Sydney

This lesson was written by Jille on Sunday, 06 December 2009 in the English version of PSP XII. It can be made in other versions as well.
As I followed my own ideas, any resemblance with an existing lesson is merely a coincidence.

Credits
To design this tag I used:

• An image from Sydney . I found it with BING.
• A mask (author unknown) dmsk0083.
• A tube from Luz Cristina: 2114-luzcristina.
• A gradient: duotone brown (It is added in the supplies under its Dutch name = duotoon bruin).
• Two Fonts.

The tube is for personal use only. Please do not share it in any group.

Supplies

You will need: my selection, 1 tube, 1 image and 1 mask.
You can download my supplies here
I used two fonts, Avalon Medium and BichamScriptPro-Bold

Filters

Flaming Pear Solidify A here . Scroll down the page, Solidify can be found under Free Plugins.

Materials –
Choose a dark color for the foreground (I took #372821) and a lighter one for the background (I took #a28d80)
Change the material of the foreground into a Sunburst gradient with these settings.
(Duotoon bruin)

The lesson

Step 1
File – New – New Image – transparent checked

With the Flood Fill Tool: flood fill your image with the gradient

Step 2

Maximize the tube 2114-luzcristina
Highlight the tube layer if necessary
Edit – Copy
Minimize this tube for later use.

Step 3

On your working area
Edit - Paste as New Layer
With the Move tool – pull down a little

Effects – Flaming Pear - Solidify A
Layer Palette : blend mode = Hard Light

Adjust – Blur – Gaussian Blur – Radius 30

Step 4

Maximize the image Sydney . jpg
Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask from Disk
Choose the mask dmsk0083 with these settings

Layer Palette : Merge – Merge Group
This is your result

Edit Copy
You may close the image without saving (this will keep the original image unchanged)

Step 4
On your working area
Edit – Paste as New Layer
Layer Palette: Opacity of the layer = 50; blend mode = Luminance (L)

This is your result up to now

Image – Flip

Step 5
Material of the foreground: Change the gradient into the solid foreground color, click on the icon on top to switch easily.

Layers – New Raster Layer
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection from Disk and choose my selection
With these settings

With the Flood Fill Tool – flood fill the selection with your dark foreground color
Layer Palette – blend mode = Hard Light
Effects - Edge Effects – Enhance
Selections – Select None

Step 6
Selection Tool - Custom Selection

with these values

Push the Delete key on your keyboard
Do not deselect

Step 7
Layers – New Raster Layer
Selections – Modify – Select Selection Borders

With the Flood Fill Tool – flood fill the selection with your background color
Effects – 3D Effects – Inner Bevel with these settings (background color)

Selections - Select None

Step 8

With your Magic Wand Tool and these settings
Click in the middle of the frame
Layers – New Raster Layer!!!
With the Flood Fill Tool –flood fill the selection with the foreground color
Layer Palette: Blend mode = Hard Light
Keep the selection active

Step 9
Maximize your tube 2114-luzcristina
Window – Duplicate
Close the original and proceed with the copy
Delete the background- and the watermark layer
Image – Resize – with these settings

Edit – Copy
You may close without saving

Step 10

On your working area
Edit – Paste as New Layer
With the Move Tool – Move the tube inside the selection
Selections – Invert

Push the Delete key on your keyboard
Selections – Select None

This is the result

Step 11
Layers – Merge – Merge Visible Layers
Selections – Select All
Selections – Modify – Select Selection Borders – same settings as before, but change Outside into Inside
With the Flood Fill Tool – flood fill the selection with your background color
Effects – 3D Effects – Inner Bevel – same settings as before
Selections – Select None

Step 12
Material Palette: close your foreground color
With the Text Tool and these settings

Type Sydney , or a text of your choice
Layer Palette: Convert to Raster Layer
Effects – 3D Effects – Inner Bevel – same settings as before
Effects – 3D Effects – Drop Shadow with these settings

Step 13
With the Text Tool and these settings

Type the second text – I wrote Royal White – Endless White
Layer Palette – Convert to Raster Layer
Effects – 3D Effects – Inner Bevel – same settings as before
Effects – 3D Effects – Drop Shadow same settings
Layer Palette : Opacity of this layer = 65; blend mode Luminance (L)
Effects – 3D Effects – Blinds with these settings

With the Move Tool, place both texts on a nice spot
See example

Step 14
Layers – New Raster Layer
Put your watermark
Layers – Merge – Merge All Layers (Flatten)
Image – Resize – 700 pixels width – Smart Size
Or smaller if that suits you better

Step 15
Image - Add Borders – Symmetric checked – 30 pixels color #1f140b

Select the border with your Magic Wand Tool – same settings as before
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D Effects – Drop Shadow

Selections - Select None

Step 16
Save as – give-a-name.jpeg

So we are done. I hope you enjoyed this lesson

Hugs
Jille