Pitokore Tag Tutorial

By LismibaebisCreations
15 December 2021

I used the awesome art of Chonnieartwork.
I bought it from Creative Fabrica.
I have a subscription, pay monthly and can download what and as much as I want.
The image is from the album "Christmas Car and Truck Clipart".

Skill Level: Advanced Beginners
No outside Filters/Plugins used

This tutorial is my own creation; any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental

Program shortcuts will be given in parentheses

Needed

Paint Shop Pro - I used X2
(Tutorial will work with other versions)
Free 30 day trial from Corel, available here

Image

Tube/s of choice
Preferably bold image, not something intricate

Template

LB_Template01.pspimage, available here (PSP format)
Or:
LB_Template01.psd, available here (Photoshop format)

Font

Font of Choice – I used Kingthings Christmas (Free to Use)

Performance Notes

This tutorial is in 2 parts:
- Preparation
- Tag

The settings for different Tools and Effects will stay the same throughout the tutorial, unless new setting instructions are given

Don't forget to save your work often

Click on the arrow and drag it to mark the progress on this page.

Preparation

1) Download Template in required format
Open in PSP

2) Window > Duplicate (Shift + D)
Close original

3) File > Open
Open image of choice

4) Window > Duplicate
Close original

5) Activate Template
Layers Palette:
Delete the Credit layer
Highlight bottom layer

7) Select the 3 sections "A"

8) On your tube:
Dropper Tool (E)
Left click to choose a Foreground color

Attention:
Choose all colors from the same "H:" (Hue)
(All within the same rectangle you have of your Color choice)

9) Flood Fill Tool (F)
Settings:
Match mode = None
Use all layers = Not checked
Blend mode = Normal
Opacity = 100

10) Back to Template
Left click to flood fill with Foreground color

11) Selections > Select None

12) Magic Wand Tool
Select the 2 sections "B"

13) Materials Palette
Left click to choose a different Foreground color

14) Flood Fill Tool
Back to Template
Left click to flood fill with Foreground color

15) Selections > Select None

16) Magic Wand Tool
Select the 2 sections "C"

17) Materials Palette
Left click to choose a different Foreground color

18) Flood Fill Tool
Back to Template
Left click to flood fill with Foreground color

19) Selections > Select None

20) Magic Wand Tool
Select the 2 sections "D"

21) Materials Palette
Left click to choose a different Foreground color

22) Flood Fill Tool
Back to Template
Left click to flood fill with Foreground color

23) Selections > Select None

24) Magic Wand Tool
Select the 2 sections "E"

25) Materials Palette
Left click to choose a different Foreground color

26) Flood Fill Tool
Back to Template
Left click to flood fill with Foreground color

27) Selections > Select None

28) Magic Wand Tool
Select the 2 sections "F"

29) Materials Palette
Left click to choose a different Foreground color

30) Flood Fill Tool
Back to Template
Left click to flood fill with Foreground color

31) Selections > Select None

32) Layers Palette
Delete "Letters" layer

This is how mine looks:

33) Effects > Distortion Effects > Pinch
Settings:
Strength (%) = 50

34) Effects > Edge Effects > Dilate

35) Effects > Distortion Effects > Polar Coordinates
Settings:
Rectangular to polar = Checked
Repeat = Checked

36) Image > Flip

37) Effects > Texture Effects > Polished Stone
Settings:
Blur = 32, Detail = 256
Polishing = 12
Angle = 145, Color = White

This is how mine looks:

38) Edit > Paste As New Layer (your Tube)

39) Image > Resize (Shift + S)
Settings:
Width = 80 %
Height = 80
Lock aspect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = Not checked
ok

40) Edit > Repeat Resize
Repeat until you have the tube showing to your liking.
Depending on the tube you work with, you might choose to resize in 50% steps to start with

41) Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask
Settings:
Radius = 1.00, Strength = 47
Clipping = 5
Luminance only = Checked
(Or a setting of your liking)

42) Move Tool (M)
Move tube/s to position of your liking

43) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Horizontal & Vertical = 0
Opacity = 70, Blur = 9.50
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not checked
(Or a setting of your liking)

44) Layers Palette
Activate bottom layer
Layers > New Raster Layer

45) Magic Wand Tool
Left click to select very dark Foreground color
Right click to select light Background color

46) Flood Fill Tool
Right click to flood fill with Background color

47) Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise
Settings:
Uniform = Checked
Noise = 50
Monochrome = Checked

48) Time to play:
a) Change blend mode to "Burn"
b) No? Try different blend modes
c) No? Try with a different color
d) No? Try with different Opacity
e) Hate it all? Delete the flood filled layer
Examples at the bottom

49) Layers > New Raster Layer

50) Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top

51) Selections > Select All

52) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to flood fill new layer
with Foreground color

53) Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of Pixels = 1

54) Edit > Clear

55) Selections > Select None

56) Layers > Duplicate

57) Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 3.00

58) Layers > Arrange > Move Down

59) Layers > New Raster Layer

60) Add your artist's copyrights

61) Text Tool (T)
Settings:
Font = Kingthings Christmas (or Font of choice)
Size = 50 Points (or what suits your Font and Text)
Alignment = Center
Direction = Horizontal and Down
Anti-alias = Sharp
Stroke width = 0.0
Create as Vector
Auto kern = Checked
Kerning = 0 (or what suits your Font and Text)

62) Type Text of choice and click on Apply

63) Layers > Convert to Raster Layer

64) Move Tool
Move Text into position of choice

65) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 1
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100, Blur = 2.00
(Or a setting of your liking)

66) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set Compression value to = 10
Chroma subsampling = YCbCr 2x2 1x1 1x1
Save Exif data = Not checked

You are done!

I hope that you enjoyed doing this tutorial. If you have any questions, please email me:
Lismibaebi at gmail.com
I would love to see what you create with my tutorial.

A special "Thank you" goes to my Tester Group.
Your help, support and patience has made all the difference.

Light color - Blend mode Overlay:

Light color - Blend mode Difference:

Light color - Blend mode Soft Light: