IDLETIME ICONS

DECAPRE ✿ 111 icons.

2011-10-11T06:10:45Z

[13 SERIES] Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, Copihan, Disgaea, Durarara!!, Hanasaku Iroha, Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi, Kamisama no Memochou, Mashiro-iro Symphony, Mawaru Penguindrum, Mayo Chiki!, Natsume Yuujinchou, Nichijou, Uta no Prince-sama
[2 ARTISTS] KARA, Girls' Generation

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DECAPRE ✿ icon tutorial.

2011-10-01T22:44:05Z

Disclaimer: This was made using Photoshop CS5/Version 12 and requires the use of vibrance that only appears in newer versions of Photoshop. Steps can be done in any order. Layers can be put in any order given the base is below everything else. Compatible with almost any type of base including anime, manga, and anything real life (people/nature/etc).

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	After you crop your image sharpen it. Of course, you can always opt to sharpen your icon after you've completed messing with it as well. There are 5+ ways to sharpen an image so just play around with it.
	Create an adjustment layer for vibrance. The shortcut is to click on the center option at the bottom in the layers window but you can always go Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Vibrance... Then set the vibrance to +100. Not vibrant enough? Duplicate the layer again.
	Then make another adjustment layer for levels or curves. Again if you can't find the shortcut button go Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels.. or Curves... Then click on Auto and you can either leave the layer at Normal or set it to Lumiosity from the layers window. And that's it! ★

DECAPRE ✿ 73 icons.

2011-09-17T20:14:44Z

[18 SERIES] Ao no Exorcist, Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, Beelzebub, Durarara!!, Hanasaku Iroha, Ikoku Meiro no Croisée, Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi, The World God Only Knows, Kimi ni Todoke, K-ON!, Macross F, Mawaru Penguindrum, Mayo Chiki!, Mushi-Uta, Natsume Yuujinchou, Nurarihyon no Mago, Toradora!, Working!!

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BIRDBOY ☆ 58 icons.

2010-02-22T10:26:47Z

[03] Ookami Kakushi
[04] Umineko No Naku Koro Ni
[13] Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni
[18] Fire Candy (Warning: Blood)
[20] Starry☆Sky

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DECAPRE ✿ 53 icons.

2009-12-21T22:22:44Z

Okay, here they are...FINALLY. oops. I kind of ran out of idle time when classes started...

[14] Fate/Stay Night
[05] Gundam SEED Destiny
[17] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
[17] Umineko no Naku Koro ni

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DECAPRE ✿ icon requests!

2009-07-23T08:39:28Z

I found some "idle time" so it's...

ICON REQUEST TIME!

✿ All icons are sharable; these icons will make up my next icon post.
✿ Please provide 3-10 images from a single fandom.
✿ Limited to the first 5 people for 5 fandoms.
✿ Fandom reserving is ok but provide images within 24 hours (or try to).
✿ ANYONE ADDING TO REQUESTS UNDER 10 IMAGES IS OKAY!
✿ No fanart please.
✿ NO BLACK AND WHITE MANGA SCANS, PLEASE.
✿ note: I am somewhat VERY flexable!

FANDOM SPACES. ☆ミ
01.) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. 5/10
02.) Fate/Stay Night. 6/10
03.) Gundam SEED Destiny. 2/10
04.) Umineko no Naku Koro ni. 6/10
05.) -open-

✿ Please fill in the following:

BIRDBOY ☆ 63 icons.

2009-04-03T21:38:30Z

[01] Angel Sanctuary
[05] Whistle!
[57] Ookiku Furikabutte

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BIRDBOY ☆ we're baaaack!

2008-09-15T06:27:41Z

You heard, er, read right! SALTILY now equals IDLETIME! Less salt but still just as awesome.

Renovations are finally complete and we're ready to rock so come check us out! ♥

DECAPRE ✿ announcement!

2008-03-29T21:40:41Z

To become more active, birdboy and I have decided to revamp idletime from head to toe. In other words, we're...

