Textures Tag
This is an old trick, but one of my favs
You Need:
PSP
1. Open a new image 300 X 300 (or size of your desire)
2. Choose a Background color and flood fill your image
3. Effects - Texture Effects - Fine Leather
use these settings
4. Add a new layer
5. Selections - Select All
6. Selections - Modify - Contract by 50
7. Flood Fill with your Foreground color
(try to have it lighter or darker than your background color)
8. Layers - Duplicate 3 times
9. On your Layers Palettes activate your layer 2
10. Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds
use these settings
Width- 5. Opacity- 5. color- Black. Horizontal- CHECKED. Light from left/top- CHECKED.
11. Use these same settings again on layer Copy (2) of Raster 2
12. Repeat step 10 (Horizontal UNCHECKED) on layer copy of Raster 2 and Copy (3) of Raster 2
13. Activate layer Copy of Raster 2
14. Image - Rotate - Free Rotate
use these settings:
15. Activate layer Copy (2) of Raster 2
16. Repeat step 14 and change to 45 Degrees
17. Activate layer Copy (3) of Raster 2
18. Repeat steo 14 and change to 65 Degreees
19. Selections - Select None
20. Layers - Merege - Merge Visible
21. Select your Text Tool and type in what you want to write. DON'T DESELECT!
22. Effects - Texture Efects - Rough Leather
use these settings:
23. Selections - Select None
24. Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)
25. Image - Add Border
Size= 1. Color= (use same color as your text)
26. Image - Add Border
Size= 10. Color= (use a color that is NOT in your image)
27. Use your Magic Wand and select your big border
28. Effects - Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope
use these settings: or change the settings to get your desired effect.
29. Effects- 3D Effects - Inner Bevel
use these settings:
30. Selections - Select None
31. Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen (optional)
PHEW!!! Finally done LOL.
I hope you had fun and liked the tut.
NOTE: You can also create IM Letters with these tags, simply open a new image 1024 X height of your image.
Do the same thing for the background as you did for your tag.
Copy your tage and paste it as a new layer.
Use your Move Tool and move your tag to your desired position.
Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten).
Please do not steal my tuts and claim them as your own.
If you would like to use them on your site or group please email me first and ask for permission.
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