My Milkshake
Tutorial written by and © to Bits N Bobs 14th May 2011.
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Supplies needed.
Font of choice for your name.
I am using Windsong
Tube of  choice.
I am using  one by DL Norton
Mine is DN0048 - Milk Maid and available at UpYourArt here
Tube is not to be used without the correct licence
Plugin - Penta.com dot and cross ( Garbage collection )
AAA Frames - Photo frame
My supplies here

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

1.Open your template and activate the square layer.
Adjust/ Colour balance/ Manual Colour Correction,
Settings as in screenshot below.
Activate the text layer, layers/ Merge/ Merge down.


Effects/ Plugins/ Penta.com/ Dots and cross
Amount: 72, Cross distance: 10, Cross width: 2


2.Copy the main tube,  paste as a new layer.
Image/ mirror, position towards the left side with the top half showing,
underneath the wordart.
Add a drop shadow of choice.
I use.....
V:3, H: 3, O: 100, B: 9.00, Colour: #000000
Activate the square layer,
Selections/ select all/ float/ defloat/ invert.
Activate your tube layer and hit delete on your keyboard.
Selections/ select none.
Change the layer opacity to Soft Light,
Duplicate layer.

3.Copy the main tube,  paste as a new layer.
Image/ re-size, re-size to 330 pixels high.
Position to your liking and add your drop shadow.
Close this layer and your wordart layer.

4.Activate your square layer,
Layers/ Merge/ Merge Visible.
Re-name this layer to Square.
Re-open your other 2 layers.
Copy BNB-MMS1 and paste as a new layer.
Position to your liking.
Layers/ Duplicate layer, position again to your liking.
Duplicate as many times as you like remembering to move
them to different positions.

5.Activate Layers/ merge/ merge visible.
Move the entire image so it is central on your canvas.
Layers/ Duplicate, activate the bottom layer.
Image/ Re-size, re-size this layer to 550 pixels wide.
Centralize this layer.
Effects/ Texture effect/ Mosaic Antique,
Settings in the screenshot below.


6.Add a new raster layer and flood fill with a colour from your image.
I am using #3b75dc
Layers/ Arrange/ Send to the bottom.
Close your top layer,
Layers/ merge/ merge visible.
Effects/ Foto frame,
Settings in screenshot below.


7.Open up your top layer,
Add all copyright info, your name and save.