kkselectiontagtut

This is a beginner tutorial written by request... Thanks to Jenny for the idea.
You don`t need any additional filters or files for this tutorial, just your own photo or graphic.
In this tutorial I will show you how to make a tag like the one above.

Ready?... let`s create our tag!

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I hope you enjoyed this tutorial which is written for PSP V 7
but should adapt to work in other versions.

Start a new image by going up to the top toolbar
and clicking on "file" then "new"
set the new image as in fig 1 then click ok.

Open your photo / graphic by going up to the top toolbar,
click on "file" then "open".
Use the drop down menus to locate your image.
Click on the name and then "open".

Click on your selection tool in the left toolbar
Right click on it and select "tool options"
make the settings as in fig 2 and click ok.

Go up to "edit" then "copy"
close your original image
now go "edit" then "paste as new layer"

Click on your magic wand in the left toolbar
Right click it and select "tool options"
make the settings as in fig 4

Close the dialogue box.
Click on the canvas outside the picture
now go up to "selections" then "invert".
Then go to "selections" then "modify" then "contract"
set as in fig 5 and click ok.

Go back to "selections" then "invert".

Next go "effects" then "blur" then "gaussian blur"
make the settings as in fig 7 and click ok.

Right click on the canvas to deselect.

Click on the mover tool in the left toolbar

Now click on your image and move it to the
top right of the canvas...as in fig 8.

Click on the text tool icon on the left toolbar
then click on your canvas to open the tool.
Choose your font from the drop down list
(I`m using "Memento"...fig 10)

Close the dialogue box by clicking on the x at the top.
Holding the left mouse button down, draw downwards
on the part of the photo you want to use,
so a circle appears around the bit you want.
Let go of the mouse button, (fig 3)

Go up to "layers" then "new raster layer"...ok

Click on the dropper tool on the left toolbar
Right click on any light colour in your image
then left click on any darker colour.
Your foreground and background colours
will now match your image (fig 9).

Set the font size to suit your text,
and if you want it bold click on "B".
Click in the large window and type in your text
Set everything else as in fig 11 and click ok.

Use the mover tool to position your text
to the bottom left of your image,
slightly overlapping (fig 12)

Now go up to "effects" then "3D effects"
then go to "inner bevel" and set as fig 12a.

Now right click the dropper tool on a
medium shade colour in the image.

Go to the styles palette on the right toolbar.
Click on the little black arrow on your foreground
colour (the top box) (fig 13.)

You should now have no foreground colour
and the background as selected. Fig 14.

Now go "effects" / "3D effects" / "drop shadow"
then right click the current colour.
Now click on the new colour you just selected. (fig 15)

Make the settings as in fig 16 then click ok.
(Your image will show beveled text...)

Repeat the drop shadow but change the
vertical and horizontal offsets to minus 3 (-3)
(fig 17)

Right click on the canvas to deselect.
Go up to "layers" then "merge" then "merge all (flatten)"

Set your selection tool as in fig 18

Draw a rectangle around your image
removing any unwanted background
Then go "edit" / "copy"
then "edit" / "paste as new image"

If it`s too big, go "image" / "resize"
set as fig 19 (to your preferred percentage)

If you make it smaller now go
"effects" / "sharpen" / "sharpen"

Once you are happy with it
go "file" / "save as"
give it a name and then
choose a location on your computer.
Save it as a jpg image.

That`s it... your own selection tag :-)