Love Guns

Supplies Needed:

Psp

Tube of choice. I am using a tube by gIO. Purchase it: here

Forum Set Template 009 by  me PSP here or PSD here **new link here

Animated wordart 001 by me here (mng file)

Eye Candy 4000 (chrome)

Font here

Open the template. Duplicate and close the original file.

Make a gradient with two colors from the tube or kit:

Foreground: #000000

Background: #808080

Angle: 90

Repeats: 60

Invert: Unchecked

Style: linear

Always active the default gradient from psp:

and then select the colors.

Activate the layer: background.

Floodfill with the grandient.

Effects - Reflection Effects -  Feedback:

Effects - Distortion Effects -  Displacement map:

(factory defaults settings)

**Look to the bottom for colorize setting and tips. (=

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas, resize if needed.

Place it in the left side of the banner.

Duplicate, apply gaussian blur: radius by: 3 pixels.

In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: Screen. Low the opacity to: 70.

Select the original tube layer.

Add drop shadow:

V: 0 H: 4

O: 70 B: 7

Activate the layer: Arrow

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Chrome

Colorize to black and white or a color of your choice.

Add your name and copyright. Change the frame if you want.

To animate:

Copy merged the whole banner. Open Animation Shop. Paste as a new animation. Duplicate until you have 33 frames.

Activate the first frame and select all.

Open: AnimatedWordart by Gaby 001.mng. Delete the first layer.

* Look the speed of the frame. If you want a good effect apply the same speed in your banner.

Select all the frames and drag it to your first animation. Place the wordart above the metal arrow.

Change the speed to the original wordart file or your choice.

Play the animation. If you like save and you're done.

I added and extra animation to my final result.

TIPS

Making a darker gradient may not be suitable for tube with soft colors.

Select the default gradient:

Foreground: #808080

Background: #ffffff

Angle: 90

Repeats: 60

Invert: Unchecked

Style: linear

With the effects applied, you get this:

Instead of this:

Now it's more easy to color. I'm going to use a gradient in soft colors:

Add a new layer and flood fill with the gradient. In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: Color.

Another example with a soft color gradient:

Add a new layer and floodfill with the gradient. In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: Color (legacy).

Now if we want to add a multicolored gradient base in normal or vibrant colors. We can use the first base (darker)

I'm going to use this gradient:

Add a new layer and floodfill with the gradient. In the layer palette, change the blend mode to: Color.

But I think it's too dark I want it a little more clear and shining. Select the darker base.

Adjust - Brightness and Contrast:

Brightness: 43

Contrast: 15

My result.

Now looks better!

Ok, I think this cover a good part of the basic technique, you can always use the settings you like.

Have fun in psp!! (=