Wanna Ride? - No Scraps

My Tutorials are written using PSP X but can be done in other versions.
They are also written for those who are comfortable with their programs.
SUPPLIES
PSP Tube of Choice
I'm using the fabulous work of Keith Garvey
which you need a license to use. you can purchase his work at PTE
Fonts Of Choice (one chunky and one script is recommended)
Mura's Meister Copies

SIGNATURE TAG

create a new image 650x250
copy and paste your tube as a new layer
effects/plugins/MuRa's Meister/Copies
preset Wall Paper(rotate)
change the number setting to 150
keep everything else the same.
effects/art media effects/brush strokes
softness: 1
strokes:
Length: 15
Density: 26
Brush:
Bristles: 258
Width: 11
Opacity: 2
Lighting:
Angle: 57
Colour: Black
copy and paste your tube layer as a new image.
place to the right of your image
effects/plugins/MuRa's Meister/Copies
preset Line
change the number setting to 4
keep everything else the same.
change the blend mode on this layer to luminance (legacy)
Pen Tool:
Mode: draw lines and poly lines
create on vector and show node checked
line style: dotted
width: 2.00
antialias checked
make sure that your foreground is set to white and the background is set to null.
hold down shift and on the upper portion of the tag,
draw a straight line from one side of the image to the other.
convert this layer to raster layer
duplicate
image/flip
merge down
using your pen tool again with the same settings
draw another line slightly below the top line.
convert this layer to raster layer
duplicate
image/flip
merge down TWICE
so that all the line layers are one.
change the blend mode to overlay.
copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
(I used the close up tube)
and arrange to the left of the image.
when happy with the placement
duplicate the tube layer
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/ radius: 3
change blend mode to overlay
on the original tube layer
add drop shadow of choice
i used:
h&v: 7
opacity: 75
blur: 10
colour: black
hide the two top tube layers
selection tool
custom selection
left and top set to: 0
right and bottom set to: 150 (or whatever size is allowed for av's in your forum)
right click (and hold) in the center of the selection and drag it to the area you want to use for your av bg
copy merged
right click on your empty workspace and paste as a new image.
minimise for the moment.
unhide the top tube layers.
make the lines layer active
using your text tool and your chunky font, type out a short phrase.
I'm using "Wanna Ride?" for this tag.
Here are the settings I used: be sure to play with the settings to suit your tag and the font you're using.
Font: Pussycat
Size: 150 Pixels
Anti Alias: smooth
Colour: White
(Create as Floating) Don't change this setting
apply the text
while text is still floating
cut and paste as a new layer.
this will perfectly center the words
I decided to move my wording a little more to the right.
change blend mode to overlay.
merge visible
create a new raster layer
select all
floodfill with black
selections/modify/contract/2
hit delete
floodfill with glitter fill of choice or white
if you chose a glitter fill skip this next step
if you chose white
adjust/add/remove noise/add noise
gaussian checked
50%
monochrome checked.
selections/modify/contract/5
hit delete
floodfill with black
selections/modify/contract/1
merge visible
add copyright info and name
save as jpg
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The AV
bring up the AV image you created earlier.
copy and paste your tube as a new layer.
(I used the close up tube)
and arrange to the left of the image.
when happy with the placement
duplicate the tube layer
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/ radius: 3
change blend mode to overlay
on the original tube layer
add drop shadow of choice
i used:
h&v: 7
opacity: 75
blur: 10
colour: black
merge visible
create a new raster layer
select all
floodfill with black
selections/modify/contract/2
hit delete
floodfill with glitter fill of choice or white
if you chose a glitter fill skip this next step
if you chose white
adjust/add/remove noise/add noise
gaussian checked
50%
monochrome checked.
selections/modify/contract/3
hit delete
floodfill with black
selections/modify/contract/1
merge visible
add copyright info and name (or initial)
save as jpg