Posted by geniouscrow in facebook, fun, photoshop tutorial. creative.

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Step 1
At first we have to take a new file with 200 pixel width and 150pixel height. The resulation should be 72 and background color should set as white.

Step 2
You will get something like that…….
Step 3
Now take your picture as you like. You can also find here which one I use, by clicking here.
Step 4
Now erase the whole background with erase tool (E). And do it like that.

Step 5
Now drag this picture to your previous file. You will see something like that.
Step 6
Press ctrl+t and adjust the picture to the frame like that.

Step 7
Now create a new layer by clicking the create a new layer button. Keep the layer under your picture layer.

Step 8
Now open the info pallet. And select the rectangle marquee tool.

Step 9
Select the layer 1.Drag a selection from the above of the margin keep it width 200 pixel and height 51 pixel. You can take help of info pallet to adjust the height and width.

Step 10
Click your foreground color pallet to and select the color #edeff4.

Step 11
Select the bucket tool (G) and click in the selection.
Step 12
Now press ctrl+D to deselect the selection. Again click on the foreground color and select the #d8dfea. Now select the line tool .
Step 13
Draw the line between two color layer where the two layer touch one another.
Step 14
Now again click on the foreground color pallet and select the #ffffff select the rectangle tool and draw a rectangle at bottom of the picture & move your picture slightly upward. Named the layer as bottom.
Step 15
Now create a new layer by clicking create a new layer button. Named it as round. Select the round layer and select the elliptical marquee tool. Select the father 1px.
Step 16
Now draw elliptical selection like the picture.

Step 17
Go to foreground color pallet and select # 000000 & select the paint bucket tool and click in the selection. You will get a effect like that..
Step 18
Press ctrl+d to deselect the picture. Keep it under the bottom layer and picture layer. Place it under the bottom layer but keep it slightly visible from the upper side of the bottom layer. Please see the picture.
Step 19
Now press ctrl+t for free transform selection. Stretch the round layer both side. Set the layer opacity at 60.
Step 20
Now let’s add some text. I use Aril black, and color # 6a6a6a.

Step 21
Now you have to make the text rasterize. For that go to layer pallet right click on the text layer select Rasterize Type.
Step 22
Now go to edit>transform>distort.
Step 23
Transform the text as like me.

Step 24
Press enter.
This is what you need. Place it on your facebook profile. Here is the mine.
Posted by geniouscrow in cool banner, graphics, photoshop tutorial.
Step 1
I take a picture with low resolution. The picture is also hazy. As this picture only used for the background of my text so it is not necessary to take a clear picture with high resolution.

Step 2
Select Horizontal Type Musk Tool from the tools menu

Step 3
Here I use turtles.ttf fonts. You can also download the font. Click the font name for download the font. You can use any other font as you like. Make sure that you choose the font which is bold. Your font size should be more than 90. When you select the Horizontal Type Musk Tool click on the left side of the picture. Whole picture will turn into red color indicating you are musk typing. Type as you like. Here I type Radio Fire 22.0FM.

Step 4
After type select the selection tool. You will get a selection like that.

Step 5
Now press ctrl+c for copy the selection & press ctrl+v for paste in the same place. You will get a new layer. Here I get layer two.

Step 6
Now select the layer 2 and go to add a layer style button then go to Stroke. Give the stroke size 2 and select the white color for the stroke.

Step 7
Select the layer 1 and go to filter > distort > ocean ripple. Make ripple size 9 & ripple magnitude 9. You will get something like that.

Step 8
Now again select Layer 2 go to add a layer style button > drop shadow. Make the blend mode normal. Opacity 100, Angle 120, distance 1 px, speed 38%, size 7 & shadow color black.

Step 9
Now its time for giving some more effect to make the text clear. Go to add a layer style button > Bevel & Emboss. Select style: stroke emboss, Technique: smooth, Depth 164%, size 5 px, soften 0 px, angle 120, attitude 30, highlight mode: normal, color: white, opacity: 100%, shadow mode: normal, color: black, opacity: 69% and select the up direction radio button.

Step 10
Crop the canvas as you like write a slogan here I use burn the music. I also give some effect to it so that it is more clear with in this colorful background. Go to add a layer style button > drop shadow. Make the blend mode normal. Opacity 100, Angle 120, distance 1 px, speed 10%, size 5& shadow color black.

Step 11
Now select the rectangle tool (u). Make sure that path are selected then draw a rectangle like the picture. This is only a path.

Step 12
Right click on the path, a menu will appear select the make selection.

Step 13
The rectangle area will selected. Double click on the foreground color box. A color selection window appear. Write b00101 in the indicating box.

Step 14
Click on the create a new layer button on the layer pallet. Make sure this layer is the topmost layer. Select the gradient button. Go to the gradient picker box. Select foreground to transparent.

Step 15
Click the cursor at the right side of the selection and drag it to left. A semi transparent selection will appear. Press ctrl+d for deselect the selection.

Step 16
Write the web address on the rectangle box. Here I write www.radiofire.com. Using White color, Lucida (LBRITE.TTF) font and 12 font size. Set the Character tracking 600 in the character pallet. Final result is this-

