30 Selections > Load/Save
Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 5
31 Flood Fill Tool
Fill with either of your colors
32 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner
Bevel
33 Selections > Select None
34 Layers > Merge > Merge Down
35 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop
Shadow
Settings:
Vertical and Horizontal both at 5
Opacity = 100, Blur = 5.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = NOT Checked
36 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Size in pixels = 6
Color = Any color not in your
graphic.
37 Magic Wand
Settings:
Mode = Add (Shift)
Match mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Use all layers = Checked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0, Anti-alias = Checked
Inside
Left click on your new border to
select it.
38 Flood Fill Tool
Left click in your selection and fill
it
with your same gradient that you
have been using.
39 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner
Bevel
40 Selections >
Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 1
41 Edit > Copy
42 Selections > Select None
43 Edit > Paste As New Layer
44 Image > Resize
Settings:
Resample = Checked using
Smart Size
Lock aspect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = NOT
Checked
Width and Height both at 20
Percent
45 Adjust > Sharpness >
Sharpen
46 Effects > 3D Effects >
Drop Shadow
Settings:
Opacity = 50
47 Layers > Duplicate
48 Move Tool
Position each of the little
ellipse
shapes in the middle of the
diamonds pattern. This would
be
center and underneath the 4th
row
of diamonds.
49 Layers > Merge > Merge
All (Flatten)
50 Layers > New Raster Layer
Add your watermark !
51 File > Export > JPEG Optimizer
Compression = 25
Do not close your
header yet !
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1 Selection Tool
Custom Selection
Settings:
Top = 48, Left 14
Right = 137, Bottom 345
Use current selection as default
=
NOT Checked.
2 Edit > Copy Merged
3 Edit > Paste As New Image
4 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Symmetric = NOT Checked
Size in pixels
Top = 0, Left = 6
Right = 6, Bottom = 0
Color = Any color not in your
graphic.
5 Magic Wand
Select your two new borders on the
left and right sides.
6 Flood Fill Tool
Left click and fill both your
selections
with your gradient fill.
7 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
8 Selections > Select None
9 Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Mirror and Vertical = Checked
Vertical offset = 0
Width = 50, Transition = 50
10 Layers > Promote Background Layer
11 Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = NOT Checked
Width = 1280, Height = 297 Pixels
Placement = Left Center
12 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop
Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0
13 Layers > New Raster Layer
14 Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
15 Flood Fill Tool
Left click and flood fill with your
gradient.
16 Effects > Texture Effects >
Mosaic - Antique
Settings:
Default settings
17 Layers > Duplicate
18 Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 30.00
This combines both of your chosen
colors to make a single color.
19 Layers Palette
Lower the opacity to make it text
friendly. I lowered mine to 70 but
you may like another setting for
yours.
20 Layers > Merge > Merge Down
21 Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
22 File > Export > JPEG
Optimizer
Compression = 25
Letter
Creator Tip
Set your left text margin at 152
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