Sigtag

PI Version: X3 (you can use earlier, and newer versions too)
Level: Intermediate
Featured tools: Text Tool, Pick Tool and Crop Tool
Additional filters: MuRa's Meister (Copies)
Additional files: Tube - You can choose any tube you want. I used a tube from Jecajo, which can be found on the PSP Tube Depot homepage. Just remember to read the TOU for every artist.
Additional material: None

Tutorial: Copyright © Inge Klement

DESCRIPTION: Make an easy and stylish Sig Tag with PI and one filter from MuRa's Meister.

Remember to save often!

	Open a New Image: Canvas color: Black and Size: 400x400 Pixels. Choose the Text Tool (red arrow), find a nice font you want to use and change the Size, Color and Style in the Text Panel as you like. Here I used the font - One Stroke ScriptLET, Size: 50, Color: White (white arrow).

	Choose the Pick Tool (red arrow), and open your Easy Palette/Text-Path Effects/Text Wrap (white arrow)/Text Wrap 29. Double-click the thumbnail (1), right click the Text Path on your picture and choose Properties/Position &Size (white hand)/Position (1): Left: 152/Top: 23 Click OK. Find a nice preset in your Easy Palette and apply it on the text. Merge All.

	Effect/MuRa's Meister/Copies 1.3, and use the settings, shown on the screenshot: Line + Off + Lighten 6/0/0/0/0/0/100/100/0/0/0/30/35 BG Color: Black (white hand) + tick both boxes (red arrows) + to the left (under the preview window), set the Mode to: (Preset menu) (*=seamless) - white arrow. Click OK. If you use another Background Color, you should of course choose this color under BG Color!

	We need some extra space to arrange the taggie, so go to Adjust/Expand Canvas: Right: 100 and Bottom: 50 Pixels Expand color: Black (optional: your background color). Open your tube (1), copy (Ctrl+C) the tube, activate the main picture (2) and paste (Ctrl+V) the copy on it. Right click/Properties/Position &Size (3)/and go to Size. Check that you have ticked the box Keep aspect ratio (red arrow) and change the Height to 345 (white hand). Now we can change the position of the tube: Left: 322 and Top: 42 (white arrows). Click OK and keep the tube activated, right click/ Duplicate.

	I've opened the Layer Manager (1) ... that makes it more easy to follow the next steps! You have now two tubes on top of each other and the last one ... the one we duplicated is activated. You can easily see that in the Layer Manager ... it's the one marked in blue (red X). Leave the tube on the top activated. Right click/Properties/Position &Size (2)/and go to Size. Check that you have ticked the box Keep aspect ratio (red arrow) and change the Height to 158 (white hand). Now we can change the position of the tube: Left: 198 and Top: 108 (white arrows). Click OK and keep the tube activated.

	Activate the Pick Tool (red arrow) and change the Transparency of the small tube to 62% (white hand). Merge All. Crop the picture as you like, and your taggie is finished :)
Here's the result in the original size :))

That's it! An easy and stylish Sig Tag ... made with PI and the filter Copies from MuRa's Meister. HAVE FUN!!!
If you need any help with this tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it - please email me!