Hold 'em

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 25th August 2014
written using psp 9 but any version should work
any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental
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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Arthur Crowe
which can be purchased from his store www.arthurcrowesfactory.com

Font Las Vegas Jackpot HERE

My supplies HERE
Mask of choice
Filter: Eye Candy 4, Gradient Glow
Muras Meister, copies

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Note: c/p = copy and paste as new layer
d/s = dropshadow 2,5,50,8, black


OK lets begin!!

Open all supplies in PSP and minimize for now

Open blank canvas 800 x 800

floodfill white

c/p chips 

resize by 50

Muras Meister, copies, wallpaper rotate, default settings

duplicate, rotate, left 90

merge down

adjust blur, motion blur, angle 210, strength 100

repeat

apply mask

resize by 90

c/p joker, card back & Ace, resize all by 35

rotate each one left or right a little and position 

to the top right of tag

c/p skyline

resize by 22

c/p vegas sign

I used the blank sign so I could add my name to it

position to left of skyline

c/p card scatter 

position at bottom of tag

duplicate

resize by 50

c/p poker table

resize by 20

image, mirror

position so it just hides the bottom of your skyline

back to your duplicated scatter

drag up so its sitting on top of your table

c/p dice

resize by 20

position bottom right of poker table leg

c/p chips

resize by 20

position on left end of poker table

c/p tube

resize to fit

position to right of tag

c/p wordart

position bottom left of tag

Add name 

I used Las Vegas Jackpot font, size 48, black and used my deform tool 

to rotate and draw the top end out a bit to give some perspective on the sign

I also added a white gradient glow to mine

Add copyright info

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png


Thank you for trying my tutorial
I hope you enjoyed it

If you would like to show off your creation you can find me over at
The Taggers Lounge