Sigtag

PI Version: X3 (you can use earlier, and newer versions too)
Level: Beginners/Intermediate
Featured tools: Text Tool and Pick Tool
Additional filters: Greg's Factory Output
Additional files: Tube - You can choose any tube you want. I used a tube from OhBob, 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 3rd party filter.

Remember to save often!

	Open a New Image: Canvas color: White and Size: 400x400 Pixels. Open your tube (1), copy (Ctrl+C) the tube, activate the main picture (2) and paste (Ctrl+V) the copy on it. Right click the tube on our main picture/Properties/ Position & Size (3)/Position, and use these settings (depending on your tube, of course!): Left: 19 and Top: 27 (white arrows). Click OK and minimize the original tube (1). Merge All.

	Effect/Greg's Factory Output (red arrow)/Blowout (white arrow) and use these settings (1): Frequency: 255 Amplitude: 210 Phase: 0 Your screenshot might look different, since I'm using Filters Unlimited 2 ... but the settings are the same anyway. Click Apply.

	Open a New Image, Canvas: White and Image size: Active image (400x400 Pixels). Your screenshot should look like my one now. New Image (2) and the one we worked on (1).

	Activate the one we worked on (1), copy (Ctrl+C), activate the New Image and paste (Ctrl+V) the copy on it (2). Choose the Pick Tool (white hand) and change the Transparency to 50 % (red arrow). Merge All. You can close picture 1 - from now on picture 2 will be our main picture.

	Maximize your tube (1), copy (Ctrl+C) the tube, activate the main picture (2) and paste (Ctrl+V) the copy on it. Close the original tube and activate the tube on your picture. Go to Adjust/Resize/Apply to: Selected object (red arrow) and change the size to 80 Percent (white hand). Photo/Focus/Options and change the Level to 1. (This is a step you should consider all the time you're resizing something with PI.) Keep the tube activated.

	Right click the tube/Properties/Position & Size (white hand)/Position: Left: 108 (red arrow) Top: 109 (white arrow). Click OK. Choose the Text Tool, add your name. Merge All, and the taggie is finished :)
And that's how my finished taggie looks in the original size :))

That's it! An easy and stylish Sig Tag ... made with PI and one 3rd party filter. HAVE FUN!!!
If you need any help with this tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it - please email me!