Greekkisses Blog Spot: Tutorial ~ It's a Banner Year

** I was going through some old folders of mine and came across a tag I made in 2016. I always loved that tag but could not remember if I created it using a tutorial or if it was just out of my own head lol. Any similarities to other tutorials is coincidence as I am sure there are several versions similar to mine. This is just the steps and supplies I used to create mine. Please know I am not trying to take credit for someone else's creation, these are only my own steps, settings and supplies I used **

Supplies Needed

Tube of choice

I am using the artwork of Melissa Dawn. You must have a license to use this artwork. Please visit CDO for more information.

Plugins

MuRa's Meister - Copies

Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow - I only used this on my credits so if you don't have it it's ok

Fonts

I chose to use 3 different fonts for this particular tag but you can choose less if you like.

Champagne & Limousines - for the small text on background - found HERE

Impact - for the bold on the banner

Bridgetown - for my name - found HERE

I am using PSP 9 but I am pretty sure any version will work

Let's get started!

Open a new transparent image 600x250

Choose a color from your tube and flood fill your canvas

Copy and past your tube, image, mirror. Place toward the right of your canvas. Lower opacity to 68

Layers, new raster layer, choose your text tool and your smaller font, you may need to play around with the size to get it how you like. For my example I chose white and size 12. Type out your saying/word. Click ok, objects, align, center in canvas, layers, convert to raster layer

Effect, MuRa's Meister Copies with these settings. You may want to play around with the Tile Gap setting or leave it at 1. Click ok

Lower the opacity to 50

Open your image to full screen

Rectangle tool, show nodes and create on vector checked, horizontal and vertical radius at 0.00, line style solid, width 0.00, anti-alias checked, miter limit 15

Choose a darker color from your tube as your background color. Starting outside of your canvas (you should have it in full screen mode for this step) draw a rectangle across your canvas to whatever width you like. Move the banner to where you like it. Layers, convert to raster layer

Text tool, Impact font (or bold font of your choice), caps on, play around with size to fit in your banner's length and width (you might need to stretch either length or width or both to fit your banner). Position where you like it on the banner, objects, align, horz. center in canvas, layers, convert to raster layer

Effects, texture effects, blinds, 2, 27, black, horizontal unchecked, light from left/top checked, ok, layers, merge, merge down

Effects, 3D effects, drop shadow, 2, 5, 50, 8, black. Lower opacity to 88

Copy and paste your tube again, resize smaller if needed and place where you like, add the same drop shadow

Layers, merge, merge all flatten

For your border :: Layers, new raster layer, flood fill with color of choice, selections, select all, selections, modify, contract by 4, ok. Hit delete key on your keyboard, selections, select none.

Add the same drop shadow, image, mirror, add the same drop shadow again

Add your credits. I chose to use a Gradient Glow on my credits. White, glow width 3. Then I lowered the opacity to 68.

Add your name, merge, merge all flatten

Save as a JPEG

Here is another I did using Cuddly Rigor Mortis found at CDO. I just moved the banner a little lower and moved the main tube to the right a bit more. I also used the font Grinched 2.0 for my name on this one. I also added a Gradient Glow, white, width 3, total of 3x and then same drop shadow to my name then lowered the opacity to 88

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you decide to try it out feel free to send me your finished tag and I will showcase it on the blog at my e-mail address. If you have any questions or need help you can reach out at dianadcreations@gmail.com

My friend Bon tried it out and here are her scary awesome results