Undergoing renovations.
Come back later. ♥
We apologize in advance if idletime's entries become inaccessible over the next month or so (you probably don't care though), but we promise to be more active once renovations are complete.

I might also be clearing out the members list again, so that I can hide the fact that I literally tear things apart before I make them better, but please continue to watch idletime so that you may be notified on our re-opening.

Our plan is to complete this by the end of summer, at latest, but please don't kill us if we take longer than that. Thank you for supporting idletime and I hope you all can continue to support idletime in the near future when we re-open! ♥

DECAPRE ✿ icon tutorial.

2007-08-24T04:11:23Z

Disclaimer: Made in Photoshop CS/Version 8.0, and contains Selective Color layers--read using the following, italicized format (only with numbers), Colors: Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black--and Color Balance layers--read using the following, italicized format (only with numbers), Tone Balance: Color Level numbers. This tutorial may not be suitable for all programs.

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ORIGINAL IMAGE
(resized D:)

Crop your desired image into a 100x100 base. ~~Yeah, it doesn't have to be awesome, just do whatever...?~~

Sharpen (Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask...). My settings:

Amount: 50%
Radius: 0.5 pixels
Threshold: 0 levels

Duplicate your base and set it to Screen 50%.

Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer... or Ctrl+Shift+N) and fill (Edit > Fill... or Shift+F5) it with #020B2D. Set this layer to Exclusion 100%.

Now create a Color Balance layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance...), I used the following settings (and set the layer to Normal 50% instead of the usual 100%):

Preserve Luminosity: Yes
Shadows: -100/+30/+30

Midtones: +45/+10/+100
Highlights: +10/-10/+10

Now create a Selective Color layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...), I used the following settings:

Method: Relative

Reds: -100/+100/+100/0
Yellows: -100/-100/+100/0
Cyans: +100/+100/+100/-15

Blues: +100/+100/+100/-30
Magentas: -100/+100/+100/0
Neutrals: +50/+100/+100/-50

Warning: This texture is semi-transparent. You'll have to save the texture to your hard drive, and then open it, to use it properly.

I made the texture you see to the left (←) myself with just a bunch of colours blurred together. So, set this texture to Soft Light 25%. Also, do flip or rotate the texture to compliment your icon.

Duplicate the layer containing the same texture you just used, and set this new layer to Saturation 20%.

I chose to use the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) to make my white (#FFFFFF) border, but you're free to use the border that I've provided on the left (←).

Warning: If you choose to copy and paste the border straight from your browser, please set it to Screen 100%. If you save the border to your hard drive, and open it, you can leave the border at Normal 100%.

Add text. Yes, you read correctly! That is tiny text. :D The purpose for adding the text was solely just to fill in the "empty spaces" in the icon.

I chose to use white (#FFFFFF), and set my text to Overlay 100%. There shouldn't be any reason to copy the text provided on the left (←), because it probably won't fit your icon properly.

DECAPRE ✿ icon tutorial.

2007-08-24T02:02:20Z

Disclaimer: Made in Photoshop CS/Version 8.0, and contains Selective Color layers--read using the following, italicized format (only with numbers), Colors: Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black. This tutorial may not be suitable for all programs.

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ORIGINAL IMAGE

Crop your desired image into a 100x100 base. ~~Again, I really don't know why I do this, I'm just more or less showing you my basic and simplistic cropping. D:~~

Duplicate your base and set it to Screen 50%.

Create a selective Color (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...) layer with the following settings:

Method: Relative
Reds: -100/+100/+100/0
Yellows: -40/+30/+100/0

Cyans: +100/+100/-100/0
Blues: +100/+100/-100/0
Magentas: -100/+100/-100/0

Create another Selective Color (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...) layer with the following settings:

Method: Relative
Whites: -100/+50/+50/0
Neutrals: +100/+40/-20/-30
Blacks: +100/+100/0/0

And yet another Selective Color (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...) layer with the following settings:

Method: Relative
Yellows: 0/0/-100/-100

Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer... or Ctrl+Shift+N) and Stamp Visible (Alt+Ctrl+Shift+E), or merge all layers (Layer > Flatten Image or Ctrl+Shift+E) and duplicate your new base, or something similar.

