To create this Set you will need A Tube and a Close-up I used Art by Barbara Jensen Tubes and License available HERE My Gradient HERE Unzip into your Gradients Folder No outside Filters are needed
Ready? Let's Begin!
Choose Colors from your Tube for FG/BG Set the FG to gradient Find the SWWRicRac Gradient Linear - Angle 90 - Repeats 1 We'll Start with the Regular Tag New Image - 600x400 Fill with the Gradient Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate Set both numbers to 10 - Symmetric checked Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance Effects - Reflection Effects - Pattern If it's darker than you want it Duplicate Layer - Set the Blend Mode to Screen Merge Visible
New Layer Swap your FG/BG Colors Fill with the Gradient Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate Set both numbers to 10 - Symmetric checked Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance Effects - Reflection Effects - Pattern - Same Settings Highlight the Bottom Layer and Hide the Top one Magic Wand
Click to Select these areas Promote to Layer - Deselect Unhide and Highlight the Top Layer Magic Wand Tool - Same Settings Make this Selection Promote to Layer - Deselect Make sure both Promoted Selection Layers are on Top Merge the Promoted Selection Layers Together Adjust - Add Noise - 38 - Gaussian - Mono Checked Drop Shadow - 0, 0, 80 and 5
Highlight the Top BG Layer Rectangular Selection Tool Make this Selection Delete - Deselect
Highlight the BG Layer Paste the Close-up as a New Layer Move right Change the Blend Mode to Luminance Drop the Opacity to 80 or so
Make a New Layer Make sure it's just above the Close-up Layer Change the Gradient Settings Angle 0 - Repeats 0 Change the BG Color to White Fill with this Gradient Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate Set both numbers to 10 - Symmetric checked Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance Change the Blend Mode to Soft Light Duplicate this Layer Image - Flip Hide this Layer for now These are your Animation Layers
Highlight the top Layer Paste your Tube as a New Layer Move into position and give it a Blurry Drop Shadow New Layer - Fill with one of your Colors Select All - Contract 2 - Delete - Deselect Add your Name, CR Info and License#
Let's get what we need for the Avi and Forum Tag Shift+D to Copy your Tag - TWICE
On the First Copy Remove Art, Border, Name, CR Info Layers Crop Tool set to 150x150 Move the crop Box to where you want it Hit the Green Check Mark to Apply Add the Border and your Initial Animate like we will for the Tag
On the Second Copy Remove the Border Layer Make a Custom Selection Top - 50 Right - 600 Bottom - 300 Left - 0 Move the Elements of your Tag around INSIDE the Selection til you like it Don't forget your CR info and License# Image - Crop to Selection Add the Border and your Initial Animate like we will for the Tag This is your Forum Tag
Animation In PSP - Edit - Copy Merged In Animation Shop(AS) Paste as a New Animation In PSP - Hide the Bottom Gradient Animation Layer Un-hide the Top one and Copy Merged In AS - Paste After Current Frame Select All - Frame Properties Change the Number to 50 Save as a gif and you're done!
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Tutorial Idea, Tags/Avis ©Shirley Franklin www.shirleyswebworks.com |