Sunrise

~ Sunrise ~

This tutorial was written by me, and any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental.
This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.

For this tutorial you will need
Paint Shop Pro. I used PSP8 but it can be done quite easily with any other version.
A Photo or image of a sunrise or sunset. . Remember to use appropriate copyright if it applies.
due to copyright issues, I will not be including the photo I used in my supplies
A thick and a thin fonts of your choice

I am pleased to be able to use the photography of Flora Elson. The beautiful pictures she takes of the big land are breathtaking, and am happy to show them off in some of my work on my site.
Thks Flo

The supplies I used are here.

~Let's get started!~

Make a new image 600 X 600
always give yourself plenty of room, one can always resize later, and remember to save often ;)
Take the photo you are using; Copy & paste as a new layer into your new image. Crop/resize to make your photo a workable tag size.
Open new raster layer.
Click on text tool with jms-gold gradient as foreground and background as nul. Click on image, choose font, size.
I used Rockwell Extra bold, size 80, stroke width 2
Type in text, click apply. Position/stretch text the way you want.
(see tag for suggestion)
Selections - Select all - Selections - Float
Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel - Metallic button preset

Deselect
Click on your magic wand: mode replace, 0 tolerance, 0 feather, inside.
Holding down on shift key, click inside every letter. Selections, modify, expand 2, ok.
Open new raster layer.
Flood fill with desired color, to match your photo. Change opacity on this layer to make desired effect for your tag.
I chose a gradient tp_Apricot angle 180, repeats 0, invert unchecked, linear style
with an opacity of 26%
Drop this layer below the text layer from before.
Now if you wish to add any more text, do so. Add Drop shadow.
For "in Labrador"; in the materials I changed the foreground color nul, background color gradient tp_Apricot angle 180, repeats 0, invert unchecked, linear style. I chose Moderna font , size 28
Then a drop shadow I used -2vertical, -2horizontal, 90 opacity, 3 blur, #000000 color
For "the beauty surrounds"; in the materials are the same as above. I chose Snappy Script font , size 20
Then a drop shadow I used -2vertical, -2horizontal, 90 opacity, 3 blur, #000000 color
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Now we will make a pattern/tile, as well as make a simple frame.
Take a copy of your picture, paste as a new image. Crop the tube so that you only have a part of the sky, your choice as to what part.
Go to effects - image effects - seamless tiling, choose whatever settings desired.
I used factory defaults and changed the opacity on the layer to 70%.
This will be your texture when needed, keep open for now. Save as 'sunshinetexture.jpg'.
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Now, 'copyMerged' your tag and paste as new image.
I do this so that I can save my bases, so at any time I can go back an change or add.
Image - add borders - #FFFFFF 2 pixels, symmetric
Take magic wand; feather=0 , anti-alias checked, inside. Click on the inside of this thin border. Then fill with a jms gold gradient.
Go to effects-inner bevel-and use preset- metallic button as above.
Deselect.
Image - add borders - use a dark color from your photo, 4 pixels, symmetric.
Image - add borders - #FFFFFF, 3 pixels, symmetric.
Take magic wand; feather=0 , anti-alias checked, inside. Click on the inside of this thin border. Then fill with a jms gold gradient.
Go to effects-inner bevel-and use preset- metallic button as above.
Deselect.
Image - add borders - #FFFFFF, 13 pixels, symmetric. Take magic wand; feather=0 , anti-alias checked, inside. Click the white border.
On the materials palette, choose the pattern you made, choose a scale thats favorable for your tag Flood fill the selected with this pattern.
Deselect.
Image - add borders - #FFFFFF 2 pixels, symmetric
Take magic wand; feather=0 , anti-alias checked, inside. Click on the inside of this thin border. Then fill with a jms gold gradient.
Go to effects-inner bevel-and use preset- metallic button as above.
Deselect.
Image - add borders - use a dark color from your photo, 4 pixels, symmetric.
Image - add borders - #FFFFFF, 8 pixels, symmetric.
Take magic wand; feather=0 , anti-alias checked, inside. Click on the inside of this thin border. Then fill with a jms gold gradient.
Go to effects-inner bevel-and use preset- metallic button as above.
Deselect.
Add your watermark, and if any other copyrights/licenses.
Save your tag as a jpg file.
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The sky's the limit when using your imagination, I hope this tut will open the possibilities that your creativeness can do.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
If you have any problems or questions please feel free to contact me

Mel/Blue