Make a gradient out of 2 colors to match your tube. Settings ~ Linear, Angle 0, Repeats 2.
Flood fill your layer. Selections none. Delete original layer.
Select your text layer, and change blend mode to overlay
Select your shape layer, Selections, select all, float, defloat, layers, new raster layer
Again make a gradient out of 2 lighter colors to match your tube, same setttings
Flood fill selection. Select none, delete original
Still on that layer, go to Effects, Xero, Fritillary, Settings~ 7, 18, 28, 32, Ok.
Add drop shadow, Settings~ 2, 2, 45. 10.26, ok.
Select small rectangles. Selections, select all, float, defloat, Layers, new raster layer
Flood fill with color of choice. Select none. Delete original layer
Effects, Penta.com, color dot. Settings~ 90, 7, 255, 255, 255, Ok
go back to effects and repeat.
Add same drop shadow as above.
Select skull layer. Effects, Eye candy 4000, Gradient glow, settings~ fat, 3.00, 25, 100, Ok
Add drop shadow.
Select background layer, and add new raster layer
Flood fill this layer with another gradient of choice, same settings as above
Open your mask, Layers, New mask layer from image, and find your mask from drop down menu, ok.
Merge group.
Now resize your mask a bit, to wear you think it looks good, and move down to the lower left hand side of tag, see mine for reference.
Add drop shadow to your tube layer.
Delete your white background.
Merge all visible. And resize tag to the size of your liking
Add your copyrights and you name
I used Earwigfactory font, size 30, and added gradient glow and a drop shadow.
Save as a PNG image.
All done!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and found it easy to follow!
This tutorial was written by me on July14 ,2009
And any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.