NOTE to lurkers & snaggers - You are welcome to make the tag, but DO NOT snag the images from this tute and post them in any other group. Image Magic. . Make a 350x350 xc, meta=none. On the paint page, choose reset, color and type black in the color box. NOTE - you can make your bg any color, but these instructions are for black. Adjust as needed for a different colored bg. Go to annotate and choose HANZI KAISHU from the IM font box. Choose a letter that you like. (lower and upper case) I used letter z Center +0+0 Point size = 150 Fill Color=any color you'd like - no stroke Scale = 2.2,2.0 Out and save as a jpg. Then choose a ding from House of Lime to decorate it with. I used "In My Garden". Take your tag back to IM and annotate your choice of ding at various places on the tag. Use fill color white for the first annotation, then annotate again and change only the color of the fill. Also, change the co-ordinates by 3 each. Example - If you annotate first ding at +45+100 in white, ( use black if working on a white bg - don't think this will turn out as nice, but give it a try) The next one would be at +48+103 in a complimentary color. I used dark magenta and indigo. See image at top for a visual. Repeat the above steps with as many dings as you want, and then annotate your name. Composite the  white star  wherever you'd like. Out and save as a jpg. You can also comp some small gifs, instead of using dings. I just don't have very many, and am not inclined to search for them. 'Sides, the idea is to make it uniquely YOURS!!<<>s> Have FUN! ©July 13, 2005 Club Chocolata Do not reproduce or duplicate this tute. Please post this page.