With your new layer increase the Saturation (Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation or Ctrl+U) to 100%.

Gaussian Blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur...) this layer with a Radius of 5.0-10.0 pixels. In this case, I chose to use 8.0 pixels.

Set this layer to Screen 50%.

Duplicate the layer you just set to Screen 50%, and set this layer to Soft Light 50%.

Create a new selective Color (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...) layer with the following settings:

Method: Relative
Reds: +100/0/0/0
Neutrals: +100/+20/-10/-15

Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer... or Ctrl+Shift+N) and Stamp Visible (Alt+Ctrl+Shift+E), or merge all layers (Layer > Flatten Image or Ctrl+Shift+E) and duplicate your new base, or something similar.

Invert (Image > Adjustments > Invert or Ctrl+I) the layer. (Scary, I know)

Now, on the same layer, increase the Hue (Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation or Ctrl+U) to +180 (or -180). (Still scary, I know.)

Because the purpose of this is to darken the background ::shot:: grab an eraser and erase her face and anywhere else that is already dark enough.

Gaussian Blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur...) this layer with a Radius of 5.0-10.0 pixels. In this case, I probably chose 8.0, or 9.0, I can't tell.

Set this layer to Soft Light 100%.

Duplicate the layer your just set to Soft Light 100%, and leave it where it is. In some (if not most) cases, you shouldn't find this necessary at all.

Sharpen (Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask...). My settings:

Amount: 50%
Radius: 0.5 pixels
Threshold: 0 levels

DECAPRE ✿ icon tutorial.

2007-08-21T22:03:51Z

Disclaimer: Made in Photoshop CS/Version 8.0, and contains Selective Color layers--read using the following, italicized format (only with numbers), Colors: Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black. This tutorial may not be suitable for all programs.

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ORIGINAL IMAGE

Crop your desired image into a 100x100 base. ~~And, yadda, yadda, yadda... ::shot:: I really don't know why I'm saying this. D:~~

Remove the excess text from your base using a Brush (B), Eraser (E), or whatever you prefer. If you're a perfectionist, you can do this step before cropping your image into a 100x100 base.

Create a selective Color (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...) layer with the following settings:

Reds: -100/+100/+100/0
Yellows: -100/+100/+100/+100
Magentas: -100/+100/+100/0

Method: Relative
Whites: -100/-10/+10/0
Blacks: 0/+100/0/0

Create another Selective Color (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...) layer with the following settings:

Method: Relative
Neutrals: +100/+20/-15/-20

And yet another Selective Color (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...) layer with the following settings:

Method: Relative
Cyans: +100/+25/+10/-25
Blues: +100/+40/-20/-30
Neutrals: +100/+5/-5/-15

Gaussian Blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur...) this layer with a Radius of 5.0-10.0 pixels. In this case, I chose to use 8.0 pixels.

Set this layer to Soft Light 100%.

Gaussian Blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur...) this layer with a Radius of 1.0-5.0 pixels. In this case, I chose to use 3.0 pixels.

Set this layer to Soft Light 100%. Sharpen if you feel it's necessary; in this case, I randomly chose not to for some reason... (._.;)

I felt the icon looked a bit empty with so much white so I filled the area with #EBA1AE (colour was randomly selected from Aoi Yuu's clothes).

To get the straight lines, I used the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L), but you can just as easily use the Pen Tool (P) or just a typical brush (B) while holding the shift key would also suffice.

DECAPRE ✿ icon tutorial.

2007-08-21T10:03:05Z

Disclaimer: Made in Photoshop CS/Version 8.0, and contains Selective Color layers--read using the following, italicized format (only with numbers), Colors: Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black. This tutorial may not be suitable for all programs.

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ORIGINAL IMAGE

Crop your desired image into a 100x100 base. Obvious step, right?

Duplicate your base and set it to Screen 100%.

