Heart Shower Tag 

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

To do this tutorial you will also need Photoshop CS - CS3.  You may download a free trial at Adobe.

Remember to save as a .psd file often!

 

Download the Love Letters Font and the Monika font, and install them to your pc.

Download MuRa's Filter Meister > Copies plugin and install it.

1.  Open a new, transparent image, size 500 x 500.

2.  Choose the custom shape tool.

3.  Choose the shape to be heart, match settings as below.

4.  Draw a small heart in the center of the canvas.

5.  Right-click on layer and choose Rasterize Layer

6.  Right-click on layer and choose Blending Options.  Click on the WORDS Bevel and Emboss -- Style = InnerBevel, Technique = Smooth, depth = 276, direction = up, size = 10, soften = 3, Angle = 124, altitude = 53

7.  Layer > New > Layer

8.  Layer > Merge Visible 

9.  Filters > MuRa's Filter Meister > Copies.  Apply these settings:  Set preset to Shower (lower left corner),  Random (circle), 20, 100, 100, 0,0, 25, 20, 100, 0, 0 , 0, 30, 0

10.  With the mover tool, move the heart shower upwards on the canvas.

11.  Filters > MuRa's Filter Meister > Copies  Same settings as before, EXCEPT change the SHIFT Y to 62 and SHIFT X to 88.  You may have to play with the SHIFT X so that the hearts do not run off the margins.

12.  Choose the Text tool

13.  Choose the Font= LoveLetters, size = 128 pt, color RED.  Type the word LOVE.  Press the check mark.

14.  Move the text into position.  Right-click on the text layer and choose Rasterize Type

15.  Hold the CTRL key down and click on the thumbnail for the text layer.  This will select the text.

16.  Edit > Stroke.  Width = 2 px, color = black

17.  Select > Deselect

18.  Choose the Text tool.  Set to Monika font or other script font, size = 60 pt, color = PINK.  Type your name.

19.  Save this as a GIF.  File > Save As

 

 

 


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