Stay Calm Tag Tutorial

Needed: Paint Shop Pro (I used XV). No outside filters are needed.  A tube - Wider than tall. (I used an image I purchased through  Creative Fabrica ). faux rag paper supplies  Unzip and place selection in your selections folder and texture in your texture folder. Klarinda Playful is the font I used.   Let's Begin! 1. File > Open  Your tube   2. Window > Duplicate (You can now close out the original.)   3. Image > Resize  Pixel Dimensions  Height 246 Pixels  (234 if you don't have space above and below) Resample using: Weighted Average Lock aspect ratio = Checked Resize all layers = Checked   4. Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask Settings = High Res Portrait which is: Radius: 1.50 Strength: 100 Clipping: 10 Luminance only = Checked Or use any setting of your choice.    5. Layers > Duplicate   6. Layers Palette Hide copy of  tube for now.   7. Image > Canvas Size  New Dimensions  Width: 600 Pixels Height: 250 Placement = Middle

Faux Mask Tag Tutorial by Meshi   Written September 26, 2021 You will see a number of notes and optional things you could do. This was necessary due to testing a variety of images and seeing their results and wanting the very best outcome for your particular hand chosen artwork.     Needed: Paint Shop Pro ( I used XV ). No outside filters are needed.  An image/Tube ( I used one I purchased through Creative Fabrica . ) Notes: You will need one with colors spread throughout, not mainly in one area. Using a tube that is somewhat close to the same width and height would be ideal. The one I used for the circular faux mask, sized down to upcoming dimensions was 426 width x 550 height, which is still great, because we can change our mask width.   Let's get started! 1. File > Open  Your tube   2. Window > Duplicate ( You can now close out the original .) 3. Image > Resize  Pixel Dimensions  Height/Width = 550 Pixels on largest side  Resample us