Make Banner Image

Make banner image with this easy Tutorial.

For this exercise lets design a banner that’s 725 pixels wide by 150 pixels in height.

We need to do the following to our banner:

• Make the back ground a Dark Blue
• Need to add ‘My Cool Banner’ text
• Add a twirl effect
• Change the Opacity to the layer

Lets get started.

1. Create a new image

2. Select Create New Picture when the Photo Plus Appears
on Screen

3. Change the size to 725 pixels x 150 pixels @ 96 DPI.

4. You should now have a white rectangle shaped image in Photo Plus.

Select the Bucket Tool and change the color to blue in the Color screen by selecting the blue in the color screen and then
click once in the white image to apply the bucket effect.

The color should of changed to blue.

Bucket Tool (left) and Color Screen (Right)

5. Now lets add some text. In the toolbar under the Bucket click on the ’A' which is your font tool. Now Type in some text
and change the color by clicking on the small colored color button near theB I in your font screen. When you’re finished
click ok.

Layer Manager

Make Banner Image - Any time you want to edit the font just click on Layer the contains your text in the layer Manager. In my example the text I typed in is My Cool Banner. In this example it’s the layer above the back ground.

If you need to make changes to the back ground layer right mouse click on the layer and select promote to layer. Now
the background layer can be treated like the other layers.

6. Lets add another layer. Right mouse click anywhere inside  the layer Manager screen where there are layers and select
new. Give the new layer a name - ‘effects layer’ then click ok.

Now select the air brush tool (above the bucket) and change the color and spray over the top of the image - don’t have too much fun yet.

7. Click on Image (Top left hand of Photo Plus) and choose distort and twirl. Play with the settings until you come up with
an effect that meets your needs then click on ok.

8. If you want to change the Opacity of the effect layer select the effect layer and change the Opacity.

You can add as many layers as you want to. You can also change the effect of each layer by changing it from Normal. To
save and optimise this image for the web just click on File (Top left corner) and click on export optimizer. Only save images as jpg (Joint Photographic Group File) or as a GIF because these file types are supported by all web browser  since the eginning of the www.

The finished Banner

The exercise of this tutorial was to show you how simple it is to
create an image in Photo Plus. This tutorial was about how to
make banner image.

A few things to consider when you make banner image

1. Make sure you optimize your images properly.
2. You can add as many layers as you want.
3. Don’t over use the effects.
4. It’s ok to create an image and to have a play with the software
and do lots of things. After all it’s about learning and you can
delete what you don’t need