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You will need:
Font of your choice - I used one called Tekton Pro
Tube of your choice - I will be using the artwork of Candra
Filters:
Mura's Meister/Copies
Xenofex 2/Cracks
Mehdi/Sorting Tiles
Ok let's begin
Open a New Image 600x250
Make a Custom Selection ... with the following settings
Top - 0
Right - 306
Bottom - 77
Left - 294
Flood Fill with a Bright color from your Tube
Effects> Texture Effects> Weave ... with the following settings
Gap Size - 1
Width - 2
Opacity - 1
Fill Gaps - checked
Set weave and Gap color to a Darker shade of your Bright color
Selections> Select None
Effects> Mura's Meister> Copies ... with the following settings

Layers> Duplicate
Image> Flip
Layers> Merge> Merge Visible
Rename this layer "Cracks"
Duplicate this layer twice (for a total of 3)
Activate the "Cracks" layer
Effects> Xenofex 2> Cracks ... with the following settings

Activate the "Copy of Cracks" layer
Effects> xenofex 2> Cracks ... click on the Random Seed button once then on ok
Activate the "Copy (2) of Cracks" layer
Effects> xenofex 2> Cracks ... click on the Random Seed button once then on ok
Hide all these 3 layers for the time being
Paste your Tube as a new layer
Effects> Mura's Meister> Copies ...*Wall Paper(shrink) ...default settings
If it does not completely cover your canvas ... Edit> Repeat Copies
Effects> Mehdi> Sorting Tiles ... with the following settings
Block Range - 0-50
Block - 20
Mosaic - checked
Layers> Arrange> Send to Bottom
Make a Custom Selection ... with the following settings
Top - 90
Right - 600
Bottom - 155
Left - 0
Layers> New Raster Layer
Flood Fill Selection with a color from your Tube
Selections> Invert ... Layers> New Raster Layer
Flood Fill selections with another color from your Tube
Make a Custom Selection ... with the following settings
Top - 0
Right - 600
Bottom - 85
Left - 0
Hit DELETE on your Keyboard
Selections> Select None
Make a Custom Selection ... with the following settings
Top - 160
Right - 600
Bottom - 250
Left - 0
Hit DELETE on your Keyboard
Selections> Select None
Effects> 3D Effects> Inner Bevel ... with the following settings

Layers> Merge> Merge Visible
Rename this layer "Background"
If this layer is not at the bottom in your layer pallette
Layers> Arrange> Send to Bottom
Paste your Tube as a New Layer ...
Layers> Arrange> Bring to Top
Move your Tube into position you are happy with and add a suitable Drop Shadow
Crop Image 600x250
Layers> New Raster Layer
Selections> Select All
Selections> Modify> Select Selection Borders ... with the following settings
Inside
Anti Alias - checked
Border Width - 3
Flood Fill Selection with a suitable color
Selections> Select None
Layers> Merge> Merge Down ... Add Copyrights and your Name
ANIMATING
Unhide the "Cracks" layer
Edit> Copy Special> Copy Merged
Now open Animation Shop ... Edit> Paste> As New Animation
Return to PSP hide the "Cracks" again and unhide the "Copy of Cracks" layer
Edit> Copy Special> Copy Merged
Go back to Animation Shop ... Edit> Paste> After Current Frame
Return to PSP hide the "Copy of Cracks" again and unhide the "Copy (2) of Cracks" layer
Edit> Copy Special> Copy Merged
Go back to Animation Shop ... Edit> Paste> After Current Frame
Edit> Select All
Animation> Frame Properties ... change to 20
and that’s it all that’s left is to save your Tag ... if you wish to Preview it first View> Animation
Here is another example by my friend Sezy

Tutorial written on the 26/03/2011 ©David Hanslip