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Open a new image new
   width > 700
   height > 300
   background color > white (for now)
   image type > 16.7 million colors (24 bit)

click the foreground icon fore again
   select the color for your banner (I used blue 0,0,255)
   now on the right side select a few shades darker
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   click OK

click the background color icon back
   once again select the color of your banner (0,0,255)
   this time select a few shades lighter
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   click OK

select the fill tool fill
   match mode > none
   tolerance > 200
   fill style > sunburst gradient
   fill the image

click on the background color icon back
   select the color of your web page (I used 220,194,129)
   click OK

selections > select all

image > deformations > perspective - horizontal
   % difference > 100
   click OK

selections > select none

selections > select all
This may seem redundant

TRUST ME

selections > modify > transparent color
   transparent color > background color
   tolerance > 0
   click OK

Now you should have a pennant shaped object that is selected.
If you do not you should start over.

image > mirror

selections > modify > transparent color
   transparent color > background color
   tolerance > 0
   click OK

image > special effects > cutout
   fill interior color > unchecked
   interior color > doesn,t matter
   shadow color > black
   opacity > 180
   blur > 30
   vertical > -2 (minus two)
   horizontal > -2 (minus two)
   click OK

image > special effects > cutout
   fill interior color > unchecked
   interior color > doesn,t matter
   shadow color > white
   opacity > 180
   blur > 30
   vertical > 1
   horizontal > 1
   click OK

selections > select none

now reverse foreground and background colors

TIP : CLICK THE LITTLE ARROWS

arrows

select the text tool text
   make sure floating is checked
   select your font and size and type in your text
   keep in mind the size of your banner
click OK
   if your text is too large click the undo button undo
   and redo it smaller

image > special effects > cutout
   fill interior color > unchecked
   interior color > doesn,t matter
   shadow color > black
   opacity > 180
   blur > 30
   vertical > 2
   horizontal > 2
   click OK

selections > select none

colors > decrease colors > X colors (8 bit)
   number of colors > 256
   check only error diffusion
   click OK

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