(http://images51.fotki.com/v731/photos/5/1294515/11524905/DDMonaSummerHeatSTM13-vi.jpg)
I've used PSP9 for this tutorial, however you should be able to create this tag in all versions.
I am assuming you have some knowledge of how PSP works.
Supplies needed:
A tube of choice. I’m using one by Danny Drake (http://dannyillustrations.blogspot.com) which is available from CDO (http://www.cdoestore.com)
Font of choice. I've used Waterlily
Plugins:
Psychosis - Circular Streaker
1. Open a new transparent image 600 x 250 pixels
2. Set your foreground and background to two colours from your tube - one darker, one lighter.
Set your foreground to Gradient with these settings:
(http://images55.fotki.com/v605/photos/5/1294515/11524905/SummerHeat1Gradient-vi.jpg)
Flood fill your canvas with this gradient.
3. Apply Psycosis - Circular Streaker with the following settings:
(http://images46.fotki.com/v529/photos/5/1294515/11524905/SummerHeat2CircularStreaker-vi.jpg)
4. Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen.
5. Add a new raster layer above your Circular Streaker layer and flood fill it with the same gradient as earlier.
6. On this new layer, create a Custom Selections with the following settings:
(http://images58.fotki.com/v510/photos/5/1294515/11524905/SummerHeat3Selection-vi.jpg)
Selections - Invert. Press delete on your keyboard. Deselect.
7. Duplicate this layer. Image - Flip. Merge these two layers together.
Apply a drop shadow with the following settings:
(http://images43.fotki.com/v504/photos/5/1294515/11524905/SummerHeat4DropShadow-vi.jpg)
8. Copy and paste your tube as a new layer, move it into position and add a drop shadow of choice.
9. Add a new raster layer and move it above all your other layers.
Flood fill with your darker colour.
Selections - Select All. Selections - Modify - Contract by 4.
Press Delete on your keyboard.
Selections - Select None.
10. Add your name, copyright and any license numbers necessary.
And you're done :)