Blood Red Banner Tutorial

Lets begin!


First off open up Photoshop CS and make a new file. Any size wanted.

Goto Filter -> Render -> Clouds

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Press Ctrl + L and set to the levels to 70 - 0.89 - 235 | 60 - 255

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Press Ctrl + J

Set the layer mode to Linear Light and set the Opacity to 50%

Press Ctrl + E

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Press Ctrl + Shift + N
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Press Ctrl + N

Set Width to 2 and Height 2 and press OK

Use the pencil and fill the top left corner with #4D4D4D and the rest with #262626

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Goto Edit -> Define Pattern and press OK

Close without saving
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Press Shift + F5 and select our pattern we made and press OK

Set the layer mode to Color Burn

Click Layer 1 and press Ctrl + B and set Shadows, Highlights, and Midtones to 100 Red

Press Ctrl + L and makes sure this is no large grey, white, or black areas

Press Ctrl + E

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Add a cool logo, I used Quake 3's

http://img77.exs.cx/img77/6402/quake3logo4ff.th.jpg

Resize it to what you want **DO NOT REMOVE BLACK BACKGROUND**

Paste it into a New Layer

Set mode to Linear Dodge

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Add some text and there you go!

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AND YOUR DONE :)

nice, a li'l simple tho. what is it, clouds border and logo? kinda simple. maybe incorporate brushes into it.

http://www.eagleimg.com/up/28416.jpg
I have tried to make it but
the part when you say " Press Ctrl + L and makes sure this is no large grey, white, or black areas " don't really work for me as you can see on my pic ;)

Well, you want to move the sliders so there isn't any solid clumps of colour. It kind-of ruins the effect your going for.

lol..this is pathetic...all it is is filters..nothing else..thats sad man..

hey haven, i admit its not that much, but MOST of the tuts on this site are just filters :p

exactly..but this includes only clouds..to basic for me..and not unique either..I could make a better 'bloodied border' with my own brushes..

Xx, i'm sure this tutorial would be very hepful for a first signature. And yes , it could do with some brushing, but i think it'll be used alot by beginners.

Nice work , maybe a colour balance layer instead though?

call me haven please..or atleast BLP..but not Xx..thanks

Btw..we are getting a lot of new people here..so they should read the tuts first..and not make a new one right when they get here so they know whats here and what isn't..I'm sure a lot of people have used clouds in there tut..but some beginner could sign up today and look at this tut and make a completely new one called Icey Border..and just change the color of this one...get what I'm saying?

Sure, it's a basic tutorial, but for anyone learning Photoshop, they could use this to help widen their knowledge of the program! Thanks Forgotten!