I see so many images used in sig tags and offered on different sites that I would love to use myself. BUT, they usually
require links back to their sites, or you can't change this or that. So I decided to make my own tutorials for simple objects
that can be done in a plain and simple fashion. Then they can always be changed to add images and textures to suit ones own imagination.

An example is my EGG. I will show you how to make a simple, plain ole egg, then from there, you can add any decoration
that you like. Making it your own decorated egg; be it for Easter, a country kitchen, or a fancy Farege egg on a fancy base.
But for now, do not worry about decorations, as that is another tutorial.



Let's get started



#1 Open a NEW image 250X350. Make your foreground color NULL and your background color WHITE.

#2 Click on your Preset Shapes Tool and locate the Elipse. Create as vector CHECKED and line width 2.
Make an oval about 1/2 of your canvas.


#3 Click on your Pen Tool, add NODES around your oval and push and pull til you get an egg shape that you like.
When you are happy with your egg shape, click in the Vector layer and Convert to Raster Layer.


#4 Selections/Select All, then Selections/Float. Since I am use to my own farm fresh eggs, I am giving my egg a slight
golden effect. You might want a white egg so use a slight tint of grey. Click on Effects/3D/Cutout and use these settings.


#5 It looks kind of flat, so I am going to add a bevel to it to give it a more rounder effect. I actually
found two bevels that will work great for an egg. One kept it the whitish color, while the other
gave it the soft, golden yellow that I wanted, and all I did was change the Angle and the Color.
I am showing you both bevels below so that you can choose which one you prefer. Or, you can
make your own bevel, this is your egg after all.

   

#6 Now you can Merge/Merge Visible. Resize if need be and save as a tube. (I am not adding a drop shadow
as I can do that when I use them in an image.) Told you this would be simple... :)





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I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
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