Printable Prim Craft Tags
~ This tutorial assumes you are familiar with the tools in PSP ~
It was written on November 23, 2007, using PSP 9, but it can be completed in most versions.
Tutorials are only guidelines, it's always fun to experiment with different settings on your own : )
I enjoy making prim tags for my projects, but sometimes it's easier to just print some out, lol.
This tutorial will cover creating the pattern, which is also a good basis for making scrap and/or
aged paper, and I've included the above tag shapes as alpha channel selections in my supply download.
Add your favorite prim graphics before or after you print.
There are some great prim stamp kits available for us to play with.
Before starting this tutorial:
Download and install the filters - Remember to restart PSP after installing your filters.
The prim tags_canvas file located in my supply download contains alpha channel selections.
To load a selection, go up to Selections > Load/Save Selections > Load selection from alpha channel.
STEP 1:
Unzip & open the primtags_canvas.pspimage file in PSP.
Hold down the Shift Key and hit the letter 'D' to duplicate the file.
Close the original.
Open the fleckspattern.jpg in PSP and minimize it for now.
Grab your paint bucket tool (or hit the letter 'F' to activate it)
In your Materials Palette, set your Foreground color to #eedb9a, Background color to #b89243.
STEP 2:
Making sure you are on the Pattern layer, load selection #1.
Effects > Plugins > MuRa's Meister > Clouds. Click on 'reset' colors
a few times until you get an effect you like, hit ok.
Keep selected all the way through Step 4.
This is how my cloud effect turned out, your image may look different:
STEP 3:
Type the letter 'J' to activate the Retouch brushes. Select the Push brush from the dropdown list.
Plug in the following settings in the Tool Options Palette:
Shape: Round, Size: 163, Hardness: 0, Steps: 15,
Density: 100, Thickness: 100, Rotation: 0, Opacity: 43
Use the push brush to soften and blend in the cloud effect. You won't need to blend it too much,
just enough to soften some of the contrast between the 2 colors.
Below is how mine looked at this point:
STEP 4:
Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add noise > Gaussian, Monochrome, 4.
Because these are prim tags, I like to add some paint spatter effects.
This can be done using the paint brush, but photoshop has a great pattern that will
create a similar effect, I've included it in my supplies.
Click on the foreground color in your materials palette and select the pattern tab.
Locate the fleckspattern.jpg from the drop down list and load it. Set the Angle to 0, Scale 100.
Add a new raster layer.
Fill the selection with the pattern and change the blend mode to Multiply.
Select none.
Right click on the Raster 1 layer (white background) and delete this layer.
Right click on any other layer and select 'merge visible'.
You should now have only one layer that looks similar to mine below.
STEP 5:
Load Alpha Selection: Tag01.
On the keyboard; hold down the 'control key' and hit the letter 'c' to copy the selection.
Again, hold down the 'control key', but this time hit the letter 'v' to paste as a new image.
You should now have the first tag filled wih your pattern, shown as a new image.
I used Xenofex 2/Stain filter to 'ink' the edges of the tag but you can use one of your own favorite methods.
Here are my Stain settings:
Save your tag as either a .psp or .png file and close it.
STEP 6:
Go back to the primtags canvas file.
Selections > Select none to remove the Tag01 selection.
Follow Step 5 for each of the alpha channel selections in the file.
There are a total of 5 different alpha channel selection tags, named Tag01, Tag02, etc.
That's it, we're done!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial; please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have.
Download and install the filters - Remember to restart PSP after installing your filters.
The prim tags_canvas file located in my supply download contains alpha channel selections.
To load a selection, go up to Selections > Load/Save Selections > Load selection from alpha channel.
STEP 1:
Unzip & open the primtags_canvas.pspimage file in PSP.
Hold down the Shift Key and hit the letter 'D' to duplicate the file.
Close the original.
Open the fleckspattern.jpg in PSP and minimize it for now.
Grab your paint bucket tool (or hit the letter 'F' to activate it)
In your Materials Palette, set your Foreground color to #eedb9a, Background color to #b89243.
STEP 2:
Making sure you are on the Pattern layer, load selection #1.
Effects > Plugins > MuRa's Meister > Clouds. Click on 'reset' colors
a few times until you get an effect you like, hit ok.
Keep selected all the way through Step 4.
This is how my cloud effect turned out, your image may look different:
STEP 3:
Type the letter 'J' to activate the Retouch brushes. Select the Push brush from the dropdown list.
Plug in the following settings in the Tool Options Palette:
Shape: Round, Size: 163, Hardness: 0, Steps: 15,
Density: 100, Thickness: 100, Rotation: 0, Opacity: 43
Use the push brush to soften and blend in the cloud effect. You won't need to blend it too much,
just enough to soften some of the contrast between the 2 colors.
Below is how mine looked at this point:
STEP 4:
Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add noise > Gaussian, Monochrome, 4.
Because these are prim tags, I like to add some paint spatter effects.
This can be done using the paint brush, but photoshop has a great pattern that will
create a similar effect, I've included it in my supplies.
Click on the foreground color in your materials palette and select the pattern tab.
Locate the fleckspattern.jpg from the drop down list and load it. Set the Angle to 0, Scale 100.
Add a new raster layer.
Fill the selection with the pattern and change the blend mode to Multiply.
Select none.
Right click on the Raster 1 layer (white background) and delete this layer.
Right click on any other layer and select 'merge visible'.
You should now have only one layer that looks similar to mine below.
STEP 5:
Load Alpha Selection: Tag01.
On the keyboard; hold down the 'control key' and hit the letter 'c' to copy the selection.
Again, hold down the 'control key', but this time hit the letter 'v' to paste as a new image.
You should now have the first tag filled wih your pattern, shown as a new image.
I used Xenofex 2/Stain filter to 'ink' the edges of the tag but you can use one of your own favorite methods.
Here are my Stain settings:
Save your tag as either a .psp or .png file and close it.
STEP 6:
Go back to the primtags canvas file.
Selections > Select none to remove the Tag01 selection.
Follow Step 5 for each of the alpha channel selections in the file.
There are a total of 5 different alpha channel selection tags, named Tag01, Tag02, etc.
That's it, we're done!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial; please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have.