Supplies needed....

Tube ~ I am using the awesome work of Elias Chatzoudis which you must have a license to use & can get here ~ PSP Tubes Emporium
Template by Tamie ~ Addictive Templates

Elements of choice

Font ~ LDJ Jilly Nilly or font of choice

Filters ~ Xero-Radiance, add/remove noise

Drop shadow - 2 2 50 5



~Lets begin~

Open tube, font & template. Minimise font & tube for now.
Resize template to 700x700. Delete copyright layer & small black circle layer

Circle 3 ~ Selections-selectall-float-defloat-new raster layer & flood fill black-invert & paste tube as new layer-resize to suit-delete on tube layer-select none
Effects-xero-radiance-default settings. Delete circle 3
on the now black circle layer Selections-select all-float-defloat-modify-select selection borders-5-new layer & flood fill with a gradient, i used -
Background #ff45a3 & foreground black-Linear-Angle 35-repeats 1-invert unticked-adjust-add/remove noise-add noise-random 50 monochrome ticked-Add drop shadow

Strip ~ Selections-selectall-float-defloat-new raster layer & flood fill with same gradient-select none

Circle 1 ~ Selections-select all-float-defloat-modify-select selection borders-5-new layer & flood fill with same gradient-select none-Adjust-add/remove noise-add noise-random 50 monochrome ticked-add drop shadow

Circle 2 ~ Selections-select all-float-defloat-modify-select selection borders-5-new layer & flood fill with same gradient, only this time tick invert, add noise again-select none-add drop shadow

Wordart ~ i rezised mine by 80% & moved it to right a bit-effects-eyecandy4000-gradient glow-fat-white

I added a new raster layer at bottom & added some paint splashes-colour to suit tube-add same noise as before & drop shadow
Paste any elements that you want, resize them if needed

Paste full main tube as new layer-resize if needed-effects-xero-radiance-add drop shadow

Copy merged into anim shop & resize 500, paste back in psp-adjust-sharpen
Add your name & © & save as png

~Avatar~

New raster layer 150x150, flood fill black, paste tube as new layer, resize if needed, crop tool-merged opaque-click green tick
On black layer-selections-select all-float-defloat-selections select borders 5-new layer-flood fill with same gradient as you did in your tag.
Back on tube layer & add Xero-radiance same as above
Add drop shadow to border, add © & name or like what i did just add the initial
save as png

We are done! I hope this tut was easy to follow & as always i'd love to see any tags anyone makes from it ♥