·ITS BETTER TO BE A MISFIT·

This tutorial was written for those that have a working knowledge of PSP. Supplies Needed: PSP 9 (any version will work) Tube of choice and a close up I used artwork by Ismael Rac If you would like to use his artwork please visit AMI Font of choice - I am using FFF Urban, Radius & Inspiration Rob Filters used Penta.com - Color dot Eye candy 4000 - Gradient Glow Lets get started New canvas 700 x 700 flood fill with white Preset shape-ellipse-foregound null-background #f23092 Draw out a oval shape about the size of mine above Convert to raster Draw out some rectangles see below for size, colour and arrangement Click on the oval shape-selections-select all-float-defloat Selections-invert-click on each of the rectangles and hit delete Selections-select none Using the pen tool-line style diamond-width 4.00- foreground #f23092-background null Draw out a vertical line-arrange this on the first rectangle on the left Duplicate-image-mirror-arrange on the rectangle on the right Change the line width on the pen tool to 2.00 Draw out another vertical line-arrange on the left thin black rectangle Duplicate-image-mirror-arrange on the right rectangle Using a pixel font of choice-I am using FFF Urban size 6 anti alias off Addd the words Misfit type it out 7 or 8 times Rotate left by 90-arrange over the left pink rectangle Convert to raster-duplicate-image-mirror-flip-arrange on the right pink rectangle Select the thick black rectangle shape on the left of your tag Selections-select all-float-defloat-copy and paste your close up of choice Arrange over the selected area-selections-invert-hit delete-selections-select none Duplicate the close up-adjust-blur-gaussian blur-radius 3.00 Change the blend mode to soft light-on the original close up layer Change the blend mode to luminance (L) Select the top close up layer Selection tool-rectangle-draw out a rectangle selection on the close up Effects-plugins-penta.com-color dot-use the following settings Selections-select none Using the selection tool-rectangle-next to where you added color dot filter Draw out 3 thin selected rectangles Select the black shape layer that is under the close up layers Hit delete-selections-select none Select the pink centre rectangle shape layer-selections-select all-float-defloat Copy and paste your close up of choice-arrange over the selected shape Now repeat the above Select the oval shape layer-selections-select all-float-defloat Selections-modify-expand by 2.00-new raster layer flood fill with #000000-move this layer below the original oval layer Selections-modify-expand by 5.00-new raster layer-flood fill with #f23092 Move this layer below the black oval layer we just did Adjust-add/remove noise-add noise-use following settings Drop shadow 0, 0, 4.00, 10.26-black Select the original oval shape layer-selection tool-rectangle Draw around the left half of the oval shape Repeat above noise settings-selections-select none Using the selection tool again-rectangle-draw around the right half of the oval shape Effects-plugins-penta.com-color dot Copy and paste your tube of choice-arrange to the right of your tag Erase any excess-duplicate-adjust-blur-gaussian blur-change the blend mode to soft light On the original tube layer-add drop shadow of 1, 1, 40, 4.00 black Using a font of choice-I am using Radius-add the words 'Its Better To Be A Misfit' Arrange as above-add following gradient glow settings Add drop shadow 0, 0, 40, 10.26 black Add your name to your tag-arrange as desired Add above gradient glow settings and drop shadow Crop and resize your tag if needed-add proper copyright info then save your tag as .png Thanks for trying my tutorial. I hope you have enjoyed it.

This Tutorial was written on 2nd August 2009.
And the concept of the tutorial is copyrighted.
Please feel free to LINK to the tutorial and/or print it out for your personal use,
but please do not copy it in any way to put online, pass out or re-write without permission.
The image you create using this tutorial is for you to do what you wish except for monetary gains or for merchandising.
© Missy 2005 - 2009 Any Resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental. Proud Member of TWI

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