*For this tutorial we will be using PSP7/AS.* Ready? Lets go! Open a new transparent image in PSP, size 400 x 400; we will crop it later. Click on preset shapes, and use rectangle/line width set at 3.       Set your stroke and fill colors. I will be using gold for stroke and black #000000 for the fill.     Now, make a rectangle the size that you want your finished award to be.        Add a new layer; go back to preset shapes/line width, and set at 2.     Stroke color the same, but set the fill color to "null."      Next, draw a rectangle inside of the  first gold outline.   Add a new layer using the same  preset shapes/rectangle line width 1; draw your rectangle, and repeat this step again.        Now we want add a new layer, and begin decorating the award with tubes, corner dings, and a center tube.     Click on layers/merge/merge visible, and save in PSP format (File/Save As).  Name your award, so that you can keep a blank copy of it for future use.    *If you would like to add an effect to one of the gold layers, do not merge yet.* (See page 2 of this tutorial.)   Add a new layer, and type in your text.  Go to File/Save As, and give your award a new name.    Open AS and click on File/Open, and open the award. Now we want to crop and save as a gif file.       *Continued Part 2*   This tutorial was written by Mz.TapŠ on April 22, 2003. *Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.* All Rights Reserved.* Feel free to "text link" to this tutorial, but please do not copy, rewrite, translate, place it (or the zip files) anywhere on the web, send via email, or claim it as your own. *Background by Mz. Tap, exclusive for this tutorial.*