Play Like A Pirate

Play Like A Pirate

written 4/19/2016

This tutorial is meant purely as a guide. Feel free to make your tag unique by using your own choice of tube and scrap kit. If you want your tag to look just like mine then use the same supplies I have used. This tutorial assumes you have knowledge of paint shop pro. Any resemblance to any other tutorial or tag is purely coincidental.

Supplies Used:

Tube by Di Halim. You can purchase it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=113_133_166&products_id=19181

Awesome matching scrap kit by Bibi's Collection. You can purchase it at http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=19180

Tag template # 153 by Toxic Desirez. You can get it at http://toxicdesirez.blogspot.com

Font of your choice. I am using Black Sam's Gold. You can download it at http://www.fontspace.com/redruths-basement-software/black-sams-gold

Plugins:

4 4 40 10.00 black

Drop shadow used throughout:

Let's Begin:

Open the tag template and shift+D to duplicate.

Close the original.

Delete the following layers from the template:

credits, stars, words, dotted lines2, and background.

Make your canvas large enough to work with.

Merge the 2 glitter rectangle layers together.

Merge the 2 rectangle layers together.

Make the rectangle layer active.

Selections select all float and defloat.

Layers new raster layer.

Open paper 9 and copy and paste into selection.

Selections select none.

Delete the original rectangle layer.

Merge the 2 thin rectangle layers together.

Selections select all float and defloat

Open paper 7 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Selection invert and hit delete.

Selections select none.

Delete the original layer.

Make the oval layer active.

Selections select all float and defloat.

Layers new raster layer.

Open paper 4 and copy and paste into selection.

Selections select none.

Delete the original oval layer.

Make the rectangle layer active.

Selections select all float and defloat.

Layers new raster layer.

Open paper 6 and copy and paste into selection.

Selections select none.

Delete the original rectangle layer.

At this time go ahead and add a drop shadow to all of the layers.

Open element 19 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size so it fits nicely within your tag.

Add a drop shadow.

Open your tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size.

Place so it is standing in the sand.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 43 and copy and paste as a new layer and drag under your tube.

Re-size.

Move to the far right side so your tube is kind of standing in front of it.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 46 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size.

Drag down under the sand.

Move to the far left side.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 18 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size and move to the far right side in front of the bottom of the tree.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 20 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size.

Move to the top left so it looks to be behind the boat.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 22 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size.

Move to the bottom right in front of the chest.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 76 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Using your pick tool rotate it so it is on the same angle as the left side of the sand.

Move to that side and position so it is laying in the sand.

Add a drop shadow.

Open element 83 and copy and paste as a new layer.

Re-size.

Move to the far left down in front of the bottle.

Add a drop shadow.

Add your name.

Add your copyright and licensing information.

Crop and save.