| 1. Open NEW IMAGE, Background=Transparent, Width=88, Height=31, and Resolution=72. | |
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2. Set your foreground/background color to the color you want to use for your image. For this tutorial, the colors used are shown on the right |
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3. Click on 
(Flood Fill Tool) and RIGHT click anywhere on the canvas. |
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4. Click on 
(Preset Shape Tool). Hit the "O" key to open the
Tool Option window and follow the setting on the right. Make
sure ANTIALIAS is UNCHECKED.
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5. ZOOM Into the image and draw a rectangle over the canvass, leaving
a 1-pixel margin on all sides.
6. Go to LAYER => Convert to Raster Layer. |
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| 7. Change your foreground/background setting to the one shown on the right (or to the color you prefer, of course). |
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8. ZOOM Into the image again and draw a rectangle extending horizontally across the canvass as shown on the right. |
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9. Change your foreground/background setting again... |
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10. Draw a rectangle again... |
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11. Add text of your own choice of style and color... 12. Go to EFFECTS => 3D Effects => Drop Shadow. Note: Choose
a dark Text and a lighter SHADOW COLOR for the ENGRAVED text
look (sample 1). Choose a light Text and a dark SHADOW COLOR
for the "popped out" text look (sample 2). |
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