What you need:
PSP. Download a 30
day trial here.
Materials: Download here.
Open all images from the ZIP in PSP.
The links for the free tubes, you find later on in the tutorial.
Open the font and minimize.
You will see it in your text tool now.
Save often.
Let's go. Good luck.....
Open a new image 400 X 400 > Transparent.
Fill with black #000000.
Layers > New raster layer.
Open the MD-VodkaGold.jpg pattern.
Foreground style to pattern and find the gold.
Textures unchecked (blue hand).
Fill with gold.
Layers > New mask layer > From image.
Find MD-VodkaMask.jpg.
Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.
Open the MD-VodkaOverlay.psp and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
The ruby's are in the right place if all went well.
Move as far as possible to the right.
The shoulder may cover some of the gold mask.
Foreground style to pattern.
Background color > Black #000000.
Find Arial font (default Windows font).
Settings like this: Vector > Size 250 > Stroke 3.0 >
B of Bold > Align center. Anti-alias 'smooth' or checked.
Hold 'Alt key' and type 500 on your num. keyboard.
The part on your keyboard with only numbers.
You will see a double bordered rectangle. Apply.
If this doesn't work.... try to type 550 or 600.
If that still doesn't work..... try another font.
You must have this:
If it isn't in the right place > Move with .
Convert to raster.
With your magic wand select the middle part of this frame.
Open the Vodka-drink.jpg and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.
Selections > Select > None.
Text size to 48. Stroke at 2.
Type 4 times 500 on your num. keyboard.
Between typing let go of the alt key and hit again for the next 500.
With place to the bottom.
You see nodes around the rectangles. With :
Push down and pull out till you have
the effect like the screenshot below.
Convert to raster.
Text tool .
Find the Butterbelly font (in the ZIP).
Hit Caps Lock (Capitals).
Settings: Vector > Size 48 > Stroke 2.0 > B of Bold >
Align center. Anti-alias 'smooth' or checked.
Type your text. I used WELCOME.
Adjust the text size if you use another text.
It has to fit nicely beside your rectangle double frame (see examples).
Image > Rotate > Free rotate > 90 Degrees to the left.
All layers unchecked!
Place your text at the left side of the frame.
Move a little until it fits nicely.
If needed, move your frame a little to the right.
Convert to raster.
You must have this:
Type your second line. I used 'TO MY SITE'.
Size 30. Your text have to fit below the frame so you
might have to adjust the size or use a stroke of 1.
Convert to raster.
Edit > Merge > Merge visible layers.
In your Layer
Palette, duplicate 4 times.
You have 5 layers now.
Close the upper 3 layers.
Select you layer Copy of merged (=blue).
Select the black in your first rectangle and fill with gold.
Selections > Select > None.
Open copy 2 merged. Activate (=blue).
Select your next rectangle. Fill with gold.
Selections > Select > None.
Open copy (3) of Merged. Activate(=blue).
Select your third rectangle. Fill with gold.
Selections > Select > None.
Open copy 4 of Merged. Activate (blue)
Select your last rectangle. Fill with gold
Save as Vodka-tag.psp.
Open Animation Shop and open your file.
You see 5 frames.
Click Ctrl A to select all frames.
Animation > Frame properties > Make the speed 25.
Click to play. Save as a GIF.
How to? See at the bottom of this tutorial.
Your Vodka Tag is done. Cheers!
I hope you did enjoy making this tag.
Thanks for doing my tutorial.
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Translation
into English by my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do it without you.
as far as possible to the right.
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select the middle part of this frame.
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and open your file.
to play. Save as a GIF.
