In The Club

This tutorial was written using Psp8 but can be done in other versions

The tutorial is my design and any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

The tutorial is meant as a guide only.

Supplies

Tubes of your choice. (Do not mix artists).

I used the awesome art of Keith Garvey, You must have a license to use his tubes which you can purchase at My Psp Tubes

Tag template #183 by Missy which you can download from her blog Here

Eyecandy 4000 Gradient Glow

Let's Get Started

Open up the template in Psp

Make the by missy the active layer
Layers>Delete


Image>Canvas size
Change the size to 600x600
Make the background layer the active layer and flood fill white

Make the circle layer the active layer
Select all>Float>De-float
New raster layer
Flood fill black

Effects>texture effects>weave
With the following settings


Select none
Effects>Plug In Filters>Eyecandy 4000>Gradient Glow
Change the glow width to 3 and the colour to fat click ok
Add the following drop shadow
V&H 2
Opacity 40
Blur 2
Merge layer down onto the circle layer

Repeat the above steps with the musical note layer
Then also repeat above steps on the bars layer but change the flood fill to white and when adding the weave change the weave colour and gap colour to black




Next select the stars layer in the layer palette
Select all>Float>De-float
New raster layer

Flood fill with a colour of your choice
Select none
With the stars layer the active layer press delete on your keyboard
Then on the raster layer merge down onto the stars layer
Add the same weave as you used on the bars layer

Make the bars the active layer
Using your selection tool
Shape rectangle draw a rectangle around the first bar on the left of the template nearest the musical note
Selections>float>Defloat
Paste one of your tubes as new layer
Place so the part you want showing is inside the marching ants
When happy with placement
Selections invert
Press delete on your keyboard
Select none
Adjust>hue and saturation
Colourise
Change the hue and saturation both to 0

Repeat this with the remaining bars using other tubes from the same artist

Hide all the layers except the tubes
Merge visible on the tubes
Unhide hidden layers
Reduce the opacity on the tubes to 80%

Make the top layer the active layer
Paste your tube and place as desired.
Optional- I added in the club words around my circle as I thought it looked better than having the tube behind the word art but that is purely up to you if you wish to add this read below

Make the circle layer the active layer
With your preset shape tool
Foreground colour you can see well (choose a bright colour we wont be having this on our final tag)
Background colour null
Draw out a circle slightly larger than the one you have already
When happy that it is placed so that the original circle is in the centre of it
Choose your text tool
I used Ariel font
Hover over the bright circle you drew with the mouse and when you see an A with the curved line beneath it click down with your mouse
Type out the words you want around your circle
When you apply the font go to your layer palette click on the little plus next to your text and close of the visibility on the eclipse layer
Convert to raster layer
Add a gradient glow to your text and the drop shadow we used earlier

Crop/resize your tag as desired
Add your name and copyright information and enough

Thanks for trying my tutorial
Bluey xx
 

This tutorial was written on the 9th March 2009 and is registered with TWinc