Hey there,
in this guide I want to show you, how you can create a sexy looking cover for your Blackwonder profile.
Before I'll start explaining, take a look at the finished version below:
! If you want to create a cover for Blackwonder, please use my template! I've already added the guides. Also, your profile picture will overlap into the cover. I've marked it in the template too. !
If you have any questions, feel free to write them down below or add me on Steam. There are ∞ ways to use / combine this method.
Enjoy ^-^.
in this guide I want to show you, how you can create a sexy looking cover for your Blackwonder profile.
Adobe Photoshop (I use the latest version)
Basic knowledge from shadows (you'll know what I mean when you read this guide)
A font you like
Basic knowledge from shadows (you'll know what I mean when you read this guide)
A font you like
Before I'll start explaining, take a look at the finished version below:
! If you want to create a cover for Blackwonder, please use my template! I've already added the guides. Also, your profile picture will overlap into the cover. I've marked it in the template too. !
- Open Photoshop.
- Create a new project. For a Blackwonder Cover use a height of ~ 206 px and a width of ~ 782 px. Or download my template.
- Use the text tool to write your name or a text you want. I'll use the font Casual Friday. If you don't like the fonts you have, make sure to take a look at this site. There are a lot of free fonts you can choice from.
- Align your text in the center of your project. If your text looks like this, then you are good to go.
- Select your text. Press CTRL/STRG on the text layer. You'll see an outline on your text.
- Go to Edit and select 'Define Brush Preset...'. This will create a brush with your font.
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- Press 'OK'. You don't have to change something there.
- Deselect your current selection (Select > Deselect).
- Create a new layer.
- Now we need to create 2 guides. A horizontal and a vertical one (View > New Guide...)
- Move both guides in the center of your project. The guides are in the middle when they 'snap'. You'll notice it.
- Select the 'Pen tool' [Shortcut P].
- Zoom in the middle of your project.
- Create a point in the center. It's the point where both of the lines cross each other.
- Zoom out.
- Press shift to create the next point with a 45° angle.
- Put the next point under your picture. This should look like this.
- Right-click on the path you've created. Select 'Stroke Path'. Make sure you have the font-brush selected and use black as your foreground color!
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- Press 'OK'.
- You can remove the path now. Select the Pen tool [P] and press ESC twice to do that.
- Put the layer with the shadow now under your text.
- Change the opacity of the shadow to ~ 40-60%. It's up to you how bright/dark you want it to be.
- Now all we have to do is 'clear' the shadow. That's what I meant above with 'shadow-knowledge'.
- Use the 'Polygonal Lasso tool' [Shortcut L]
- Select now all the shadows which don't fit in. It can be a little bit hard to find them.
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- Also, fill in the missing spots.
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- Now you can either let it be like this or add some details.
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If you have any questions, feel free to write them down below or add me on Steam. There are ∞ ways to use / combine this method.
Enjoy ^-^.
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