The Courage To...

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Please do not use this tube without a license from Mistaken Art.
This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP.

Supplies you will need:
I used Arial Black for the C.
I used the font called “Cherish Font”
Your Rectangle Tool
A Tube of choice
Lokas>Gel
Eye Candy 4000>Gradient Glow

Okay let’s get started.

1. Get a new 600 x 600 image. We will resize/crop later.
2. Grab your Rectangle Tool.
On you color palette>
Foreground>Black, Background> Null
Draw out a BIG rectangle (Line Width 4) >Convert to a Raster
3. Click inside the rectangle with the Magic Wand.
Selections> Modify>Expand by 2.
4. Copy and Paste your tube. If you are using one of my tubes, I resized mine to 140%.
See Tag for placement.
Selections>Invert >hit Delete on your keyboard.
5.Grab the Rectangle Tool. (Line Width 4)
Color Palette>Foreground> black, Background> a color from your tube
Draw out a rectangle about the size of the top one in my tag.
6. Color Palette>Change the background color to another color in your tube.
Draw out another smaller rectangle/square.
7. Grab the Text Tool. (Arial Black >size 72)
Color Palette> Foreground>Black, Background>Black
Type a C (or whatever letter you choose) and use the nodes to stretch it out more if need be.
Convert to a Raster
Effects>Lokas> Gel
Effects>Drop Shadow
8. Grab a different font
Type out the rest of the message.
Convert to a Raster
Effects> Eye Candy 4000>Gradient Glow
Setting:
Just change the ‘Glow Width’ to 5
Click OK.
9. Add copyright credits
10. For the name I used “Cherish Font” on the whole name.
Repeat same steps as 7-8.
Done.
Hope you found this tutorial easy to follow.