Sunflower Tag Tutorial

By LismibaebisCreations
19 April 2022

I used the awesome art of HappyWatercolorShop.
You can buy Nastya's artwork from different outlets.
I bought it from Creative Fabrica.
The image is from the album "Sunflower Bouquets".

Skill Level: Advanced Beginners

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 of choice
If using a misted Tube do not add Drop Shadow later

Filters

Simple Filters, available here
Toadies Filters, available here
Eye Candy 4000 (used for text only)
(email me Lismibaebi at gmail.com for a link)

Texture

Linen, available here

Pattern

Gold Pattern Arguld10, available here
Used for text only
This will be known as "Gold Pattern" for the rest of the tutorial

Font

Font of Choice – I used Graciella
(Free to download on writing tutorial)

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
Close original

3) Dropper Tool (E)
Left click to choose a dark Foreground color
(I chose #3c6513)

4) Edit > Copy
Minimize

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

7) Left click to flood fill with Foreground Color

8) Selections > Select All

9) Edit > Paste Into Selection

10) Selections > Select None

11) Effects > Distortion Effects > Twirl
Settings:
Degrees = 533

12) Effects > Plugins > Simple > 4 Way Average

13) Effects > Plugins > Toadies > Weaver
Settings: Default
Cell Width = 59
Cell Height = 48
Cell Edges On/Off = 222

14) Effects > Texture Effects > Texture
Settings:
Texture = Linen
Size = 50%, Smoothness = 0
Depth = 5, Ambience = 0
Shininess = 0
Color = White
Angle = 315, Intensity = 50
Elevation = 30

15) Layers > New Raster Layer

16) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to flood fill new layer with Foreground Color

17) Layers Palette
Change Blend Mode to Overlay
And:
Reduce opacity to 72
(Or a setting of your liking)

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

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

20) 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

21) Move Tool (M)
Move tube into position of choice

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

23) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical & Horizontal = 2
Opacity = 70
Blur = 12.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not checked
(Or a setting of your liking)

24) Dropper Tool (E)
Right click to choose a very dark Background color
(I chose #1f4306)

25) Layers > New Raster Layer

26) Selections > Select All

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

28) Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of Pixels = 2

29) Edit > Clear

30) Selections > Select None

31) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical & Horizontal = 1
Opacity = 70
Blur = 2.00
Color = Black

32) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical & Horizontal = -1 (Minus)

33) Layers > New Raster Layer

34) Add your artist's copyrights

35) Materials Palette
Change Foreground to Pattern
Settings:
Pattern = Gold Pattern
Angle = 0, Scale = 100
Texture = Not checked

36) Text Tool (T)
Settings:
Font = Graciella (or Font of choice)
Size = 52 Points (or what suits your Font and Text)
Alignment = Center
Direction = Horizontal and Down
Anti-alias = Sharp
Stroke width = 1.3 (or what suits your Font and Text)
Create as Vector
Auto kern = Checked
Kerning = 0 (or what suits your Font and Text)

37) Type Text of choice and click on Apply

38) Layers > Convert to Raster Layer

39) Move Tool
Move Text into position of choice

40) Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask

41) Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow
Settings:
Basic:
Glow width (pixels) = 3.00
Soft Corners (%) = 25
Overall Opacity (%) = 100
Draw Only Outside Selection = Checked
Color = Color of choice

If you do not have Eye Candy 4000, use a Drop Shadow of choice

42) 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.