 I assume you have working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro and working with layers. This signature tag contains a lot of layers. And it really isn't as hard as it looks. But it can get confusing if you don't name all of your layers. Supplies Needed: Paint Shop Pro Template Tube of Choice ( I'm using the artwork of Scott Tolleson, you must obtain a license to use his artwork) C.I.L.M DSB Flux : Bright Noise Fonts of your choice Animation Shop (AS) Open template X_out the other layers but the template. **you can merge the template and brush layers if you want, I left them unmerged in case you want to use different brushes.** Take your magic wand with these settings:  Click inside of each of the diamond shapes. Then go to selection, mofity, Expand by 1 pixel. Then go back to selection, then promote section to layer. On your promotion layer duplicate it twice. Rename each layer: Dback1 Dback2 Dback3 X-out all but the first Dback layer. On the first Dback layer, apply DSB Flux Bright Noise with these settings:  Dback2 35 Bright Noise Dback3 40 Bright Noise Ok now X_out all of your Dback layers. Now un X_ your Diamond Stone Layer. Duplicate as many time as you want and place them inside of each diamond shapes on the back ground. Once you have them all in place merge the diamond stone layers only, merge visible. Rename this layer: Diamond Stones Now grab your tube and copy and paste it as a new layer. Add a drop shadow if you like. Now is a really good time to add the artist copyright and your trademark. (Remember always copyright the artist) Now grab your font of choice and create it as a vector, write Glitz & Glamour (I used white then colorize it slightly) See tag for placement Once you have gotten your saying in place , change it to a raster layer and duplicate it twice. Rename each layer: Saying1 Saying2 Saying3 Now repeat the DSB Flux Bright Noise steps from above, on all three layers with the same settings as before. Now it is time to add your name to the tag. Once you have gotten your name in place , change it to a raster layer and duplicate it twice. Rename each layer: Name1 Name2 Name3 Now repeat the DSB Flux Bright Noise steps from above, on all three layers with the same settings as before. Now for the animation: Name1,Saying1,Dback1,Diamond Stone,Tube and background layers. Merge to flatten. Right click copy and paste in to AS. Hit undo button once. Name2,Saying2,Dback2,Diamond Stone,Tube and background layers. Merge to flatten . Right click copy and paste in to AS after current frame Hit undo button once. Name3,Saying3,Dback3,Diamond Stone,Tube and background layers. Right click copy and paste in to AS after current frame. Set frame speed to your liking and then save as a gif. Mine is set at 15. All Done! This tutorial was written by Butterfly33 on 11/08/06 any similarity to another tutorial is completely accidental. Please do not,remove, rewrite without my written permission. © Butterfly33 2006
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