Taylor Meserve-Name Plate 2

 

 For my second name plate my canvas size was 500x300 pixels and my background was transparent.you will choose this when you create a new document.To create the shape for the name plate I choose the circle vector to create an oval shape. Next i trimmed my canvas to fit the shape,how you trim your canvas is my going to the modify tab,then scrolling over canvas, the select trim canvas.I choose my gradient effect next the one I choose was linear affect.After you choose your affect pick the colors you want in it,for the edge i picked the feather affect so it would fade .After i picked the text box from the vector and created a square to type my name in.Once my name was typed in I choose my effects,in the properties bar.I places a glow on my name as well as a drop shadow.