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What about a slight bevel, drop shadow & maybe clouds instead of just one solid colour? Now it has me thinking too!

I like the way it's worn, I just think it's too obviously pixelated. I tried to feather the selection, but when the objects are only a pixel wide, it doesn't really work. I think I'll do the text and border layer again and use the same grunge pattern, but I'll increase the size of the layer by maybe 125% before I do it. Then, when I shrink it to fit, the antialiasing should soften up the hard lines.

That's my theory anyway. We'll see how it goes.

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Very nicely done!

Thanks! I'm thinking it's not final, though. I think I can do the worn paint effect more convincingly.

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Simple blog banner. From this:

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No luck downloading this. Cookies are enabled, flash is enabled. Any advice?

ETA: Never mind. I got it. Advice for anyone else having trouble, just try again later.