There's The Door

My very first tut...ok, it's the 2nd ever & the other one I made AGES ago, so it doesn't count lol! So here we go......

This is what we'll be making (hopefully)

(Click on the pics to see full size. You will need to do this in order to see all the settings.)

You will need:

~Tube of choice.
I'm using a tube from Elias Chatzoudis, he is a ptu artist & you can download the tube HERE Please do not use his artwork without the proper license.
~ Scrap Kit of choice.

I used the Grand Opening Collab kit from Bitchin Scraps HERE is a ptu kit but any kit will work
~A mask of choice.
I used one by Wanda (9-5-08-1) but I don't know where I downloaded it at & I can't seem to find her when I google her. Sorry.
~Template of choice as long as it has a large circle.
I used a template by CakesCreations, you can get it HERE

~EyeCandy 4000-Gradient Glow filter

~MuRa Meister Copies Filter (for name)

~Fonts of choice
I used A&S Jiggy Roman (ptu, not supplied)

& Pixelette download HERE

~A very good working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro (I'm using 9)

Open template

Hit SHIFT D to duplicate, close original

Delete watermark layer

Image>Canvas Size> use following settings:

Layers>New Raster Layer> flood fill with white

Make sure the solid white layer is active>Layers>Arrange>send to bottom

Open papers you will be using in seperate windows

Go back to Template window

Re-arrange the small circles on the template so that they are at the bottom left of the larger circle

Click on any part of the template>Selections>Select All>Float

Layers>New Raster Layer

Flood fill this with paper of choice

Selections>Select None

Now, without clicking on anything else, go to Effects>PlugIns>EyeCandy400>Gradient Glow & use these settings:

Repeat the flood fill, new raster layer & gradient glow steps for all of the pieces of the template.

Click on the white background layer

Layers>New Raster Layer

Flood fill with a solid color from your tag

Layers>Load/Save Mask>Load Mask from disk

Choose mask & click on LOAD

Go to your layer pallette & find the mask layer (shold be the one that's highlighted)

Rt click on the mask layer>Merge>Merge Group

Now on your tag, move that Mask Layer to the right or left

Repeat Mask steps with another color from your tag & move that layer to the opposite side

Make top layer active

Insert tube into tag whereever you'd like.

Add any embellishments of your choice

Now for the text....

First your name inside the circle:

Make your big circle layer (the paper you used not the original) active

Click on your text tool

I used Pixelette sz6

Type your name as a vector layer

Layers>Convert to Raster Layer

Now make circle layer active again

Selections>Select All>Float

Make your text layer active

Effects>PlugIns>MuRa Meister>copies using the following settings:

Selections>Select None

Now for the text on the curve:

Layers>New Raster Layer

Click on your shapes tool

You want your color pallete to be foreground black & background nil

Draw out a circle a little bit bigger than the large circle on your tag, make sure it's as a vector

Now click on your text tool

This will create a "box" around your circle, arrange the circle to line up with the large circle on your tag

Now move the cursor to the right side of the circle. You should see a small curved line under the "A" icon

When you see this, click on the circle & a text box should show up

Type in "Don't Like My Attitude?" (or other saying) & change to "floating" in the upper left corner of your text box.

This should make your text follow the curve of the circle & it should have the marching ants around the text

Selections>Select None

You may have to adjust the font sz & position to get it to look just right, just undo & try again

Now click on your tag with the text tool & type out "There's the Door"

Change to "vector" in the upper left corner of the text box

Layers>Convert to Raster Layer

Use the Gradient glow settings from earlier to make the colored lines around both the curved text & the text across the bottom

Add all copyright info

Go to the layer pallette & "X" out the white background layer

Save as .png file