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Twirl Tag
This tutorial is written for PSP 8 but
can be done with PSP 7 or 9
You will need the Visman (VM) Toolbox
filter set from HERE
Unzip the filter your PSP plugins folder.
You can download my Tree Blossom tube
HERE
the tube is not zipped - you can save it directly to
your tubes folder.
The tube is in PSP 7 format for
compatibility with versions 7, 8 and 9.
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a New Image 300 x 300 pixels, White background |
| Layers,
New Raster layer |
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your tube tool, locate the tube, set the scale to
50 and click in the centre of the canvas
to add the tube.
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| Effects,
Plugins, VM Toolbox, Zoom Blur.
Settings:
Amount = 20, Adjust = 20 |
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| Selections,
Select All
Effects,
Distortion Effects, Twirl - Degrees= -110
Selections,
Select None
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| On
the Layer pallet, slide the Layer Opacity to
80
Layers
Duplicate
Deformation
Tool, twist around about a quarter of a turn (90
degrees) to fill in gap (althernaively, use Image,
Rotate, Free Rotate - Right, 90, All Layers
Unchecked)
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| Layers,
New Raster Layer
Tube tool,
place tube in center of canvas again.
Use
Deformation tool (Picker tool in PSP Photo XI) to rotate through about 30
degrees and move the tube up slightly from the
center of the canvas. |
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| Change
layer blend mode to Lighten |
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| Layers,
New Raster Layer
Tube tool,
place tube in center of canvas.
Deformation
tool (Picker tool in PSP Photo XI), move tube down a little and rotate about 20
degrees.
Adjust,
Sharpness, Sharpen
Effects, 3D
Effects, Drop Shadow, H=2, V=2, Opacity=50,
Blur=6, Colour=Black
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| New
Vector Layer
Click the Text
Tool (the big A).
Set your
background colour to a deep red from the tube (use
the dropper over the tube once you have the colour
picker open).
Set the
foreground material to null (no-entry sign)
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the Options Pallet, make sure Create As is set to
Vector. I've used the font Monotype Corsiva,
size 48 - use whatever font/size you prefer.
Make sure
Anti-Alias is ticked.
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in the bottom area of the canvas.
Enter your
name (or other text) in the box. Highlight
the text and adjust the formatting if necessary,
then click Apply.
Click on the
Object Selector tool (Picker tool in PSP Photo XI). Use the handles
on the sides of the text to adjust its size (this
is the advantage of creating text as Vector) and
use the center spot to drag it into position.
When you are
happy with the size/position of the text.....
Layers menu,
Convert to Raster Layer |
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Effects,
3D Effects, Inner Bevel - use these settings:
Bevel
Profile 2 (the quarter circle)
Width = 2
Smoothness = 25
Depth = 3
Ambience = 0
Shininess = 50
Colour = White
Angle = 315
Intensity = 50
Elevation = 30
Note: If you
used a very different font/size text you may
need to adjust the width and depth of the bevel.
Layers menu,
Merge All (flatten)
Save as .jpg
file (click Options and make sure your compression
is set to 1 - this retains the high image quality)
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