Mosaic mama
Tutorial written by and © to Bits N Bobs 2nd February 2010.
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Supplies needed.
Font of choice for your name and text.
I am using Santa's Sleigh
Tube of choice.
I am using a tube from pack 30 by Ismael Rac http://www.artisticmindsinc.com/IRP.html
Tubes are  not to be used without an AMI license http://www.artisticmindsinc.com/
This tut can also be found at DVP

Note


This tutorial was written in PSP 9
Open all the supplies in paintshop except the font.
Double click on your font and minimize.

1.Open a new image 500 wide x 200 high at 72 dpi
Flood fill with a colour from your tube.
I am using a red,  #7a0607.
Copy your tube, paste as a new layer and position to your liking towards the left hand side.
Re-size your tube if needed making sure 'all layers' is untabbed.
Add a drop shadow of choice.
My settings will remain the same throughout.
V 3, H 3, O 100, B 9.00, Colour #900000
Effects/ Texture effects/ Mosaic antique with the settings in the screenshot below.

Columns 100, Rows 100, Tile diffusion 100, Grout width 5, Grout diffusion 100

2.Copy your tube, paste as a new layer and position to your liking towards the right hand side.
Re-size your tube if needed making sure 'all layers' is untabbed.
Add a drop shadow of choice.
Copy this tube ready for the next layer.
Effects/ Distortion effects/ wind/ from right, 100
Edit/ repeat wind

3.Paste your tube as a new layer over the wind layer
Adjust the layer settings to multiply then lower the opacity to 17 percent.

4.Paste your tube again as a new layer and position to your liking on the left hand side.
Effects/ texture effects/ mosaic glass with the settings as in the screen shot below.




Columns 50, rows 50, symmetric checked, Glass curvature 50, Edge curvature 0, grout width 2, grout diffusion 50
Lower the opacity to 45 percent
Paste your tube as a new layer and position to your liking on the left hand side.

5.Layers/ merge/ merge visible.
Add all copyright info and your name, export as a transparent png file and save.