Beautiful Mermaid
Tutorial written by and © to Bits N Bobs 1st July 2021.
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Supplies needed.
Font of choice for your name.
I am using Sun Sea Sand from Dafont 

Tube of  choice.
I am using Beautiful Mermaid by Alex Prihodko 

Tube is not to be used without the correct licence.

Plugins
Graphnet plugins Funhouse available here

and DSB Flux available here 

Note
This tutorial was written in PSP 9.
Double click on your font and minimize.
Open all other supplies in paintshop.
Open a new image 600 wide X 250 high at 72 dpi

1. Selection a colour from your tube and flood fill your image.
I am using #d1f9fe
Copy and then paste your tube onto your working image.
Position all the way to the right so just her tail is in your image.

Layers/duplicate, Image/mirror, Layers/merge/merge visible.
Effects/ plugins/ Funhouse/ Radial mirror (see screenshot below) 

Effects/ plugins/ Funhouse/ Ring tile (see screenshot below)

2. Copy and then paste your tube onto your working image as a new layer.
Position to your liking, see screenshot below for mine.

Add a drop shadow.
I am using...
V 3 - H 3 - O 80 - B 7 - Colour #000000 (see screenshot below) 

Effects/ plugins/ DSB Flux/ Bubbles
10, 73, 21, 79 (see screenshot below)

Change your layers blend mode to hard light.

3. Copy and then paste your tube onto your working image as a new layer.
Image/ resize 35% all layers untabbed.
Position to your liking, mine is on the left.
Add a drop shadow using the same settings.

4. Copy and then paste your tube onto your working image as a new layer.
Position to your liking, mine is on the right.
You want her face taking up the right side of the tag.
Add a drop shadow using the same settings.
Change the layer blend mode to hard light and the layer opacity to 70%

5. Layers/ new raster layer.
Flood fill with a colour from your tube.
I am using #4cd8ef
Selections/select all, Selections/float, Selections/ defloat, Selections/ modify/ contract by 3,
flood fill with white #FFFFFF
Selections/ modify/ contract by 2, flood fill with the colour you selected mine is #4cd8ef
Selections/ modify/ contract by 1, hit delete on your keyboard.
Selections/ invert/ add your dropshadow.

6. Layers/ new raster layer.
Add your copyright info and name
export and save in your chosen format.
I use a transparent png.

7. For your avatar open a new image,
180 x 180 at 72 dpi.
Copy your tag, paste as a new layer.
Position to your liking.
Layers/ merge/ merge visible.
Add your copyright info, initial and then save.