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Tutorials => Forum Set Tutorials => Topic started by: Sezy on May 20, 2012, 06:50:11 pm


Title: Buttonised
Post by: Sezy on May 20, 2012, 06:50:11 pm
(http://images61.fotki.com/v665/photos/5/1294515/8684281/SMSezyButtonisedAvaSTM12-vi.png)

(http://images20.fotki.com/v113/photos/5/1294515/8684281/SMSezyButtonisedSTM12-vi.png)

I've used PSP9 for this tutorial, however you should be able to create this tag in all versions.

Supplies needed:
A tube of choice.  I'm using one by Shawn McManus (http://www.shawnmcmanus.net) which is available from CDO (http://www.cdoestore.com). 
Please do not use the same tube without the appropriate license.
Font of choice.  I've used Thickhead.

Plugins:
Mura's Meister - Copies
Filter Factory C - Speed
Eye Candy 5: Glass

1.  Open a new transparent image 600 x 250 pixels

2.  Copy and paste your tube as a new layer and apply Mura's Meister Copies with the following settings:

(http://images51.fotki.com/v282/photos/5/1294515/8684281/ButtonisedMuras-vi.jpg)

3.  Apply Filter Factory C - Speed with the following settings:

(http://images108.fotki.com/v360/photos/5/1294515/8684281/ButtonisedFFCSpeed-vi.jpg)

4.  Apply Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixellate with the following settings:

(http://images42.fotki.com/v664/photos/5/1294515/8684281/ButtonisedPixellate-vi.jpg)

5.  Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.  Crop your tag back to 600 x 250 pixels.

6.  Apply Eye Candy 5: Impact - Glass.  Click on the Settings tab and select 'Clear'. 
On the Basic tag, change the settings to match mine below:

(http://images60.fotki.com/v370/photos/5/1294515/8684281/ButtonisedGlass-vi.jpg)

7.  Paste your tube as a new layer and add a drop shadow of choice.

8.  Highlight your Glass layer.  Selections - Select All.  Selections - Float.  Selections - Defloat.
Highlight your tube layer.  Selections - Invert.  Press delete on your keyboard.
Selections - Select None.

9.   Add your name, copyright and license number (if necessary).  Export your tag as a PNG.

To create your avatar:
10.  Shift - D to duplicate your tag.
Crop it to 150 x 150 pixels.

11.  Delete any unnecessary layers, making sure you left the background layer in place.

12.  Apply Eye Candy 5: Impact - Glass with the same settings as previously.

13.  Add your name or initial, plus any copyright and license numbers, as required.
Export this as a PNG as well.
And you're done :)