Draped Glitter Tag

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This tutorial is intended for beginners to learn how to create a glitter effect.  If you have any questions, please feel free to Email  me.

To do this tutorial you will also need Paint Shop Pro.  I wrote this with  Paint Shop Pro X2, but the steps may also be done in any version.  You may download a free trial at Corel.

Remember to save as a psp file often!

Download Supplies.

Download The Greg's Factory Output Vol II > Pool Shadow   Plugin.

Download the Hole font.

1.  Open the Hole font On your desktop and minimize.

2.  Open a new, transparent image, size = 400 x 300

3.  Flood-fill the background with a dark blue (or color of your choice.  If you use black, use a charcoal black).

4.  Effects > 3D Effects > Plugins > Greg's Factory Output Vol. II > Pool Shadow.  Apply these settings:  50, 50, 49, 50, 50, 231, 109, 13

5.  Choose the text tool.  set font = HOLE, size = 144 pixels, Create as Vector.  Set foreground = none, background = a silver gradient.  Set the gradient at linear, angle = 45.

6.  Type the year:  2008

7.  In the Layer Palette, right-click on the year layer and choose Convert to Raster Layer.

8.  Adjust > Noise > Add Noise.  Set:  Gaussian, Noise = 50%, CHECK Monochrome

9.  Layers > New Raster Layer.

10.  Open the silver pearl tube and load it into the picture tube tool.  (file > export > picture tube,).11.  Choose the picture tube, and the silver pear set at scale 10.

11.  Left-click  in different places on the tag.

12.  Now load the white pearl tube.  Choose the white pearl, and add a few more pearls

13.  Image > Add Borders >  symmetric, size = 3, color = white

14.  With the magic wand, select the white border.  Apply the same silver paint. 

15.  Adjust > Noise > Add Noise of 25

16.  Add your watermark and text.

17.  Save as a JPEG-- File > Export > Jpeg OPtimizer.

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