Tutorial ~ It's Good To Be Random (Forum Style)

I am using Leonida Preda Individual Tube 6-2.  You must have a license in order to use this artwork.  Please visit CDO for more information.

Here is another example of the same technique but different tube used.

For my second example I am using Ed Mironiuk Individual Mega Tube 92-2.  This tube comes in different layers to create different color for hair, eyes and such.  Not needed for this tutorial but fun to use if you have one like it. (Ed Mironiuk is retiring from CDO so if the link above no longer works please check out his website at http://www.edmironiuk.com/)

Supplies Needed

Tube of your choice

Word Art of your choice or use mine found here

Eye Candy 4000 Gradient Glow just on my credits (but if you don't have don't use)

Let's Get Started!

Open your supplies and Shift D to duplicate originals then close your originals

Open a new image 550 x 220 transparent background

Copy and paste your tube and position to the left.

Layers, duplicate, image, re-size by 68%, layers, duplicate, image, re-size by 68%.  You should now have 3 tube layers all different sizes.  Position where you like them.

Layers, merge all visible, edit, copy.  Move off of your current tag and edit, paste as a new image.  You should now have 2 of your tag (I do this as a backup, you might not need this second image).  Back to your original.

Image, Decrease color depth, 2 colors.  Leave the rest on the default settings.  You should now have a black and white pixel image.  Edit paste as a new layer (should be your original 3 tubes but if not go to your copied tag and copy paste as a new layer onto your pixel tag)

Top layer, blend mode, hard light.

Now open up your tag to full view, rectangle tool, pixel size 3.  I chose black for foreground and a color from your tube for background.  Draw out a rectangle large enough to fit text in.  Mine is about 7 pixels.  Check my tag for guidance.

Layers, new raster layer, flood fill with black.  Selections, select all, selections, modify, contract by 3, hit delete key, selections, select none.

Layers, merge, merge all flatten.

If you are using my word art ::  copy paste Good To Be layer onto your tag, re-size to 31%, position on rectangle, copy paste Random, re-size to 31% and position on rectangle.  Depending on how large your rectangle is you may need to change the % you re-size.

If you are using a different word art or your own text play around with it till you like.

Type out your name and position on rectangle at other side of tag.

Add your credits (I used my gradient glow on my credits to make them more visible)

Layers, merge all flatten.  Save your tag as a JPEG.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.  If you have any questions please feel free to email me.  I would also love to show off your results here so please send them to dianadcreations@gmail.com

Here is Dottie's cute tag!

Derika's great tag!

Draygon Flydreams tried it out and here are the fab results!