibrous Paper - Coarse, default settings
Apply
Selections
Select None.
If you DO NOT have this filter just play the textures avaliable in Paint Shop Pro
Selections Select none.
Selections Select none.
Once you have your textured letter click on your magic wand and select your black outline
of your letter then goto effects
Drop shadow with these settings
of your letter then goto effects
Drop shadow with these settings
Now for the rest of your name
decrease the size of your text as you want it smaller than your first letter (refer to my tag if you want)
Repeat the settings that you used for your first letter
Next open you tube
resize it if you wish
paste onto your canvas and position it onto of your frist letter
duplicate your letter and move it so it is above your letter
now with your eraser tool erase any area of your letter where you want to be able to see
your tube
Here's mine
resize it if you wish
paste onto your canvas and position it onto of your frist letter
duplicate your letter and move it so it is above your letter
now with your eraser tool erase any area of your letter where you want to be able to see
your tube
Here's mine
Dropshadow your tube
Merge all visible EXCEPT the white layer
New Raster layer
flood fill a choice of choice, I used black
Goto Layers
New Mask Layer
from Image
find the mask in the drop down box and apply
Merge all visible EXCEPT the white layer
New Raster layer
flood fill a choice of choice, I used black
Goto Layers
New Mask Layer
from Image
find the mask in the drop down box and apply
Move it so it is above your white layer
Move it so it covers your name .
Now with your selection tool draw a square like mine
Move it so it covers your name .
Now with your selection tool draw a square like mine
Now open your tube back up and mirror it and paste it onto you canvas and lower the opacity
to about around 40, play with the settings until you are happy, then goto selections, invert then press delete.
to about around 40, play with the settings until you are happy, then goto selections, invert then press delete.
Select none!
Nearly done lol
Choose your text tool and with your other font write a saying or anything you want and
position it under the smaller bit of your name
Choose your text tool and with your other font write a saying or anything you want and
position it under the smaller bit of your name
Add your copyright. If you choose to resize add your copyright AFTER you resize overwise it will be a mess
up your copyright
Save
Done
up your copyright
Save
Done