First time trying one of my Tutorials? Then please check my Terms of Use before you continue You will need: Font of your choice - I used one called LD Calligraphix Tube of your choice - I will be using the artwork of Ted Hammond License and Tubes available at Creative Design Outlet My Template SpawnsFSTemplate015
Filters: DSB Flux/Bright Noise Eye Candy 6: Textures/Brushed Metal
Ok let's begin Open my Template ... Window> Duplicate ... Close Original ... Delete the Credits layer Activate the Dark Grey Frame layer ... Selections> Select All ... Selections> Float ... Selections> Defloat Layers> New Raster Layer ... Flood Fill the Selection with the main color from your Tube Adjust> Add/Remove Noise> Add Noise ... with the following settings
Selections> Select None ... Delete the Dark Grey Frame layer Activate the Light Grey Strips layer Effects> Eye Candy 6:Textures> Brushed Metal ... with the following settings Click on the "settings" tab and select the "Linear" folder then select "Copper, Rough" Click on the "basics" tab ... click the color box next to Metal Color and change to a color from your Tube Click on the Random Seed button once then on OK
Activate the Middle Background layer ... Selections> Select All ... Selections> Float Selections> Defloat Flood Fill the Selection with any color from your Tube
Paste your Tube as a New Layer and position on the left of your Selection (resize if needed) Selections> Invert ... Hit DELETE on your keyboard ... Selections> Select None Layers> Duplicate ... Image> Mirror ... Layers> Merge> Merge Down
Change this layers Blend Mode to Luminance or Luminance(L) Activate the Dots layer ... Selections> Select All ... Selections> Float ... Selections> Defloat Layers> New Raster Layer ... Flood Fill the Selection with the color you used on the frame (in my case the pink) Selections> Select None ... DELETE the Dots layer
Activate the layer with the Tubes on Selections> Select All ... Selections> Float ... Selections> Defloat Activate the layer with the Dots on ... Hit DELETE on your keyboard Selections> Select None
Activate the Top & Bottom Dark Grey Backgrounds layer Selections> Select All ... Selections> Float ... Selections> Defloat Flood Fill the Selections with the color you used on the Middle Background layer Selections> Select None ... Rename this layer flux ... Duplicate twice for a total of 3
Activate the flux layer Effects> DSB Flux> Bright Noise ... with the following settings
Activate the Copy of flux layer ... Edit> Repeat Bright Noise ... click on the Mix button once then OK Activate the Copy (2) of flux layer ... Edit> Repeat Bright Noise ... click on the Mix button once then OK Hide the 2 Top flux layers for now
Activate the Border layer Paste your Tube as a New Layer, position on the Right side of your Tag and apply a suitable Drop Shadow Add Copyrights and your Name
ANIMATING
Edit> Copy Special> Copy Merged
Go back to Animation Shop ... Edit> Paste> After Current Frame Edit> Copy Special> Copy Merged
Go back to Animation Shop ... Edit> Paste> After Current Frame
Tutorial written on the 01/06/2012 ©David Hanslip |