Supplies:
download here
Use preferably
a square image.
Reduce the size
to 240 in height
Choose two
colors from the image:
foreground:
dark
background:
light
Change your
background to gradient,
with these
settings:
-
Angle:
46
-
Repeats: 1
-
Style:
Linear
-
Invert:
checked
|

Open a new
transparent image of 400 x 400 pixels
Fill with the
dark color.
Add a new
raster layer
and fill with
the gradient.
Layers --
Load/Save Mask--
Load mask from
Disk,
find the joyce
mask,
apply with
these settings:
Delete the mask layer and
reply
"yes" to the question.
Layers -- Merge
-- Merge Group.
Effects -- 3D
Effects -- Drop Shadow,
with these
settings:
-
Vertical: 1
-
Horizontal: 1
-
Opacity: 42
-
Blur:
1.00
-
Color:
black
|
Adjust -- Sharpness -- Sharpen
Layers -- new raster layer
Selections --
Load from Disk,
find the Dia5
Sel and apply
Fill with your
gradient.
Selections --
Select none.
Layers --
Arrange -- Move Down
Effects --
Distortion Effects -- Wind,
with these
settings:
From the left,
wind strength - 100.
Drag this layer to fit to the mask's edge.

Layers -- Duplicate
Image -- Flip
Activate your
tube
Copy and paste
onto the canvas as new layer.
Effects -- 3D
Effects -- Drop Shadow,
with the same
settings as before.
Reduce the
opacity of this layer to 50%.
Go back to your
tube
and use the
selection tool to select
a nice
part of the image.
Copy and paste
as new image.
Reduce to size
to 128 pixels in height.
Add a 1 pixel
border in your dark color.
Edit -- Copy
Edit -- Paste
as new layer onto your canvas.
Position it to
fit on the mask,
as seen in my
tag example above.
Make sure your
top layer is active.
Add a new
raster layer
Activate your
Brush tool
and find the
lynd04-031 003 brush,
with these
settings:

Click in the top left corner with your dark color
(x100 and y 150
you see these
settings bottom
toolbar)
Effects -- 3D
Effects -- Drop Shadow,
with these
settings:
-
Vertical: 0
-
Horizontal: 0
-
Opacity:42
-
Blur:
1.00
-
Color:
black
|
Change the opacity of this layer to 50%
Duplicate this
layer
Image -- Flip
Image -- Mirror
Merge All
Layers
Effects -- 3D
Effects -- Buttonize,
with these
settings:
-
Height:
20
-
Width:20
-
Opacity: 20
-
Edge:
transparent
-
Color:
your light color.
|
You can add
your text now.
I used the
"LainieDaySH"-font, size 72.
I repeated the
same drop shadow on the letters.
©Joyce
07-01-2005