Supplies
We'll be using Psp 8
a tube and a font of your choice or download mine
here
open the tube in psp, open the font and minimize it
Lokas Software: 3d Shadow, you can download it
here
install 3d Shadows into your Psp 8 plugins file
Ok, lets get started!
don't forget to save often as a pspimage!
- file -> new -> 600x600, 16 milj colors -> ok
- open the tube (or the one of your choice) -> copy -> back to your new image -> paste as a new layer
- layers -> new raster layer -> ok
- take your preset shapes tool
and choose a shape and color (preferably a color out of your tube)


hold the left mouse button down and draw your shape. I chose a square.
Now look at your tube and draw your shape so that it looks good in according to your tube
- effects -> 3d effects -> inner bevel -> see the settings below

- layers -> new raster layer -> ok
- repeat step 2 but choose another shape and another color
- effects -> 3d effects -> inner bevel -> same as step 5
- again layers -> new raster layer -> ok
- again repeat step 2 but with another shape and color as the 2 previous ones
- effects -> 3d effects -> inner bevel -> same as step 5
- repeat this until you think you have enough shapes! (the choice is up to you)
- take your move tool
and move your shapes the way you like it (see image below)

- if your happy with how it looks -> click your tube layer in your layer palette (this should be raster 2) -> layers -> arrange -> bring to top
- layers -> merge -> merge visible - all your layers will now be merged down to one layer
- effects -> 3d effects -> drop shadow -> see settings below

- this step is optional: if you feel it looks to big: image -> resize -> UNCHECK "resize all layers"
resize it to the desired size - i chose 80%
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
- take your move tool
and move your merged layer to the top of the image so that you have room at the bottom to put your text
- layers -> new raster layer -> ok
- take your text tool and choose your text and color -> type your text -> apply


- ants still running -> effects -> 3d effects -> inner bevel -> same as step 5
- effects -> lokas software -> 3d shadow -> see settings below

- with your ants still runing around your text move your text to the desired place
- selections -> select none
- add your watermark
- you might want to save your image as a pspimage file like this you can always add other text to it
file -> save as -> name.pspimage
- layers -> merge -> merge all
- resize if you think it looks too big: image -> resize
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
- save your image as a jpg and your tag is done!
Here is an example of the same lesson but with another tube, shapes and colors

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!
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