To create this Set you will need: An Image of your Choice I used art by Keith Garvey I bought this while he was with PTE As of this Writing Tubes and License Available at his Store Filter Factory E - Gradient Spokes Ratio Maker
Ready? Let's Begin! Choose Light and Medium-Dark Colors from your Image For your FG/BG - Make the FG the Light Color Make a FG/BG Gradient on the FG Sunburst - Repeats 5 - Link Checked New Image - 600x400 Fill with your Gradient Duplicate
On the Original - Gaussian Blur 30%
On the Duplicate Filter Factory E - Gradient Spokes Ratio Maker Ratio 182 Change the Blend Mode to Overlay or one you like better Merge Visible
Duplicate Layer Image - Flip
You should still have the Top Layer Selected Custom Selection Promote Selection to Layer Deselect Drop Shadow 0, 0, 100 and 25 Set this aside for now
Let's Prepare our Image Shift+D to Copy it and Close the Original Crop it so it's Taller than it is Wide Resize to 325px High New Layer - Fill with your Dark Color Select All - Contract 10 - Delete - Deselect
Effects - Texture Effects - Weave Gap 1 - Width 2 - Opacity 1 Fill Checked - Both Colors your Light Color Drop Shadow 0, 0, 100 and 25 Edit - Copy Merged Set This aside to use as your Avi
Back on your Tag Paste as a New Layer Drop Shadow 0, 0, 100 and 25
Duplicate Resize 85% Move to the Right Side Duplicate Move to the Left Side
Change the Blend Mode on the Right Side to Hard Light Change the Blend Mode on the Left Side to Luminance(L)
Drag the Two Smaller Layers Under the Bigger Central one See Above for Placement
Let's get what we need for the Forum Tag Shift+D to Copy your Tag On the Copy Set your Crop Tool to the Size you want I used 600x300 Put your Crop Box Dead Center Hit the Arrow to Apply Resize the Central Image - 90%
Highlight your Promoted Selection Layer Rectangular Selection Tool Make a Selection like this: Invert Selection Delete - Deselect
Add your Name, CR Info and License# Set this aside for now
To make the Avi Go back to the Framed Image you made before Resize to 150 high Adjust - Sharp - Sharpen Add your Initial, CR Info and License# Save as a Jpeg
AnimationStarting with the Tag Make sure All Layers are Visible Copy Merged Open up Animation Shop(AS) Paste as a New Animation Back in PSP Hide the Second Layer from the Bottom Copy Merged Paste after Current Frame Select All Animation - Frame Properties Change the Number to 35 Save as a GIF
Animate the Forum Tag the same way
That's it, we're done!
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 Fanpage
Tutorial Idea, Tags/Avis ©Shirley Franklin www.shirleyswebworks.com
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