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!

  1. file -> new -> 600x600, 16 milj colors -> ok

  2. open the tube (or the one of your choice) -> copy -> back to your new image -> paste as a new layer

  3. layers -> new raster layer -> ok

  4. 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

  5. effects -> 3d effects -> inner bevel -> see the settings below



  6. layers -> new raster layer -> ok

  7. repeat step 2 but choose another shape and another color

  8. effects -> 3d effects -> inner bevel -> same as step 5

  9. again layers -> new raster layer -> ok

  10. again repeat step 2 but with another shape and color as the 2 previous ones

  11. effects -> 3d effects -> inner bevel -> same as step 5

  12. repeat this until you think you have enough shapes! (the choice is up to you)

  13. take your move tool and move your shapes the way you like it (see image below)



  14. 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

  15. layers -> merge -> merge visible - all your layers will now be merged down to one layer

  16. effects -> 3d effects -> drop shadow -> see settings below



  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. layers -> new raster layer -> ok

  20. take your text tool and choose your text and color -> type your text -> apply




  21. ants still running -> effects -> 3d effects -> inner bevel -> same as step 5

  22. effects -> lokas software -> 3d shadow -> see settings below



  23. with your ants still runing around your text move your text to the desired place

  24. selections -> select none

  25. add your watermark

  26. 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

  27. layers -> merge -> merge all

  28. resize if you think it looks too big: image -> resize
    adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

  29. 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!