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Before we start we need the following:
A nice tube or you can use mijne.

Open a new transparent 700 x700 pixels
Take a nice tube
Edit – copy, on your working area: edit – paste as new layer.
Layer – duplicate. Hide the duplicated layer
Effects – distortion effects – Spiky Halo; following settings:

  Highlight the duplicate tube layer, image – resize; following settings:

Go to Effects – (or adjust) sharpness – sharpen

Put your tube on a nice place.

Go to Effects – 3D effects / drop shadow; following settings:

  Layers – merge all visible layers
Use your eraser tool to erase the corners, if you like the corners feel free to let them as they are

  Layers – new layer for your text
Choose two nice colours from your image and use your text tool
Look for a nice font and decide what size would be best
The length of your name is of influence of course
Type your text and pick a nice place for it.
Effects – 3D effects – inner bevel; following settings:

Add a drop shadow with the same settings as before.

  Merge all visible layers
Now click on CTRL + C, followed by CTRL + V and you’ll see that all the superfluous space is gone.

  Image – resize. Change the longer side in 350 pixels.
Be sure that “all layers” is checked.
Then go to Effects – sharpness – sharpen.

  Export the tag as .jpg and you’ve finished your nametag.

  This tutorial has been written by Semantha and is property of Semantha.

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