What you need:
PSP. Download a 30
day trial here.
Materials:Download here.
Eye Candy 3.1 (free):Download here.
Extract to your folder Plugins in PSP.
Open all images from the ZIP in PSP. Open the font and minimize.
You'll see it in your text tool now.
Save often.
Let's get started. Good luck.....
Open a new image
400 X 400 > Transparent.
Open the MD-RosePattern.jpg
from the ZIP.
Foreground to
pattern and look for the opened rose pattern.
Texture unchecked (= bleu hand).
Fill your image with the rose pattern.
Put the opacity of this layer
to 50.
Layers > Merge > Merge all layers flatten.
Foreground locked and background to #b97282.
Select your preset shape tool
PSP 7:
. PSP 8:
. PSP 9:
PSP 10
.
Look for the Heart 1 shape.
If you don't have it you can
download
it from my site here.
Keep style unchecked. As Vector and Anti-alias
checked.
Draw your heart. Not to large.
Look at the screenshot below.
Layers > Convert to raster.
Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 3.1 >
Inner bevel.
Apply.
Selections > Select all.
Selections > Float.
Selections > De-float.
Sounds silly but this is how it has to be done.
Selections > Modify >
Contract with 10 pixels.
Cut
the selected part from your heart and keep the selection active.
Layers > New raster layer.
Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.
Put the opacity of this layer
to 40.
Repeat the Eye Candy Filter Inner bevel
with the same settings.
Lock your background for now.
Layers > Merge > Merge visible layers.
Selections > None.
Rename this layer to "heart 1".
Layers > Duplicate.
Rename this layer to "heart 2".
Unlock your background layer.
Move
the hearts like on the screenshot below.
You have the top layer selected (= bleu).
In my screenshot you see 2 times hart.
That is the Dutch word for heart.
Open the MD-Arrow.psp and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
Rename this layer to "arrow".
Put the arrow over the hearts like on the screenshot below.
Make sure it is in the right spot since you can't move it later on.
If all went well you must have
this:
Lets do some magic.......
Select your background layer (= bleu).
Layers > New raster layer
Rename this layer to "arrow 1".
This time select the layer "heart 1" (= bleu).
Layers > New raster layer
Rename this layer to "arrow 2".
When done, select the top layer "arrow" (= bleu).
Your layer pallet must look like this.
I made a special screenshot for the English translation.
Zoom in on the hearts.
With your free hand selection tool
draw
a selection like on the screenshot below.
Make sure you follow the line of the top heart at the left side.
Edit > Cut
.
Keep your selection active.
In the Layer Pallet select the
layer "arrow
2" (= bleu).
Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.
Do you see what happens?
In my screenshot it says pijl (Dutch for arrow).
Selections > None.
Go back to the top layer "arrow" (= bleu).
Select the part as on the
screenshot below:
Edit > Cut
.
Keep your selection active.
In the Layer Pallet select the
layer "arrow
1" (= bleu).
Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.
If you did all according the
instructions you must have this:
Selections > None.
Lock your background for now.
Layers > Merge > Merge visible layers.
Unlock your background again.
Click
and look for the opened Classic AltCaps.
It's in the ZIP.
Size 36 > Stroke 0,0 >
B for Bold > Anti-alias checked or Sharp.
Type "Happy".
In your Layer Pallet convert to raster.
Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Black.
Now type Valentine.
Convert to raster and repeat the drop shadow.
Of course you can type what
ever you like.
My text is just an example for this tutorial.
Move the words to a nice spot
in the tag.
I did it like this:
You can also put your name in
with a smaller font size if you like.
Crop
your image.
In PSP 8, 9 and 10 that is easy.
Just move the handles till you are satisfied.
If you are satisfied:
Layers > Merge > Merge all layers flatten.
Add borders > 2 Pixels > Symmetric > Color black.
Add borders > 5 Pixels > Symmetric > Color white.
With your magic wand(feather 0)
select the white border.
Fill the selection with #b97282.
Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel
> Color white.
Add borders > 2 Pixels > Symmetric > Color black.
Add borders > 5 Pixels > Symmetric > Color white.
With your magic wand
select the white border.
Fill the selection with #b97282.
Repeat the inner bevel like before.
Add borders > 10 Pixels > Symmetric > Color black.
With your magic wand select the black border.
Fill the selection with the rose pattern.
Add borders > 2 Pixels > Symmetric > Color black.
Add borders > 5 Pixels > Symmetric > Color white.
With your magic wand
select the white border.
Fill the selection with #b97282.
Repeat the inner bevel like before.
If all went well your borders
must look like this:
Your Valentine Tag 2 is done.
I hope you like this tutorial and learned some new things.
Thank you for using my tutorials.
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. PSP 8:
. PSP 9:
PSP 10
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the selected part from your heart and keep the selection active.
the hearts like on the screenshot below.
draw 
and look for the opened Classic AltCaps.
It's in the ZIP.
your image.
