Susika Tag Tutorial

By LismibaebisCreations
18 September 2021

I used the awesome artwork of EvArtPrint.
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 "Reptile Watercolor 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 of choice

Texture

LB_texture48.jpg, available here

Font

Font of Choice – I used Hello Valentica (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 LB_texture48 and place into your Texture Folder

2) File > Open
Open image of choice

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

4) Dropper Tool (E)
Left click to choose a light/medium Foreground color
(I chose #ccda68)
Right click to choose a dark Background color
(I chose #446d35)

5) Edit > Copy
Minimize

6) Materials Palette
Change Foreground to Gradient
Settings:
Foreground-background
Angle = 90
Repeat = 10
Invert = Not checked
Style = Linear
Texture = Not Checked

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

9) Left click to flood fill with Gradient

10) Effects > Reflection Effects > Pattern
Settings:
Horizontal offset (%) = 65
Vertical offset (%) = -2 (minus)
Rotation angle = 87
Scale factor = 44
Number of columns = 7
Number of rows = 7
Horizontal shift = -46 (minus)
Vertical shift = -52 (minus)

11) Layers > Duplicate

12) Effects > Reflection Effects > Feedback
Settings:
Opacity = 52
Intensity = 97
Horizontal offset (%) = 0
Vertical offset (%) = 78
Elliptical = Checked

13) Layers Palette
Change Blend mode to "Multiply"

14) Layers Palette
Activate bottom layer

15) Effects > Texture Effects > Texture
Settings:
Texture = LB_texture48
Size (%) = 80
Smoothness = 0, Depth = 1
Ambience = 0, Shininess = 0
Color = White, Angle = 315
Intensity = 50, Elevation = 30

16) Activate top layer
Edit > Paste As New Layer (your tube)

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

18) 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

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

20) Move Tool (M)
Move tube to position of your liking

21) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Horizontal & Vertical = 3
Opacity = 80, Blur = 15.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not checked
(Or a setting of your liking)

22) Layers > New Raster Layer

23) Selections > Select All

24) Flood Fill Tool
Right click to flood fill new layer with color of choice
I used black

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

26) Edit > Clear

27) Selections > Select None

28) Layers > Duplicate

29) Layers Palette
Select bottom frame layer

30) Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 5.00

31) Activate Top Layer
Layers > New Raster Layer

32) Add your artist's copyrights

33) Materials Palette
Change Foreground back to Color
Toggle colors

34) Text Tool (T)
Settings:
Font = Hello Valentica (or Font of choice)
Size = 56 Points (or what suits your Font and Text)
Font Style = What suits your Font and Text
Alignment = Center
Direction = Horizontal and Down
Anti-alias = Sharp
Stroke width = 1.2
Create as Vector
Auto kern = Checked
Kerning = 0 (or what suits your Font and Text)

35) Type Text of choice and click on Apply

36) Layers > Convert to Raster Layer

37) Move Tool
Move text to place of choice

38) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Horizontal = 1
Vertical = 2
Opacity = 70, Blur = 3.00
Color = Foreground (light) color
(Or a setting of your liking)

39) Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask

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

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.