Simple Tag Tutorial – Using a Tube

Now that you have completed the Simple Tag Tutorial, we are going to add some effects and use a tube to create the tag.

The effects we will be using are Drop Shadow and Gaussian Blur.

 Supplies:    Download here               

Flower Bear Tube

Font – Montessori Script

Tip:  Too many fonts in your Windows folder can slow your system down
        I would suggest that you create a Font folder in My Documents.
        Also, to save your graphics and tubes, I would create a Tubes folder in
        My Documents.

Overview on how to save- 

1. Unzip the supplies into a folder in My Documents labeled Simple Tag 2.

 

2. Move the Montessori Script font to your font folder.  Open and minimize it to your task
    bar.  When you leave the font open, it will remain available in PSP until you actually
    close the PSP program. 

3. Open this tutorial and open PSP.  Place your cursor in any open space in the bottom task
    bar  and right click. Select the option, Tile Windows Vertically and the tutorial and PSP
    will be side by side. This is a easy way to work on tutorials.

4. Okay, here we go.  With PSP open go to – File – New

 Let’s create a 200 x 200 image – transparent

 

5. Now, let’s open the Flower Bear Tube

 

6. Hit the shift and the D keys. This will make a duplicate of your flower bear tube.
    Close the original flower bear tube.

 7. On the Blue title bar of the Image 2 tube – right click and choose
     copy

 

8. Now go to your blank New Image – right click and paste as New Layer
 

 

 9. You can close the Flower Bear Tube that you copied.

 

 10. This is what you should have at this point and your palette for layers should show this

                

You have accomplished a lot. You have learned how to create a new image, copy a tube
and paste as a new layer. Great job.  Now, take a break and when you want to continue,
go to Page 2 of the tutorial.