Passion

Sarah's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Download the supplies here.

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FILTERS NEEDED:

Xero

FM Tile Tools

Download the filters here

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The tutorial was written in PSP X,

but all the tubes have been saved as PSP 7 - compatible images

and will open in other versions.

Save the mask in your Masks folder.

Okay, we can begin now :)

1. Open a new transparent canvas, size 550 x 550px.

You can also use a smaller size such as 450 x 450px if you like.

2. Set your foreground color on #a88c8e

(you can choose another color as well if you like).

Set your background color on #000000.

3. Open the jpg image.

Edit -- Copy.

You can close the original.

4. Activate your canvas again.

Selection -- Select All.

Edit -- Paste into Selection.

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 48%.

5.Apply Effects -- Filter Effects -- FM Tile Tools- Blend Emboss

with the default settings.

6. Merge all layers.

7. Apply the Xero - Soft Vignette filter effect

with these settings:

8. Repeat the filter effect.

9. Apply the FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss effect again.

10. Open the lady-tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.

Position at the bottom.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer

to 'Luminance(Legacy)' in your Layers palette.

12. Merge all layers.

Highlight this background layer in your Layers palette

and right-click on the option "convert to raster layer'.

13. Add a new raster layer.

Drag it below the merged layer in your Layers palette.

14. Highlight the merged layer in the Layers palette.

15. Layers -- Load/Save Mask -- Load Mask From Disk.

Find the 'Threelines'-mask and apply

with the transparency inverted.

16. Right-click with the mouse on the group layer

in your Layers Palette and merge the group.

17. Selection -- Select All.

Selections -- Invert.

Highlight the empty bottom layer

and fill with your foreground color.

18. Repeat the 'Xero - Soft Vignette' filter effect.

But this time the 'Effects Type'- option should be your background color !!

19. Merge all layers.

Add a 5px border in your foreground color.

Select the border with your Magic Wand.

Repeat step 18.

Keep selected.

20. Apply Effects -- Border Mania -- Frame 2,

with these settings: 3,4,110,130.

21. Deselect (Ctrl+D)

22. Opent the text.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Drag it a bit to the top.

23. Open the corner accent tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Position it in the upper left corner.

24. Apply the FM Tile tools - Blend Emboss effect.

25. Duplicate this layer.

Go to Image -- Mirror.

Image -- Flip.

26. Add your watermark.

Merge all layers.

Your tag is finished. :)

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Translated 5th March 2006.

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