This tut was written by Jenn, June 2008 Any likeness to other tuts is purely accidental.It was written for those who have an understanding of PSP.

Supplies Needed:
PSP I am using version 9
Tubes of choice. Mine is copyright Keith Garvey if you wish to use his work you must get his work from M.P.T
Fonts of choice
Supplies include mask by becky
Supplies HERE

Lets Start



1. Open a 540x555 blank canvas.
2. Flood fill with colour of choice.
3. Add a new raster layer and flood fill with a graident or plain colour or pattern.
4. Go to effects - texture effects-blinds and use width 3 opacity 10 colour black and tick the horizontal box this layer should be your bottom layer.
5. Add a new vector layer and chose a small font of choice I used pixelette size 8 and type out some words a poem or lyrics what ever you wish and repeat this all over your canvans. Remember to credit what you use. Mine is lyrics written by Linda Perry. Yours should look something like mine:



6. Turn your text layer down to about 70% now on the top coloured layer apply becky mask 22 layers-load/save mask-click load mask from disk and find becky mask 22 see below:



7. Merge group.Now take your present shape tool and find your rounded rectangle set your forground to your darker colour and background to null use these settings and draw out a rectangle on your canvas see below:



8. Convert to raster layer and go effects/3-d effects/inner bevel and use these settings:


Use your magic wand and click inside your rectangle go to selections/modify/expand by 6 add a new raster layer and flood fill with a lighter color and move below your rectangle go to selections and select none.

9. Have your 3 tubes ready click inside your rectangle layer and have the marching ants again go to selections/modify/expand by 6 paste your first tube as a new layer and position inside the rectangle to your liking then go selections/invert and hit the delete key on your keyboard repeat this with all 3 of your tubes make sure you move them all down below your rectangle layer This is optional if you want to try it make sure your middle tube is the top layer of tubes, x out your rectangle layer for now get your lasso tool or freehand selection tool and draw around the tubes like so and using these settings:



10.Now go to selections/modify/feather at 60 click ok.Hit your delete key only once go back to selections/select none and repeat this on the otherside
11. Once your happy with the way your tubes are looking then change each ones blend mode to overlay or what you like best add your main tube to the top of your rectangle, position to your liking, add a drop shadow of choice.
12. Add a new vector layer, with a font of choice add your text to your rectangle I used inkpotoutline, convert to a raster layer and go to effects/3D effects/ inner bevel with these settings:



13. Add a light drop shadow of choice.Add a new vector layer and add your name with font of choice, add a glow using these settings and color of choice:



14. Add artist copyright info and url plus your license info as well as your taggers mark save as a png or jpeg.
I hope you enjoyed my tut and I would love to see your results.
Thank you for trying my tut.

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