Now create a Selective Color layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...), I used the following settings:

Method: Relative

Reds: -100/+60/+30/0
Yellows: -100/+20/+100/0
Greens: +100/-100/+100/0

Cyans: +100/-100/+100/0
Blues: +100/-100/+100/0
Magentas: -100/+100/+100/0

Create another Selective Color layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...) with the following settings:

Method: Relative
Whites: +20/+100/-20/0
Neutrals: +100/+40/-20/-30
Blacks: +100/0/0/0

Now take a white brush (B) and brush out some of her hair and face at a low Opacity preferably around 20-30%. I did this just because else Gakky's face would become a lot darker (mainly because of her black hair) if I didn't.

Gaussian Blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur...) with a Radius of 5.0-10.0 pixels. In this case, I used 7.0 pixels.

Set this particular layer you just manipulated to Soft Light 100%.

Create another Selective Color layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...) with the following settings (yes, again):

Method: Relative
Yellows: -100/+100/-100/0
Neutrals: +100/+40/-20/-25

Duplicate the Selective Color layer you just made and leave it where it is. In some cases, you shouldn't find it necessary to do this step.

Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer... or Ctrl+Shift+N) and fill (Edit > Fill... or Shift+F5) it with #FFFFCC. Set this layer to Linear Burn 50%.

Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer... or Ctrl+Shift+N) and fill (Edit > Fill... or Shift+F5) it with #000033. Set this layer to Exclusion 50%.

Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer... or Ctrl+Shift+N) and Stamp Visible (Alt+Ctrl+Shift+E), or merge all layers (Layer > Flatten Image or Ctrl+Shift+E) and duplicate your new base, or something similar.

Gaussian Blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur...) with a Radius of 0.5-2.0 pixels. In this case, I used 1.0 pixels.

Set this particular layer you just manipulated to Screen 40%.

Sharpen (Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask...). My settings:

Amount: 50%
Radius: 0.5 pixels
Threshold: 0 levels

DECAPRE ✿ 45 icons.

2007-08-20T23:30:38Z

It's been a year and a month since I've actually posted icons... (;___;) I'm sorry, really... I have kept the .psds for some of the newer icons (02, 04, 05, 07, 10, 29, 30, 31, and 32) so if anyone would like a tutorial, I'd gladly write one while I still have time. I can also attempt backtracking for some of the other icons but I can't really guarantee anything...

[09] ARIA
[02] Guilty Gear
[07] Gundam SEED Destiny
[01] Kanon
[01] Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
[01] RomeoxJuliet
[04] Tokyo Mew Mew
[02] Tsubasa Chronicle
[01] X

[02] Aragaki Yui
[02] Hachimitsu to Clover
[01] Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
[08] NEWS
[01] Shuuji to Akira
[01] Stock
[01] Tantei Gakuen Q
[01] Yamada Taro Monogatari

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Notes: 06, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, and 24 contain resources made by other people listed here. I'd also like to point out that the majority of these icons were made just for the sake of just testing out different things in Photoshop, so I apologize for how strange and/or crappy some of them appear to be. I also hope that I didn't grab any duplicates from my previous post 'cause I lost track of which ones I have and have not posted, not to mention the number of icons I possibly lost when I formatted my desktop December 2006... D|

BIRDBOY ☆ 24 icons.

2007-08-04T01:35:24Z

[14] Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni
[10] Hanazakari no Kimitachi E

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DECAPRE ✿ layout.

2007-07-15T01:25:11Z

Don't know if anyone's really interested but I like it lots, okay? And versions are really a pain so I'm not going to do them anymore. ::shot:: It's also idletime's current layout, if you're wondering. x3 ♥

Style System: S2
Layout Style: Smooth Sailing
Account Types Supported: All; Basic, Paid, and Plus (as long as the width is greater or equal to 744px).
Sidebar: None or on the right.

Click on the image to view a screenshot of the full layout. ♥

Dashed Blues.

