**This tutorial was
written using Photoshop CS5. I believe the instructions should work with
various other versions, but they are not tested on any other version. This tutorial is my
own creation. Any similarity to any
other tutorial is not done purposely or knowingly (aside from the fact that the
process is pretty similar in most tutorials).**
Supplies:
Tube- Becca by Designs by Norella. You can purchase the tube exclusively at ScrapsFrom the Heart.
Abbreviations:
DS – Drop Shadow
Settings I use:
DS Settings - Blend Mode set to Multiply,
Opacity set to 75%, Angle set to 120 degrees, Distance 5, Spread 0, Size 5
Helpful tips and tricks:
Resizing tubes and elements – To
keep from distorting your images when you resize them use either option below:
1)
Hold down Alt + Shift on your keyboard and use
your mouse to select one corner and drag
2)
Increase the scale size up in the action bar by
the same percentage (100% is the beginning size). After you have resized it, click the a on the action bar to
commit the change to the image.
Rotating elements – Use “Free
Transform” (Ctrl + T) and then use the mouse to select a corner of the image
and rotate it in the direction you want.
Mirror images – Use “Flip
Horizontal” or “Flip Vertical” to create a reverse of your image. From the menu select Edit > Transform >
and then whichever flip you want.
Ready…..Set….Tag!
Open a new canvas
(Ctrl +N) 700 x 700, transparent background.
This will be referred to as the working canvas in my directions when
switching between canvases.
Add Bats element and
size to fit the canvas. Add DS.
Add Sparkles1 on top
of the Bats layer. Resize it so that it
fits the scene you are creating. I used
this sparkle element for the top half of the tag and then added Sparkles2 on
top of this layer and resized it for the bottom of the tag.
Next add your tube to
the bottom right of your canvas above the Sparkles layers.
Add Heart3 next and
resize to fit your tag. Add DS.
Use the Rectangular
Marquee Tool to draw a box around the top part of the Becca poser in Layer 0 of
the Becca psd file. Copy (Ctrl + C) the selection
and return to your working canvas.
On your working
canvas make sure the Heart3 layer is selected then paste (Ctrl + V) the copied
selection. Resize the selection so that
Becca’s head fits to your satisfaction in the upper left curve of the
heart. Once it is resized, right click
on the layer and select “Create Clipping Mask”.
Reposition the head until you like how it appears. To give it the outline look I used, right
click on the layer again and select “Blending Options” and change the Blend
Mode to “Multiply” and press Ok.
Now right click on
the layer again and select Duplicate Layer.
Select the new layer and Flip the image horizontally to create a mirror
image. Reposition it in the upper right
corner of the heart.
Voila! The focal point of your tag is now created.
Now decorate your tag
with any of the lovely elements from the kit.
Resize the elements as you add them so fit the proportions of your
tag. Experiment with rotating them and mirroring
them for more variety.
Between the Sparkles2
layer and the Heart3 layer from the bottom up I used:
Moon
Love
Between the Copy
layer of Becca’s head and the tube layer from the bottom up I used:
Tombstone2
Trees1
Coffin1
Skulls (I made a copy
of the skulls and used them in two spots)
Skulls2
Trees1 (I made a copy
and used two images to have them on both sides of the tag)
Rose3
Coffin2
HolyWater
Book
Stake
Street Lamp 1
At this point I added
the background a new layer at the bottom of the layers. I used a watercolor brush and just dabbed
around the canvas to add the shadowy looking background. You could also use a mask for your background
if you’d like instead.
Add your license and
copyright info to the tag.
Add name and any
other text of choice.
Save as PNG and go
share with all your friends!
Thank you for trying my
tut! I’d love to see how your tags turn out so if you like what you made,
please post a copy here or show me on Facebook!
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