PI8-sigtag

PI Version: 8
Level: Intermediate
Featured tools: Pick Tool, Transform Tool and Text Tool
Additional filters: DSB Flux and Eye Candy 4000
Additional files: Tube ... you can choose any tube you want, or you can download the tube I used here.
Tutorial: Copyright © Inge Klement

DESCRIPTION: Make a stylish Sig Tag with PI and different filters.

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	New Image: Canvas color: Black and Size: 300x300 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/Align/Center Both (white arrow). Merge All.

	Effect/dsb flux/Radial Transmission and use these settings: Radial Size: 5 Rotation: 30 Blend: 0

	Effect/Material Effect/Blast/Options: Direction: To the left (red arrow) Moving offset: 60 (white hand). Repeat this step, but change the Direction To the right (white arrow). Moving offset (white hand) stays the same as first time. Effect/Distort/Whirlpool/Options and use these settings: Counterclockwise + Twist degree: 250.

	Selection/Color Range, set the Similarity to 150 (white arrow), and use the Eyedropper (red arrow) to pick the black background in your left preview window. The Similarity depends on the colors of the picture! Right click/Invert, right click/Convert to Object.

	Change your background color to Black (red arrow) and drag your new object on your free working space. You can now close the picture we worked from the beginning on ... we will from now on use the new object (1) as our main picture. Effect/Material Effect/Texture Filter/ Embossed (2) and use the default settings. Click OK/Apply Current Frame Effect to Image (white arrow). Format/Expand Canvas/Expand sides equally: 50 Pixels, Expand color: Black.

	Effect/Eye Candy 4000/Gradient Glow and use these settings for the Basic (white arrow): Glow Width: 7.52 Soft Corners: 35 Overall Opacity: 45 + Draw Only Outside Selection For the Color (red arrow) use the setting Medium (white hand), Color: White and Opacity: 100. Format/Expand Canvas/Expand sides equally: 20 Pixels, Expand color: Black.

	Open your tube (1) once more, copy (Ctrl+C) the tube, activate the main picture (2) and paste (Ctrl+V) the copy on it. Place as you like. Right click the tube/Shadow and use these settings: Color: 231/217/192 (white hand) + 5.one (red arrow) + 65/107/10. Right click/Split Shadow.

	Choose the Transform Tool (red arrow), activate the shadow, and drag the shadow around the tube. You have to drag a little bit on each side, that will give your tube a "glowing" look. (Like you see on the screen- shot!) Merge All. Choose the Text Tool, and add your name. Merge All, and the taggie is finished :)

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