Pinecones- Quick & Easy Name Tag

Things you will need

KRChristmas2002dings4 TTF Black Blank

Letter y      Font size=235

fill color=white      stroke color=#106666      size=1

Then paint in a few of the bigger areas using white & gray 50. Use the darker colors where you'd expect to see shadows.

Pinecone 1

Comp'd a plasma bg @ multiply. I used darkgreen-brown.

Pinecone 2

SO - it's okaaaay, but nutin' special.

Tried this - Took Pinecone 1 back to IM, and used EMBOSS (under effects) @ 1. Ha! Nice textured results, & great definition.

Comp'd same plasma bg using multiply & added name.
Used Bickham Script, from Mercede's Fonts , Script, page 2. The deco underneath is +.

I like it! Reminds me of the way they would look on a Christmas tree with all the lights shining on it. See - imagination! Gotta love it!

Pinecone 3          Pinecone with Name

If it's too dark for you, use a little brighten BEFORE you annotate your name. But, it may bring up the embossed edges and make it look smeary. Better to start with a lighter plasma bg or try a Christmas bg.