STONE TIGER SIGNATURE TAG

 

For this tutorial, you will need Paint Shop Pro 8 or demo which can be downloaded here.  

 

The white tiger psp tube image, the rock texture pattern, the paw psp image and the picture stand tube can be downloaded here.

 

The font used for this signature tag is called Harrington and can be downloaded here.

 

MAKING THE TAG

 

Step 1

 

Open up a 400 x 400 transparent image. Also open up this rock texture graphic.

 

 

 

Step 2

 

At the Material palette, left click the bottom color box and locate the rock texture image.  In the top color box, set it to null. 

 

 

Step 3

 

Left click preset shape tool and locate the rounded rectangle. At the preset shape tool ribbon, none of the boxes should be checked. The only setting you need is to make the line width 1.

 

Holding down the left mouse key,  draw a rectangle going from left to right and down covering most of the transparent graphic.

 


Step 4

 

Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner bevel and use these settings:

 



 

Your stone tag should now look like this:

 

 

Step 5

 

Open up the paw psp image and go to Selections/Select All and then Selections/Float so that you have those ants marching around the paw only. Keep those ants marching.
 

Step 6

 

Go to Layers/New Raster Layer. On the new layer, go to

Effects/3D Effects/Cutout using these settings:
Horizontal/Vertical 4 Opacity 100 Blur 8 Color Black

 

Go back and do the cutout again but change Horizontal and Vertical to -4.  Those ants should still be marching around the paw.

 

Step 7

 

We will now delete the Floating Selection layer and the Raster 1 layer of the paw and only keep the Raster 2 layer - which is the paw with the cutout effect. This is what your layer palette will look like:

 


To delete the Raster 1 and Floating selection layers, right click on the Raster 2 layer and a menu will appear.  Go to delete and left click. Do the same for the Floating Selection Layer. Once you have deleted these two layers, go to Selections/Select None so that those ants will stop marching around the paw.


 

Your paw should now look like this with a cutout effect.

 


Step 8

 

Left click the cutout paw and go to Edit/Copy.  Left click the stone tag and go to Edit/Paste as New Selection and place the cutout paw wherever you like. Go back to Edit/Paste as New Selection and add another cutout paw. You can add as many or as little as you like for the look you want to achieve. When you are done adding the paws go to Selections/Select None to stop those ants from marching.

 

The stone tiger signature tag should now look like this:

 

 

 

Step 9

 

Go to Layers/Duplicate.  Make sure you are now on Raster Layer 1 (the bottom Layer).  Left click the Eye on Copy Raster 1 so a red x appears and that layer will be closed off for now.

 

Step 10

 

Open up the white tiger psp image and go to Edit/Copy and then go to the stone tag's Raster Layer 1 and go to Edit/Paste as New Selection. Once you have the selection where you want it, go to Selections/Select None.

 


 

Step 11

 

Left click on the red x on Copy of Raster 1, to open up that layer and you no longer will see the white tiger.  On Copy of Raster 1,  move the opacity setting to about 50 or until you can see the tiger blended within the rock texture. Go to Layers/Merge/Merge Visible.

 

Your stone tiger tag should now look like this:

 

 

Step 12

 

Open a new transparent image 500 width x 500 height. Open up the picture stand psp image. Left click the picture stand image and go to Edit/Copy and then left click the transparent image and go to Edit/Paste as New Layer and move the picture stand down toward the bottom of the transparent image.
 

Step 13

 

Go to the stone tiger tag and click Edit/Copy then go to the transparent image with the picture stand and go Edit/Paste as New Layer.  Move the Stone tiger tag so that it is placed over the picture stand. You will see that the stone tiger tag needs to be resized somewhat so that it is in proportion with the picture stand.

 

Step 14

 

Make sure you are on the layer with the stone tiger tag on it and go to Image/Resize. Use Percentage Option at 80%.  Choose for Resample:  Bicubic.   Lock aspect ratio should be checked and
DO NOT HAVE ALL LAYERS CHECKED.  Go to Layers/Merge/Merge Visible.

 

Step 15


Left click the crop tool and crop off the blank areas of the tag. Your tag is essentially done except we need to add some text.

 

 

 

**To save as a transparent gif** - **Optional Step**

 

**Step 16 - Optional - If you want to save your completed signature tag as a transparent gif, you will need to do the following:

 

 

Add a new raster layer and flood fill with pink or any other light color that is not in your graphic.

 

Go to Layers/Arrange Send to Bottom - you will now have your pink layer or light color layer beneath the signature tag. 

 

Go to Layers/Merge/Merge Visible and proceed with the Text.

 

After adding the text, at this point, make your graphic transparent.

 

 

ADDING THE TEXT
 

Step 1

 

Be sure you are now on the top Layer to add your text.  At the Material palette, make the top color box black and the bottom color box white.

 

Step 2


Left click your font tool and use these settings at the font ribbon:

Create as Floating. 

Font Size approx 60 depending on the font.

Font Type - I used Harrington - You can use this or any other style font.

Stroke 2.5

Anti-alias checked.

 

Step 3

 

Left click your tag and at the Text Entry Screen add your text. 

 

Step 4

 

Leave those ants moving around the text and go to Effects/3D Effects/Cutout and use these settings:
Vertical and Horizontal - 4  Opacity 100 Blur 8 Color Black.
 

Step 5

 

Go to Selections/Select None to stop those ants from moving.

Save your signature tag as a jpg or a transparent gif.

 

This method of blending images can produce dramatic effects that will enhance your graphics.