Tapawhā Tag Tutorial

By LismibaebisCreations
8 June 2022

I used the awesome art of YuliyaArtGarden.
You can buy her artwork from different outlets.
I bought it from Creative Fabrica.
The image is from the album "Forget Me Not Flowers".

Tapawhā is a Māori word and means "Four-side" and "Rectangle".
I got the ā by typing "& # 2 5 7 ;" (of course without a break) in the html code.
Kia kaha is a Māori word and means "stay strong", a word a dear NZ friend taught me years ago.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginners & Adventurous Others
Knowledge of using Filters is necessary
(Or learn how to get started with my ABC Tutorials)

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

Filters

dsb flux, available here
MuRa's Meister > Copies, available here
Eye Candy 4000 (used for text only)
(email me Lismibaebi at gmail.com for a link)

Font

Font of Choice – I used Mas Karebet
(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) Download and install filters
(If necessary)
(If you install filters you need to restart PSP afterwards)

2) File > Open
Open image of choice

3) Window > Duplicate
Close original

4) Dropper Tool (E)
Left click to choose a dark Foreground color
(I chose #def4ff)
Right click to choose a dark Background color
(I chose #14294a)

5) Edit > Copy
Minimize

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

8) Right click to flood fill with Background Color

9) Edit > Paste As New Layer

10) Image > Resize (Shift + S)
Settings:
Width = 80 %
Height = 80
Resolution = 72.000 Pixels / Inch
Resample using = Bicubic
Lock aspect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = Not checked
ok

11) 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

12) Layers > Duplicate
Turn off visibility of duplicated tube

13) Activate original tube layer
Effects > Plugins > MuRa's Meister > Copies
Settings: Wall Paper(rotate)
Number = 20
Shift X = 50, Shift Y = 50
Angle = 0, Rotation = 100
Attenuation = 0, Scale = 100
Thru BG Range = 0
Fade Out = 0

14) Layers > Merge > Merge Down

15) Effects > Art Media Effects > Brush Strokes
Settings:
Softness = 20
Bristles = 160, Width = 5 Opacity = 50
Length = 5, Density = 50
Angle = 177
Color = Black

16) Effects > Plugins > dsb flux > Linear Transmission
Settings:
Slice Size = 9
Offset = 7
Blend = -8 (Minus)****
Direction = Vertical

****You need to use the slider to get the Minus number

17) Effects > Plugins > dsb flux > Linear Transmission
Settings:
Slice Size = 12
Direction = Horizontal

18) Layers > New Raster Layer

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

20) Layers Palette
Time to play:
Reduce opacity to your liking
and/or
experiment with different blend modes
(I just reduced Opacity to 30 with this example but used blend mode "Multiply" with another)

21) Layers Palette
Turn on visibility of duplicated tube

22) Activate Tube layer
Move Tool (M)
Move tube into position of choice

23) Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask
Settings:
Radius = 5.00, Strength = 30
Clipping = 30
Luminance only = Not checked
(Or a setting of your liking)

24) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical & Horizontal = 2
Opacity = 44
Blur = 10.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not checked
(Or a setting of your liking)

Optional:
a) Image > Duplicate

b) Image > Mirror

c) Move Tool
Move into position of choice

d) Choose blend mode and/or opacity to your liking
(I chose the blend mode
"Lighten" and full opacity)

25) Layers > New Raster Layer

26) Selections > Select All

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

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

29) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to flood fill with the Foreground color

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

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

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

33) Edit > Clear

34) Selections > Invert

35) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bevel = #1, Width = 3
Smoothness = 0, Depth = 4
Ambience = 0, Shininess = 0
Color = White, Angle = 315
Intensity = 50, Elevation = 30

36) Selections > Select None

37) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical & Horizontal = 0

38) Layers > New Raster Layer

39) Add your artists copyrights

40) Text Tool (T)
Settings:
Font = Mas Karebet (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 = 1.3 (or what suits your Font and Text)
Create as Vector
Auto kern = Checked
Kerning = 0 (or what suits your Font and Text)

41) Type Text of choice and click on Apply

42) Layers > Convert to Raster Layer

43) Move Tool
Move text to place of choice

44) 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

45) Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask

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.