Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:34:12 GMT -6
These are the effects you're going to be applying to the relic frame layer. Click the tiny f in a circle at the bottom of the layers palette and choose Drop Shadow.
|
|
Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:34:47 GMT -6
The color you want to use is black which should be the default color. To change the Contour click on the arrow the purple arrow is pointing to. In the window that pops up hold your cursor over a contour and its name will pop up. Click on the Cove-Deep contour. If it isn't showing click on the arrow in the top right corner of the contours window and load your other contours. When done click on the words Inner Shadow in the left column of the Layer Style window.
|
|
Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:35:16 GMT -6
To change the color click on the color box in the Layer Style window then in the Color Picker window enter those RGB amounts in the RGB fields. To change the Contour click on the arrow on the right side of the contour that's showing. In the window that pops up hold your cursor over a contour and its name will pop up. Click on the Rounded Steps contour. If it isn't showing click on the arrow in the top right corner of the contours window and load your other contours. When done click on the words Inner Glow in the left column of the Layer Style window.
|
|
Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:35:42 GMT -6
You want to use white for the glow so make white your foreground color in the toolbox. Then in the Layer Style window click on the color box. When the Color Picker window pops up go to your toolbox and click down on the foreground color. To change the Contour click on the arrow on the right side of the contour that's showing. In the window that pops up hold your cursor over a contour and its name will pop up. Click on the Notched Slope-Rounded contour. If it isn't showing click on the arrow in the top right corner of the contours window and load your other contours. When done click on the words Bevel and Emboss in the left column of the Layer Style window.
|
|
Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:36:43 GMT -6
You're going to make the Gloss Contour used for this effect. Click on the Gloss Contour that's showing, purple outline. This is the window that should pop up. A line with a tiny square on both ends. Don't move the squares on either ends. You're going to click down on the line and drag it to where the red arrow below is pointing then release. You'll see when you do a tiny square is added to the line. If you need to move a square just click down on it then drag. If you need to delete a square click and drag it outside the grid area you're working in. Repeat this step to add the other five tiny squares to the line and place them where mine are in the picture. Click OK when done. In your Contour Editor window the name of the Preset will not change to shipwreck like you see in the picture. This Gloss Contour is one that I made and named shipwreck that's why it shows like that in the picture. Now click on the words Pattern Overlay in the left column of the Layer Style window.
|
|
Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:38:51 GMT -6
Click on the pattern that's showing, purple outline. Now choose the stucco pattern you made. Click OK. Now click on the word Stroke in the left column of the Layer Style window.
|
|
Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:39:21 GMT -6
Click the Color box in the Layer Style window then in the Color Picker window enter those RGB amounts in the RGB fields.
|
|
Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:39:44 GMT -6
Here's how it should look.
|
|
Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:40:31 GMT -6
Open the map you'll be using for your background and bring it into your signature's file. Name this layer map and place it below your relic frame layer in the layers palette. Reduce/Enlarge your map if necessary. If you reduced it you can apply Filter>Sharpen>Sharpen. If your map is white you can skip this next step but if your map is yellow or brownish select your brush tool from your toolbox. Now select a large brush from your brushes palette. With the Mode set to Color in the options bar paint over your map to make it white. Now set the Blending Mode for the map layer to Color Burn then lower its opacity. I set mine to 40%.
|
|
Jen
Creative Chick
Admin
Posts: 8,309
|
Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 14:41:32 GMT -6
You'll see the map is a little faint. To darken some of the map's features take the lasso tool and make a selection around them. After you make your first selection hold the shift key to make the others. Now with your map layer as the active layer choose Layer>New>Layer via Copy. Deselect and name the copy map copies. Make sure the Blending Mode for this layer is also set to Color Burn. You can set the opacity to whatever you want I set mine to 40%.
|
|