What do we need for this Tutorial:

Image.
Tube.
Font.

  *Open your image and tube.

  *Activate your image and make it 250px high.

  *Choose 2 colours from your tube.

  *Image/Add borders 10 px and select the border with your magic wand.

  *Effects/3d effects/Inner Bevel with these settings:

  *Reverse your fore and background.

  *Image/Add borders 15 px select the border with your magic wand.

  *Effects/3d effects/Inner Bevel with the same settings as before.

  *Reverse your fore and background again.

  *Image/Add borders 20 px and select the border with your magic wand.

  *Effects/3d effects/Inner Bevel with the same settings as before.

  *Image/Resize with 70% Resize all layers checked.

  *Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen.

  *Copy your image.

  *Open a new image 700*700 transparent.

  *Paste your image as a new layer on your 700*700 image.

  *Duplicate this layer 2 times in your layer palette. You have 3 layers now.

  *Move the layers to the right place your image should be looked something like this now.

  *Lock layer 1.

*Layers/Merge/Merge visible.

  *Duplicate your merged layer and make sure your merged layer is the active layer.

  *Effects/Geometric effects/Wind with these settings:

  *Effects/Geometric effects/Wind with the same settings as before but now  from the Left is checked.

  *Copy your tube.

  *Paste your tube as a new layer on your 700 x 700 image and move the tube to the right with your movertool.

  *Effects/3d effects/Dropshadow with these settings:

  *Layers/New Raster layer.

  *Choose 2 colours from your tube.

  *Type your text with these settings:

  *Effects/3d effects/Inner Bevel with these settings:

  *Effects/3d effects/Dropshadow with the same settings as before.

  *Add your watermark.

  *Unlock layer 1.

*Layers/Merge/Merge Visible.

  *Edit/Copy/Paste as a new image.
Resize the image the longest side to 400 px.
All Layers Checked.
Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen.

*Save your image as .jpg and your Finished.

  ©Semantha 29-07-04