To create this Set you will need: A Tube and a Close-up I used art by Jamie Kidd Tubes and License available from CDO MuRa's Meister - Copies DSB Flux - Bright Noise Font of Choice - I used 5am Gender
Ready? Let's Begin! Choose a Light color for your BG Choose a Dark Color for your FG Make this Gradient on the FG Your Colors will be different than shown
New Image - 50x400 Fill with the Gradient Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate H and W - 20 Symmetric Checked Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance Effects - Reflection Effects - Pattern
Image - Canvas Size - 600x400 - Centered MuRa's Meister - Copies Line Preset - Change the Number to 12 Rename this Layer "Lines"
New Layer - Fill with the Gradient Drag it to the Bottom Duplicate Twice for a Total of Three Layers On each of these Layers DSB Flux - Bright Noise 43 - Mix Hit the Mix Button once for each Layer Highlight the Top Layer - Duplicate Copy your Tube and Paste as a New Layer Move into Position - Drop Shadow - 20, 20, 100 and 100
New Layer - Bring to Top Fill with your Dark Color Select All - Contract 2 - Delete - Deselect
Highlight the Top "Lines" Layer Swap your FG/BG Colors
Text Tool Make your FG Null I set mine to size 18 Yours may be larger or smaller depending on the font you use
Type out the Name or Saying you want on the Diagonal Stripes (See above sample for reference) Objects - Align - Center in Canvas Convert to Raster MuRa's Meister - Copies Line Preset - Change the Number to 8
MuRa's Meister - Copies Line Preset - Change the Number to 7 Shift X - 0 Shift Y - 100 Merge Down
Image - Free Rotate Left - 45 Degrees All Layers and Rotate Unchecked
Grab your Mover Tool Move Left so the Top Right side of the Layer is Hiding behind the Tube (See above sample for Placement) Drop Shadow - 0, 0, 50 and 5 Add your Name, CR info and License#
ANIMATION In PSP - Edit - Copy Merged In Animation shop - Edit- Paste as new animation Back in PSP Hide the Top BG layer Edit - Copy merged In Animation shop - Edit - Paste after current frame Back in PSP Hide the Middle BG layer Edit-copy merged In Animation shop - Edit- Paste after current frame View animation- If you like it, save as a gif and you're done!
Let's make the Forum Tag and Avatar 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 did for the Tag This is your Avatar
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 Animate like we did for the Tag This is your Forum Tag
Another Sample also using Jamie Kidd Art
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 |