This tutorial was written on March 29, 2024Any resemblance to anothertutorial is purely coincidental.I am using the art of Beth Wilson using her tube 42-6.
Plugins:Mura's Meister CopiesVM NaturalToadies
Open a 700x300 new image.Open up your tube of choice.Copy & Paste your tube as a new layer ontothe new image. Resize if needed. I resized the tube I am using at 50%.
Duplicate the tube once. Rename the copy as T2.Hide this layer for now.Rename the original tube layer as T1. Make sure the T1 layer is selected in your layer palette.Apply the plugin Mura's Meister Copies - Wallpaper rotatewith default settings.
Select your rectangle shape tool. On your Materials palette, hide theForeground/Stroke color. Set your background color to a color of choice.I used black. You can set Width on the shape options to 2 if you wish but its not necessary. Draw out a vertical thin rectangle. You want it to run the height of your tag. Convert to raster.
Apply the Mura's Meister Copies - Tiling with Tile Gap set to 2. This should give you tiled rectangles going across your tag.Select your Paint Can/Flood Fill tool. Unhide the Foreground color option on the Materials Palette. Fill each rectangle with a color from the flag of your tube. Repeat if needed. Rename the layer Colors.
Duplicate T1 layer. On the copy, rename as T3.Staying on T1 layer, & for the moment, hiding both of the layersColors & T3, go to Adjust - Blur - Gauassian -15. Unhide T3 - Go to VM Natural - Lightburst with default settings. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance. Change the blend mode on T3 to Overlay.
Unhide the Colors layer. Change the blend mode on this layer to Overlay.Add a drop shadow of choice to each layer - including T2 which you can unhide now. Position the tube in the center of your tag. Apply the plugin Toadies - Blast 'em! with default settings.Change the blend mode to Soft Light.
Choose your Font tool. Choose a font of choice. Select a color of choice fromyour tag for the font color - making sure its the Background color option. Type out a word of choice. I chose the word PRIDE for mine. Convert the word to raster layer. Apply Mura's Meister Copies - Tiling again. Once tiled, change the blend mode to Overlay or one that fits your tag.
Add a new raster layer to the top of your tag. Fill with a color of choice.With your magic wand tool. click on the layer. This should select it. Go toSelections - Modify - Contract by 4. Press delete on the layer. Select none.Add a drop shadow to the layer.
Add copyright information & a name to your tag. Save as a png. Thanks for trying my tutorial.
CT tag & wallpaper featuring the magical art of Amy Brown using her tube 55-1. I am alsoshowcasing the simply stunning scrapLavish Spring Garden by Wicked Princess.The wallpaper is 1920x1080 & available here. “Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life”- S.D. Gordon “I must have flowers, always and always.”- Claude Monet
Ct tag & wallpaper by me featuring the beautifulartwork of Misticheskaya using her tube Melanie.I am also showcasing the oh so Buzzy scrapHoney Blossom by Wicked Princess.The wallpaper is 1920x1080 & available here.Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers. - Robert Green IngersollWhen the flower blossoms, the bee will come.- Srikumar Rao