→ Download the CSS file here. ←

→ How to install:
01: Download the .css file. 02: Journal > Customize Journal > Style System > S2 03: Look and Feel > Your layout will determine your theme options. > Smooth Sailing. 04: Custom Options > Presentation > Userinfo Position in Entries > Right side of the entry text (or left, it doesn't matter). 05: Wrap Entry text under userinfo > Yes (or no, it doesn't matter). 06: Userinfo Position in Comments > Right side of the entry text (or left, it doesn't matter). 07: Wrap Comment text under userinfo > Yes (or no, it doesn't matter). 08: Sidebar > Sidebar Position > Right Side. 09: Custom CSS > Use layout's stylesheet(s) > No. 10: Copy and paste the content in the .css file in the "Custom stylesheet" area. 11: Click "Save Changes". ALSO. Please place the text "Stylesheet by <lj user="saltily">", or something similar, in either the journal's userinfo or sidebar.

→ Things to note:
01: If the sidebar is on the left, the layout will look strange because the padding and the line is different. Please change the padding, margin, and line, in the sidebar from right to left if you really want to move them. 02: If you post a picture or write text that will overflow the entry (or someone on your friends page does), the overflowed entry will have a scroll bar on the bottom. At least it looks better than the entire layout stretching, okay. 03: Adding a header, changing the colours, or making slight adjustments to the css code such as changing the padding a little does not mean that you wrote the css code. Please credit idletime for the original css code and do credit yourself for making the header or making adjustments/tweaking to the css code. 04: If you use Internet Explorer, or any browser other than Mozilla Firefox, no complaints about whatever the layout might randomly do. ALSO. Please comment if you download the stylesheet, because I do like feedback on my work. >:

DECAPRE ✿ resources.

2007-06-18T23:47:28Z

→ CURRENT RESOURCES;

Scans: amarylliszai boys_paper carnival_night news_jpop newscan_project

Fonts: http://www.dafont.com/

→ PREVIOUS RESOURCES LIST (USED PRIOR JANUARY 2007);

Scans:
http://animepa.csusm.edu/galleries/
http://www.clamp-net.org/
http://www.darkmirage.com/
http://www.ebay.com/
http://fukanounashigoto.free.fr/
http://www.gundams.net
http://www.gundamwingzero.com/
http://images.google.ca/
http://kasumitodo.splinder.com/
http://seedgenesis.net/
http://www.tokyojupiter.com/tsubasa/
http://trc.silent-mist.com/index.php
http://violet-dreams.net/pitaten/index.php
http://www.yzak.nu/
flowright invader_bs yzak

Brushes & Textures:
http://www.aethereality.net/
http://junkie.candycrack.net/
http://www.enchanted-dreamz.com/design/
http://www.fluffymonster.org/
http://magicbox.ti-fi.com/indexx.html
http://www.syndarys.net/
http://veredgf.fredfarm.com/pattern-bomb/
http://www.visual-sentiments.net/brushdirectory/
__3ppl ___candyrain 100x100_brushes fuse_graphics brushaddicts crushedviolet dishyicons i_consent icon_textures iconperfect icontemplation unobstructed weapon_icons xgraphicjunkie __kali__ _coquettish _joni aconite _tayler 77words alaskanicons anoldloveletter any_otherday arisubox cdg_brushes chouchoune colorfilter colortone dj43 dragong ech011 fuzzy dearest iconisms littlekfru lovemelikemusic iroka padabee meleada miggy spaceship my_wonderful myrasis noctuidae quebelly rhapsody_iv scarsonchest september_icons silverqe teh_indy the_knoife_life tragic_icons wonton_graphics zephia

Fonts: http://www.dafont.com/

DECAPRE ✿ 50 icons.

2006-07-22T03:41:03Z

I apologise for not posting anything for the past two to three months.. I haven’t really been making that many icons lately so, for me, there really wasn’t anything to post. I’ll try to make more icons now and post more often now because I don’t have to worry about exams anymore...not until December anyways.

