Faded

For this tutorial you will need

PSP- I used X2, but I think it can be done in any version

Gregs Pool Shadow

Tramages Tow the line

Xero Porcelain

A font and a tube-

I used the wonderful art of Darin Michau

Ok lets get started!

Open a new image 600x250

Choose a light color and a dark color from your tube for fg/bg

Change the foreground to gradient, change the gradient to foreground/background, repeats 1, 45 degrees

Copy and paste your tube a few times to your new image and move them around to cover the whole background.

Merge visible.

New Layer, fill with your gradient.

Tramages Tow the Line, these settings

Duplicate Layer-Freehand selection tool, select the area inside the white border on the left . Delete. Deselect.

On the bottom layer, Effects> Photo Effects>Black and White Film with default settings.

Move your tubes layer between the two gradient layers. Blend Mode, Overlay

Lower the opacity 25-50 whatever looks good to you

Resize your tube and paste under the top layer-move to the left

Top Layer- drop shadow -2, -2, 73, 8

Paste your tube on a new layer, move to the left.

Effects>Photo Effects>Black and white film with deafult settings.

Xero>Porcelain with default settings. Merge visible.

New layer, select all, modify-contract by 5-Invert and fill with your gradient.

Gregs Pool Shadow-default settings

Drop shadow, -2, -2, 73, 8- Again 2, 2, 73, 8

Gradient b/g, dark color f/g

Get out your text tool. I used Smiley Monster at 48

Type out your name and position as shown above. Add a drop shadow.

Merge visible, add your copyright info and watermark and you're done!

Example:

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