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You will need:
Font of your choice - I used one called Thystle
Tube of your choice - I will be using the artwork of Hallan Moulin
And my selection which you can get HERE ... unzip into your Selections folder
Filters:
Mura's Meister/Copies
Mehdi/Sorting Tiles
Ulead GIF-X Plugin 2.0
Ok let's begin
Open a New Image 600x250
Paste your Tube as a new layer ... Resize so it fits nicely in the middle
Effects> Mura's Meister> Copies .... Wallpaper rotate (default settings)
Crop Image 600x250 ... Rename layer "Background"
Layers> Duplicate ... Activate the bottom layer
Adjust> Blur> Radial Blur ... with the following settings

Activate the top layer
Effects> Mehdi> Sorting Tiles ... with the following settings

Load the selection I provided with this Tutorial
(Spawns-Sorted)
Hit the DELETE button on your keyboard
Selections> Select None
Effects> 3D Effects> Drop Shadow ... with the following settings

Color of your choice
Edit> Repeat Drop Shadow ... Paste your Tube as a new layer
Move into a position you are happy with and add a Drop Shadow (any settings you like)
Drag this layer to the top in your Layer Palette if it is not already there
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 - 4
Flood Fill with a suitable color ... Selections> Select None
Add Copyrights and your Name
Hide the Background layer ... Layers> Merge Visible
Unhide the Background layer ... Activate the Background layer
Effects> Ulead Effects
At the bottom click on the Gallery button and select "Nickelodeon 3"
match the frame these

and click ok
Click on save .. name it Nick 3

Save it somewhere easy to find
Now Click on Cancel and Close the Plugin
DELETE the Background layer ... Crop Image 600x250
HOW TO ANIMATE
Open Animation Shop
Open the Nick 3 Animation you made
Delete the 6th frame ... Now go to PSP ... Edit> Copy
Go back to Animation Shop ... Edit >Paste> As New Animation
Hold down CTRL on your keyboard and hit L until you have 6 frames
press CTRL+A to Select All then CTRL+C to Copy
Active the Nick 3 animation press CTRL+A to Select All then CTRL+E to Paste Into Selected Frame
Move into correct position and left click to place
Close the Background Animation as its not needed any more
View> Animation to see your new animation
and that's it your done all that's left is to save your Tag
Tutorial written on 07/03/2011 ©David Hanslip