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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:44:23 GMT -6
Here's how to make a signature with changing pictures.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:44:55 GMT -6
Start with a new file 5" x 2" at 100 ppi with a transparent background. Take the custom shape tool and with the options that you see, have a red outline, hold the shift key down and click and drag to make a square. You don't have to make a square you could choose a heart, star, circle whatever shape will work. Name that layer 1.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:45:22 GMT -6
In the options bar change the option outlined in red on the far left in the picture. Again hold the shift key and click and drag to make a square. This is going to be the part you cut out to make your frame.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:46:11 GMT -6
Make Shape 1 a selection. Click on layer 1 in the layers palette and hit delete. Deselect. Delete the Shape 1 layer. A simpler way to make your frame would be using the rectangular marquee tool, Frame Selections. Once you have your selection, with black as your foreground color you would choose option + delete for Macs and alt + delete for Windows then deselect. I try to show different ways to do the same thing in the tutorials so you get familiar with the different tools and palettes.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:46:48 GMT -6
I applied this layer effect to the frame...
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:47:43 GMT -6
Choose the move tool from the toolbox and then make two copies of layer 1 by clicking and dragging the layer to the "new layer" icon at the bottom of the layers palette, it's on the left of the trashcan in the picture. Name the copies 2 & 3 and put them in the order you see mine are in the layers palette. You won't have a Layer 1 yet like in the picture. Now move the frames to where you want them by one at a time choosing their layer and then while holding the shift key click and drag them. You can use a guide if you want to keep the frames even. Open up one of your picture files and click and drag the Background from the layers palette over your siggy file and release. This will give you a Layer 1. Choose Edit>Transform>Scale from the menu bar and reduce/enlarge your picture until you are happy with its size. Notice my layer with Teddy's picture is under layer 1.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:48:11 GMT -6
Click on layer 1 and select the magic wand from the toolbox. Then click within the frame. Now choose Select>Modify>Expand>3. Click on your picture's layer and choose Layer>New>Layer via Copy from the menu bar. Deselect that selection. I named this layer ted pic 1.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:48:39 GMT -6
I repeated that step five more times so I have 2 Teddy pics, 2 Woody pics and 2 pics of the two of them together. You can use as many pictures as you want. Make a new layer and fill it with white. Make sure it's located at the bottom where you see my white layer is. I added the white layer so I could see my shapes better in the next step.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:49:08 GMT -6
Make a new layer and name it shapes. Take the custom shape tool and with the settings you see in the picture make your shapes.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:49:53 GMT -6
I applied these two layer effects to my shapes layer. You do that by clicking on the tiny f in a circle located at the bottom of the layers palette and choosing them one at a time. For the gradient overlay make sure it's set to screen. If you click the tiny arrow next to the gradient, purple arrow is pointing to it, that will open up your gradient window so you can pick the one you want to use.
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