This tutorial is written in PsP 9 and is for the advanced user.

Needed:

* MAS-Licenceplate tube - Put this is in a folder of your choice.
* MAS-LicenceplatesTekst - Put this is in a folder of your choice.
* 3 small images, preferably vertical , size 119 pixels width en 179 pixels height
   My images are in the  zip file - Put these is in a folder of your choice.
* Font:  ArchitextOneType - Put this in your fonts folder.

* supplies zip

Now that we have everything, let's get started

PAY ATTENTION:
If you are going to use dark colors you have to play some more with the settings.

1. Open the 3 MAS-LicenceplatesSmall images or the 3 images of your choice.
Copy with Shift + D and close the originals.
2. Open a new image of 350 pixels width and 179 pixels height.
3. Take the MAS-LicenceplatesSmall-1 image and go to Edit - Copy.
4. Edit - Paste as a new layer.
5. Then you take the MAS-LicenceplatesSmall-2 image and repeat step 3 and 4
and move the image to the right. Get the last image and again repeat step 3 en 4
and put that one on the left. You should now have this:

6. Layers - Merge all (flatten).
7. Selections - Select all.
8. Selections - Modify - Contract by 4 pixels.
9. Selections - Invert and flood fill your border with #e9e2dc.
PAY ATTENTION: Make sure that the Match Mode is set to none.
10. Leave your selection intact and go to Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel
and use the following settings:

11. Selections - Select nothing.

Now put this aside, we will need it a little later on.

12.Open a new image of 500 pixels width and 350 pixels height.
13. Put your foreground color on a dark color, I am using #3a3225 and for your background color
use a light color, I am using #e9e2dc and make a foreground -  background gradient
use these settings and fill your image with it:

14. Go to Effects - Texture effects - Polished stone with these settings:

15. Effects - Edge effects - Enhance more.
16. Adjust - Blur - Radial blur with these settings:

17. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance more.
18. Now open the MAS-Licenceplate tube an go to Edit - Copy.
19. Edit - Paste as a new layer.
20. Image - Mirror and move the tube down so you can see the models hair entirely
and put her to the right so her arm will touch the edge. (see screen)

21. Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling with these settings:

22. Put the blend mode on this layer to Soft light and the opacity .
23. Now get the little frame we made at the beginning of this tutorial
and go to Edit - Copy.
24. Edit - Paste as a new layer.
25. Rotate - Free rotate and use these settings:

26. Move the frame to the upper right corner and put the
blend mode of the layer to Hard light and put the opacity to 25.
(see screen under step 28)
27. Edit - Paste as a new layer.
(the frame should still be in the memory)
28. Rotate - Free rotate with the same settings as in step 25 but put the direction to left now
and move it to the bottom right and the put the blend mode to Hard light
and the opacity to 50 (see screen)

29. Again open the  MAS-Licenceplate tube and go to Image - Resize
and use these settings:

30. Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp mask with these settings:

31. Edit - Copy.
32. Edit - Paste as a new layer and move her to the left.
33. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop shadow with these settings:

34. Layers - Merge - Merge visible.

35. Open the MAS-LicenceplateTekst and go to Edit - Copy
36. Edit - Paste as a new layer and put in the upper right corner.

 Put your foreground color on your dark color, I am using #3a3225 and
for your background color use your light color, I am using #e9e2dc.

37. Activate your Text tool and use these settings:

38. Type your name Rotate - Free rotate with the same settings as in step 25 but
put the direction to left and move it to the bottom right.
39. If your name is in the right place and in the way you like it
go to  Layers - Convert to raster layer
40. Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel with these settings:

41. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop shadow with the following settings:

42. Layers - Merge - Merge all (flatten).
43. Image - Add borders - 2 pixels symmetric with a light color.
I am using #e9e2dc
44. Image - Add borders - 1 pixel symmetric with a dark color.
I am using #3a3225
45. Image - Add borders - 2 pixels symmetric with a light color.
I am using #e9e2dc again

The tutorial is finished....Now add your watermark, resize to your liking, sharpen
and save as a .jpg

Click here to see some more results.

I hope you had fun with the tutorial and please leave me a note in my Guestbook to
tell me what you think of it.

Hugs,

AngelFace