My Blue Angel Forum style Tag Tutorial

 

 

 

 

My Blue Angel Forum style tag tutorial

supplies

 

a tube

i am using a fantastic tube by ©  Stan Dudin

called Redheaded Angel. you can purchase this

and his other fantastic works at PFD

 

you will need a license to use his work

please do not use his work without a license

 

filters

 

eye candy 4000 - gradient glow

filters unlimited- clouds

(or muras meister clouds)

screen works- close knit (frame)

 

 

masks

 

i am using my favorite mask

(timeline mask 5 by MB & SW)

 

you can find all her masks here

 

 

font i used

Annabelle JF

 

 

ok lets get started

 

 

open a new image 600 x 250

 

choose 2 colors from your tube, i chose a light and dark blue from her shorts

flood fill with the dark color, then new raster layer and flood fill with your light color

 

 

apply your mask and merge group

 

 

c&p your tube and place on left hand side resize a bit to fit. in your layer palette, use the soft light,

 move that tube below your mask layer

 

 

go to your top layer and c&p your tube again, place on right side, resize a little bit more (i resized by

 70% a few times,until i got the right size)

 

lower the opacity on the smaller tube to about 80%

 

now put a DS on both tubes. i used 2 -2 68 7

 

 

go to your bottom layer, then filters unlimited , render, then foreground background clouds and click ok

get out your preset shape tool, rectangle, set on square and draw out 3 little squares anywhere on the

 canvas. then use your magic wand, click in the first square, c&p as new layer

 

selections modify expand by 2  invert then delete select none, do that with all 3 squares, and put in

 

them whatever part of the tube you like. i used her eyes and earring

 

as you do that after each time use soft light, then the second square i used hard light, and the third i used overlay when you are happy with it, then merge them together.

 

 

now for the frame, for this i used 2 new colors for it. i took the white and grey out of her wings. new raster layer, select all , flood fill with your dark color, selections modify

 

contract by 4, hit delete on the keyboard, selections invert then screenworks close knit, select none.

 

 

add noise uniform at 76% monochrome checked. add a small thin gradient glow

 

to your frame using the same color as the frame. then a small DS. i used 1 -1 50 6

 

 

new raster layer select all flood fill with your light color, selections modify contract by 2 hit delete on keyboard, selections invert, add noise this time using the random setting

 

 

select none. add the DS, gradient glow and then merge down, when you are happy with it, then merge all flatten,save as jpg.  add your copyrights, and license number and tag name.

 

 

this tutorial is meant to be a guideline . make the tag your own and be creative and have fun. i hope you enjoyed this tutorial and it was fun to do and easy to understand

 

 

i would love to see your results, send them to me and i will showcase them here. thanks for trying my tutorial!

 

 

 

 

 

Ladyjai3Creations

Oct 2015