Autocromatic Tag By Starfire

This is a tutorial to make a matching tag for the autocromatic background . Starfire is the inventor of this tag but as she told me "I am not a tutorial writer and wouldn't know where to begin." so I'm writing this instead. Although this tutorial is copywritten same as all my others the copywrite is shared by me and Starfire all the same rules still apply.

For this tutorial you will need the autocromatic filter from Namesuppressed
If you have never installed a filter before please check the tutorial on how to install your first plugin filter.

First create a new image 250x350 with a transparent background
Open the tube or PSP graphic of your choice, for best results chose one that is kneeling but not wider than it is tall. If you are making this to match your autocromatic background from the background tutorial use that tube.
Shift+D to duplicate the tube, close the original without saving any changes.

Please keep in mind when chosing colors and patterns fore text, fills ect, they do not have to match! We will be appling the autocromatic filter near the end which will make all your color choices moot. Instead try to decide between light and dark :)

First resize the tub you have chosen to use for your tag. Resize by Pixel and set height to apprx 50 pixels less than the height of your New image.
copy the tube you just resized then make then New image you created active.	Ctrl+L or paste as new layer.
Change opacity of new layer to 33% Go to your layer palet. The layer with the tube you just pasted should be layer 2. slide the bar indicated in the screenshot until it reads 33
Ctrl+L again pasting the same image again as a new layer.	Now I want you to mirror image You can find it on the menu bar under Image/Mirror Image or you can Ctrl+M
Now resize image by 75% Make sure you un Check Resize all layers!!!
Change layer opacity to 66% This should be the third layer and it should already be active. All you need to do is slide the bar until the opacity number is 66
Ctrl+L one more time	This time resize 50% making sure that Resize all layers is unchecked
Now using the mover tool position each of the layers so that they all sit at "floor level" so to speak.
Create a New rastar layer Layer/New Rastar Layer	Go to Selections on the menubar and select all
Selection/Modify/contract I want you to contract it by 10 now invert the selection .... Selection/Invert or Shift+Ctrl+I	Using the flood fill tool Flood fill with either solid color or pattern ... your choice .... if you chose a solid color don't make it too dark though.
Now do an inner bevel. Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Use settings similar to the ones in the screenshot but you don't have to match it exactly.
Select none using the text tool Add your text in the upper portion of the tag. Postion to where you want it on the tag. Effects/3D Effects/ Inner Bevel Bevel the text like I've shown in this screenshot.
Go to Effects/3D Effects/ Drop Shadow Now set both your horizontal and Vertical to 0 Opacity should be 100 Blur set to about 11 depending on how wide you want your imitation corona Click on the color box and chose a color other than black either light or dark one or the other its up to you.
Repeat the dropshadow with the same settings about 1 or 2 times until you like the intensity of the false corona If you have chosen a Dark color do not repeat more than ONCE!	Now Merge Visible layers Go to Layers/Merge/MergeVisible
Now we do the autocromatic filter Go to Effects/Plugin Filters find the namesuppressed filters and chose Autocromatic Change the Two colors Lightness and Darkness , Make sure the colors compliment each other. If you are making this tag to match the Background tutorial use the same settings as you did for that one!
Now merge again this time use Merge All (Flatten)	Now send a message to the group showing off the kewl new tag you just made!

Thankyou Starfire for telling me how to do this one!!!!

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