Primavera Tag Tutorial

By LismibaebisCreations
21 November 2021

I used the awesome artwork of ElenaZlataArt
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 "Watercolor Spring Flowers Bouquet".

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

Font

Font of Choice – I used Christmas Blessings (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) File > Open
Open image of choice

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

3) Dropper Tool (E)
Left click to choose a light Foreground color
(I chose #e6ebb5)
Right click to choose a dark Background color
(I chose #2e671a)

4) Edit > Copy
Minimize

5) Materials Palette
Change Foreground to Gradient
Settings:
Foreground-background
Angle = 0
Repeat = 5
Invert = Not checked
Style = Linear
Texture = Not Checked

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

8) Left click to flood fill with Gradient

9) Adjust > Blur > Radial Blur
Settings:
Blur type = Spin
Strength = 80
Elliptical = Checked
Horizontal offset (%) = 0
Vertical offset (%) = 0
Protect center (%) = 0

10) Effects > Reflection Effects > Kaleidoscope
Settings:
Horizontal offset (%) = 0
Vertical offset (%) = 0
Rotation angle = 172
Scale factor = 20
Number of petals = 20
Number of orbits = 0
Radial suction = 100
Reflect = Checked

11) Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance

12) Effects > Reflection Effects > Feedback
Settings:
Opacity = 72
Intensity = 90
Horizontal offset (%) = -55 (minus)
Vertical offset (%) = -54 (minus)
Elliptical = Checked

13) Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance

14) Effects > Geometric Effects > Cylinder - Horizontal
Settings:
Strength (%) = 76

15) Effects > Geometric Effects > Perspective - Horizontal
Settings:
Distortion = -22 (minus)
Edge mode = Wrap

16) Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise
Settings:
Uniform = 30
Monochrome = Checked

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

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

19) 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

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

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

22) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Horizontal & Vertical = 0
Opacity = 60, Blur = 6.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not checked
(Or a setting of your liking)

23) Optional: (Steps a-e)
a) Layers > Duplicate
b) Image > Mirror
c) Layers Palette, change blend mode to Luminance
d) Reduce opacity to your liking (mine is 95)
e) Move into place of choice

24) Materials Palette
Change Foreground to Foreground color
Texture = Not checked

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

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

27) Time to play:
a) Change blend mode to "Soft Light"
b) No? Try different blend modes and opacity
c) Hate it? Delete the flood filled layer

28) Layers > New Raster Layer

29) Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top

30) Selections > Select All

31) Flood Fill Tool
Right click to flood fill new layer with Background color

32) Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise

33) Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of Pixels = 3

34) Edit > Clear

35) Selections > Select None

36) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

37) Layers > New Raster Layer

38) Add your artist's copyrights

39) Text Tool (T)
Settings:
Font = Christmas Blessings (or Font of choice)
Size = 48 Points (or what suits your Font and Text)
Alignment = Center
Direction = Horizontal and Down
Anti-alias = Sharp
Stroke width = 0.3
Create as Vector
Auto kern = Checked
Kerning = 0 (or what suits your Font and Text)

40) Type Text of choice and click on Apply

41) Layers > Convert to Raster Layer

42) Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise

43) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bevel = #2, Width = 7
Smoothness = 5, Depth = 4
Ambience = 5, Shininess = 40
Color = White, Angle = 315
Intensity = 30, Elevation = 50

44) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 1
Opacity = 100, Blur = 1.00
(Or a setting of your liking)

45) Move Tool
Move text to place of choice

46) 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.