[How-To] Dogtags

[WolfX2]

<h1 style="color: rgb(242, 101, 34);">Dog Tags</h1> <h2 style="font-size: 12px;">Learn to create Dog Tags in Photoshop, where you can add custom text to make them look real.</h2>

Step-By-Step Instructions:

1. Open a new document in Photoshop. Set height/width to 400x400 to have a good size canvas to work with.

2. Creat a new layer. Name this layer "Tag".

3. Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool. Make sure that the Radius in the top menu is set to 15px.

4. Click and drag to draw your rounded rectangle to represent the dog tag.

5. Right click the "Tag" layer from the layers palette. Select "Blending Options" from the pop-up list.

6. Set the properties for "Drop Shadow" to the following:

7. Set the properties for "Inner Shadow" to the following:

8. Set the properties for "Gradient Overlay" to the following:

9. Click OK to accept changes.

10. Select the Eliptical Marquee tool. Hold down the Shift key and create a perfect circle selection over on the far left.

11. Click the Delete key to create the hole in the dog tag.

12. Now select the Type tool and type out what you want to say on the dog tag.

13. Right click the "Type" layer from the layers palette. Select "Blending Options" from the pop-up list.

14. Set the properties for "Drop Shadow" to the following:

15. Set the properties for "Bevel and Emboss" to the following:

16. Set the properties for "Color Overlay" to the following:

17. Click OK to accept changes. You should now have your custom dog tag!

Heres mine

i guess you could call it a WOLF TAG!!

hahaha, dont judge my unfunny humor

[cygnus]

Hey thats pretty dam cool, thanks for the post.

I know one person who would love this :thumbsup:

Edited April 7, 2007 by cygnus

[tain]

Neat tutorial...well done