Bountiful Tag

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This tutorial is intended for a beginner to learn about making a tag with filters.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

To do this tutorial you will also need Photoshop CS or CS2.  You may download a free trial at Adobe.

Remember to save as a .psd file often!

Download Supplies.

Download the Toadies > Weaver filter.

1.  Open one of the images in the supply folder, or use your own.

2.  Image > Duplicate.  Close the original.

3.  Choose the Lasso Tool, and set Feather = 15 px

4.  Layer > New > Layer from Background

5.  With the lasso tool, select around your cornucopia, in a close, tight selection.

6. Select  > Inverse

7.  Press Delete key

8.  Select > Deselect

9.  Right-click on layer and choose Duplicate Layer.

10.  Click on the eye on the duplicate (top) layer and HIDE that layer.  Then click on the bottom layer.

11.  Layer > New > Layer

12.  Flood-fill the new layer with a complimentary color or white, and move this layer down to the bottom.

13.  Click on the bottom cornucopia layer

14.  Filter > Toadies > Weaver.  Apply these settings:  Cell Width = 38, Cell height = 45, Cell Edges on/off = 255.

15.  In the layer palette, slide the opacity to 70%

16.  Select > All  Edit > Copy  File > New (size will be already set).  Edit > Paste on the new file.

17.  Choose the Rectangular Marquee Tool.  In the top tool bar, set the Style = Fixed Aspect Ratio.

18.  Draw a square around part of the weaver image.

19.  Right-click on the layer and choose Duplicate Layer.

20.  Edit > Transform > Rotate.  Set the rotation angle to 45 degrees.

21.  Layers > Merge Visible

22.  Edit > Define Pattern

23.  Click back on cornucopia layer

24.  Click on the top layer

25.  Layer > New > Layer

26.  Select > All

27.  Edit > stroke  Set Width = 15 px, color = white, center

28.  With the magic wand, click on the stroke border

29.  Edit > Fill.  Choose Pattern, and find the pattern that you just created.

30.  Right-click on the layer and choose Blending Options.  Click on the WORDS  Bevel and Emboss.  Apply these settings:  Inner Bevel, Smooth, depth = 121, Direction = Up, Size = 9, soften = 2

31.  Then click on the WORDS  Drop Shadow.  Apply these settings:  Normal, Opacity = 75%, angle = 30, distance = 5, spread = 0, size = 5

32.  Layers > Merge Visible

33.  Apply any text you want.

34.  Save this as a JPEG:  File > Save As

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