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To create this Set, you will need A Tube and a Close-up I used art by Jennifer Janesko Tubes and License Available from CDO Font is SkinDeep BB No outside Filters are Necessary
Ready? Let's Begin! Choose a Dark Color for your BG Choose a Light Shade of your Dark Color for the FG On the BG make a FG/BG Gradient Sunburst - Angle and Repeats 0 - Link Checked
We're going to start with the Regular Tag New Image - 600x400 Fill with your FG Color Adjust - Add Noise Uniform - 17 - Mono Checked Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate Height and Width 5 - Symmetric Checked Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
New Layer Custom Selection
Fill with your Gradient Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance Effects - Texture Effects - Weave 1, 2, 1 - Weave and Gap your BG Color - Fill Gaps Checked Keep Selected New Layer Click on your Gradient in the Materials Palette Tick the Invert Box - Click OK Fill the Selection with the new Gradient Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance Effects - Texture Effects - Weave - Same Settings Deselect
Highlight your Middle Layer We are going to Create a Layer Group Right Click on your Highlighted Layer Choose New Layer Group Make sure it's set up like this:
Your Layer Palette should look like this:
You'll notice that the Raster 2 Layer is indented a little That shows you that it's in the Layer Group
Highlight the Top Layer Left Click and Drag it Down into the Group 1 Layer Now your Layer Palette should look like this:
Highlight the Group 1 Layer Duplicate it - Image - Flip Now you have TWO Layer Groups
Highlight your BG Layer Copy your Close-Up and Paste as a New Layer Move Left Crop your Tag
This next part is dependent on the Tube you use Rectangular selection tool Starting in the Upper Left Corner Click and Drag to create a Selection around your Close-Up Highlight the BG Layer Promote to Selection Deselect
Adjust - Add Noise - Same Settings Highlight the Close-Up Layer Merge Down Arrange - Bring to Top Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize - Both Numbers 0
Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds Width 2 - Opacity 24 - Color white - Horizontal and Light from Top Checked Adjust - Sharpen
Copy your Tube and Paste as a New Layer Resize if Necessary and Move into Position Drop Shadow - 20, 20, 100 and 100 Crop your Tag Add your WordArt, Name, CR and License Number
New Layer - Bring to Top Fill with your Dark Color Select All - Contract 2 - Delete - Deselect Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
Shift+D to copy your Tag Twice On the first Copy: Delete the Border Layer Delete the Layer group that isn't inside the Selection Custom Selection Top - 0 Right - 600 Bottom - 250 Left - 0 Move your Tubes, CR Info and Name Layers around Until you're happy - Crop to Selection Add the Border Animate like we will for the Tag This is your Forum Sized tag
On the Second Copy Remove Art Layers Remove Border, CR and Name Layers Set your Crop Tool to 150x150 Move where you want it Delete the Layer group that isn't inside the Crop area Click the green check mark to apply
Add the Border Add your Name Animate like we will for the Tag This is your Avatar
Animation Fire up Animation Shop(AS) In PSP Look in your Layer Palette and make sure all Layers are Visible Copy Merged In AS - Paste as a New Animation In PSP Hide the Raster 3 Layers (The Top ones in BOTH Layer groups) **For the Forum Tag and Avi, you'll only need to hide ONE Raster 3 Layer** Copy Merged In AS - Paste after Current Frame Edit - Select All - Animation - Frame Properties Change the Number to 40 Save as a Gif and you're done!
Another Sample, also with art by Jennifer Janesko
If you try any of my Tutorials I would love to see what you made! Please leave a link in the comments section on my Blog
Tutorial Idea, Tags/Avis ©Shirley Franklin www.shirleyswebworks.com
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