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Pimp my Ride


Every youngster knows the creative program Pimp my Ride on MTV...

First create a new layer with the text PIMP MY RIDE using the font Banana Split

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Add these layer-styles to it

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CTRL+Rightclick the Thumbnail in the layer-palette to select the text

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Go to SELECT>MODIFY>EXPAND and choose 4 pixels; (Note: always choose double the size your stroke was!)

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Fill it with white and place it underneath the other layers

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Select the move-tool and while holding ALT, press down many times

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You may want to brush some spaces gone ;)

Now, by using the Orb and the basic grass-shape, create, by rotating them, this kind of figure

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Combine all the white pieces and fill it with a gradient with the 2 colors shown in the image below;

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And there you have it ;)

Pimp my Ride Tutorial: Final Result



Author's URL: MickM.com
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