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!

 

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