[02] Black Cat
[09] Bleach
[07] CLAMP (various)
[01] Fruits Basket
[02] Fullmetal Alchemist
[01] Gundam SEED
[11] Gundam SEED Destiny
[05] Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (PURE)
[01] Ouran Koukou Host Club
[06] Tokyo Mew Mew
[03] Tsubasa Chronicle
[02] Other

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DECAPRE ✿ tutorial.

2006-04-17T20:58:37Z

Since I'm taking so long to make an icon post, ~~and banners, and everything else that involves Photoshop 7.0,~~ I bring a tutorial. Please note that I'm just guessing at some things so I not sure if you'll come up the something identical to my icon.

Also, the order in which I made this icon is not the same as the order of which I'm writing this tutorial. Such as, the 5px border was the first thing I created before cropping my base however it didn't have the area for the text, that was added a lot later.

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ORIGINAL IMAGE	(from Yahoo!Japan Auctions) Resize the image by 50% and crop it to 100x100 pixels.
	Auto Levels (Image > Adjustments > Auto Levels or Shift+Ctrl+L) or Auto Contrast (Image > Adjustments > Auto Contrast or Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L), depending on your image and how poor the lighting is. You could always fiddle around with the levels and contrast yourself but I'm a lazy icon maker.
	Then sharpen it. I used the Unsharpen Mask (Filter > Sharpen > Unsharpen Mask...) which isn't as intense as just clicking Sharpen. My preferences: Amount: 50% Radius: 1.0 pixels Threshold: 0 levels
	Duplicate (Layer > Duplicate Layer...) your base. Then blur (Filter > Blur > Blur) and Desaturate (Image > Adjustments > Desaturate or Shift+Ctrl+U) it.
	Set that layer to Multiply 30%.
	Duplicate (Layer > Duplicate Layer...) the base layer, bring it to the top, and Desaturate (Image > Adjustments > Desaturate or Shift+Ctrl+U) it.
	Add a Vector Mask (Layer > Add Vector Mask > Reveal All) to the layer and erase everything but the lighter colours such as Athrun's skin and the red on his uniform. You can just use the eraser tool but with that, if you mess up you'll probably have to start from scratch again. My layer mask looks like this.
	Set that layer to Multiply 100%.
	Duplicate (Layer > Duplicate Layer...) the layer with the Vector Mask. If you're thinking I'm insane, I'm not. I actually did this step last.
	I then made a new layer (Layer > New > Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N) and selected a 5px border around the icon, and a place to put the text, with the Rectangular Marquee Tool. Then I filled (Edit > Fill) that selected area in with white.
	Next I took the following gradient (made by ?) and set it to Overlay 100%.
	(made by ?) Overlay 50%.
	(made by ?) Color Burn 30%.
	(made by ?) Overlay 30%.
	(made by ?) Overlay 100%.
	Make a new layer (Layer > New > Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N) and fill (Edit > Fill) it with a 3x3px pattern of a 3px diagonal line. Since pattern I made was in black, I inversed (Image > Adjustments > Invert or Ctrl+I) the layer.
	Now set that layer to Soft Light 35%.
	Duplicate your base (Layer > Duplicate Layer...), bring it to the top, desaturate it, and set the layer to Overlay 75%.
	(made by ?) Hard Light 25%.
	Add text. I used 18thCentury as my font, size 8pt, tracking 150, all caps, anti-analzing method: Strong, and the typical average black (#000000) for my colour.
	Add a black 1px dotted border. This can be made by selecting a 1px border with the Rectangular Marquee Tool and filling (Edit > Fill) it with a 2x2px diagonal pattern.
	(made by ?) Overlay 75%.
	(made by cdg) Which was flipped horizontally and set to Screen 100%.
	(made by cdg) Rotated it 90° and set it to Screen 100%.

I recommend fiddling around with things as you go such as the colours of the gradients and textures I used. I'm sure I did that with the gradients I used and therefore I can't tell which ones I had originally used. I'm guessing a lot of them came from ningengirai but I not exactly sure. For the time being, my credits can be found here.

Anyways, enjoy. Please comment if it has been helpful in any way.