create a new image
   width > 600
   height > 300
   background > white
   image type > 16.7 million colors (24 bit)

select foreground color black

select background color white

select the rectangle tool
   selection type > rectangle
   feather > 0

place the rectangle tool at position 0,150 (look in the lower left of the screen)


click and drag across the screen horizontally to the other side

select the fill tool
   match mode > none
   tolerance > 200
   fill style > solid color
fill the selection portion (the bottom half) with foreground color

selections > select none

select the text tool
click on the image and make sure floating is checked
type your text and click OK

position the text half in the white and half in the black


select the rectangle tool
   same setting as above

position the cursor to the left of the text - horizontal position 150
click and hold the CTRL key and drag to the right and above the text


select the fill tool
   same settings as above

right click in the selected area, to fill it with white


selections > select none

select the rectangle tool
   same settings as above

select a rectangle around the text, this will be the size of your image so try and select an even amount of black and white

edit > copy

close the image, you do not have to save it

edit paste > as new image


open another new image
   same settings as above

view > zoom in > 10:1

select the paint brush tool
   brush type > pen
   size > 1
   shape > round
   paper texture > none

draw an image just like this :


select the rectangle tool again
   same settings as above
select a square around the new image


edit > copy

you can now close that image, without saving it also

edit > paste > as new image

now click on the title bar of the text image to make it active

select background color
   use a contrasting color (I used red) image > add borders
   check symmetric
   value > 6
   click OK


select the magic wand
   match mode > rgb value
   tolerance > 15
   feather > 0

click in the border (red) area

select the fill tool

click the OPTIONS button and select the checkerboard image
now fill the border with this pattern

selections > select none

colors > decrease colors > 2 colors (1 bit)



being just two colors makes this image real small and fast loading

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