Solo Report 104
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Free Video Series - Creating Your Custom Wordpress Blog HeaderA few weeks ago regular visitor ‘Rex’ asked how the header graphic for Solo Profits had been put together.
I replied that it would be easier to show the process with a video rather than try to explain in writing… seemed like a good idea at the time;-)
Well, it turns out that it was ’sort of a good idea’, although I didn’t think then that the finished product would be almost an hour long and weigh-in at nearly half a gig (even in .flv format)!
Anyway the job’s done (the videos are uploading as I write).
I thought it would make a good subject for SoloReport 104, so I’ve split the whole thing into four segments for easier consumption - rather than having to view the whole thing in one go.
This is what the videos cover:
Video 1:
• How to create a new basic document for your header using Photoshop
• How to make a custom background
• How to work with layers (a powerful tool for pro-quality graphics)
• How to define a custom pattern to use in this and future artwork projects
Video 2:
• How to define a custom pattern (continued)
• Complete your custom header background using layers, opacity controls and your custom pattern
• Add a basic headline and subhead
• Use little-known Photoshop techniques to transform your headline with a wow-factor of 10+ (just like the pros do it!)
Video 3:
• Add your mug shot to the header graphic and stylize it to fit with your blog’s branding
• Fine-tune the complete design of your header
• Use a rarely seen trick to produce precisely the complimentary colors you need for the elements in your graphic, without spending valuable time trawling through umpteen swatches and color palettes (pros do this all the time and it saves hours and hours of extra work!)
Video 4:
• Create multiple copies of your graphic in formats you can use for future projects
• Apply the Kubrick .psd mask which allows your header graphic to fit the default Wordpress theme perfectly
• Step by step - How to upload your header graphic into the live Wordpress folder so that it replaces the original default header
The videos are totally free to view. All I ask is that you login via the link below to gain access to the video material and simultaneously subscribe to “The Solo Report” so that I can keep you bang up-to-date whenever a new training video is posted.
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The videos are high quality streaming files, so there’s no need for you to download anything 
As always, I hope you find the material useful and I look forward to your comments and ideas.
All the best,
Dave.
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