You will find examples at the bottom of the tutorial

 

 

 

I am using the artwork of Maryline Cazenave. I picked 3 tubes by the same artist. You need a license to use this tube. You can purchase this tube package at CDO

I am using the mask RD_Mask939 by Rachel Designs found HERE

 

Beauty School Dropout Font found HERE

 

 

 

Open new image 600x400

 

Pick a dark color to place in the foreground

 

Pick a light color to place in the background

 

Floodfill your image with your dark foreground color

 

Layers, new raster layer on your image

 

Floodfill with light background color

 

Layers, Load/save mask, load mask from disk, settings:

 

RD_Mask939

Source Luminance

Fit To Canvas

Invert Transparency NOT Checked

Hide All Mask

 

Layers, Merge, merge Group

 

Layers, new raster layer

 

Selections, Select All

 

Selections, Modify, Contract by 4

 

Selections, Invert

 

Floodfill with your light background color

 

Selections, Select None

 

Adjust, Add/Remove noise settings of

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Settings of:

Vertical : 2

Horizontal: 2

Opacity: 65

Blur: 5

Color: Black

Shadow on new layer NOT Checked

 

Switch the colors so foreground is light and background is dark

 

Select your preset shape Rounded Rectangle

 

Draw a rectangle on the left side of your tag making sure it is close to the edge of your tag like below

Objects, align, vertical center in canvas

 

Layers, convert to raster layer

 

Effects, 3D effects, Drop Shadow, same settings

Layers, duplicate

 

Image, Mirror

 

Layers, Duplicate

 

Move the duplicate to the middle so that the rectangles line up

Effects, Blinds, settings of

Width: 5

Opacity: 10

Color: White

Light from left/top CHECKED

Repeat this setting on all the rectangles

 

Select your rectangle on the left

 

Layers, Duplicate

 

Image, resize 85%

 

Move til it is centered on the rectangle

 

Layers, Duplicate

 

Image, Mirror

 

Move the duplicate above the rectangle on the right

 

Select the left original rectangle

 

Adjust, blur, gaussian blur with the settings of

Select the original rectangle on the right

 

Adjust, blur, gaussian blur settings of

 Edit, copy one of your Tubes

 

Edit, paste, paste as new layer

 

Move to place how you want on your tag. If you are like me you are going to be moving the tubes around once you have them on to place them just like you want

 

Image, resize to fit your tag

 

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, same settings

 

Edit, copy another tube

 

Edit, paste, paste as new layer

 

Move to place on the right

 

Image, resize to fit your tag

 

Effects, 3d Effects, Drop shadow, same settings

 

Edit, copy yet another tube

 

Edit, paste, paste as new layer

 

Move to place in the middle

 

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, same settings

 

Move  your tubes around til you have them placed the way you want them to show on your tag

Select Raster 2

Layers, Arrange, bring to top

That way your border is at the top of everything

 

Remember to add your copyright info. Make sure it is plain and legible

 

Add your name to the tag

 

Save as PNG