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For this tutorial you will need:
Materials in zip files
Materials 1 and
Materials 2
(some tube layers are closed to decrease file sizes)
Filters Required: Eye Candy 4000
Filters Unlimited - Distortion Filters - Smelter 2
DSB Flux - Linear Transmission
Filters are not supplied
Open a New transparent Image 600 x 450
Flood with a pale green. I used #bbb9aa
New Layer
Select All. Copy Cucumber Salad graphic and Paste into Selection
Leave the selection
New Layer
Copy Rose Corner graphic and Paste into Selection
Leave the selection
New Layer
Copy Barn Door graphic and Paste into Selection
Select None
Highlight Raster 2. Change the Opacity to 85. Layer Mode, Darken. Edge Effects, Enhance. Repeat Edge Effects
Highlight Raster 3. Change the Opacity to 50. Layer Mode, Burn
Highlight Raster 4. Change the Opacity to 50. Layer Mode, Normal
Stay on Raster 4 and apply Filters Unlimited, Distortion Filters, Smelter 2 with a value of 85
Merge all Layers Visible
Apply Eye Candy Squint with a value of 15 on the slider
Stay on the Merged Layer. Selection Tool, Custom Selection
Top = 50, Left = 50, Right = 300, Bottom = 400
Selections Invert
Copy and Paste as a New Layer
Leave the Selection. See Layer Palette screenshot
Apply Drop Shadow to Raster 1. Vertical and Horizontal = 1, Opacity = 30, Blur = 10, Colour Black
Repeat Drop Shadow with Vertical and Horizontal at Minus 1
Selections, None
Copy Yoka Fashionlady - 171206 and paste as a New Layer
Resize the tube layer by 85% and move to bottom right of your image. This is Raster 2
Apply Drop Shadow of Vertical = 1, Horizontal = 8, Opacity = 60, Blur = 15, Colour Black
Highlight the bottom layer
Open Cascada soleil - Resize by 50% - Copy - Close the original without saving changes
Paste as a New Layer on your working image
With the mover tool position in the middle of the frame
Change Layer Opacity to 60 and Layer Mode to Overlay
Copy the Snowy Stormy Scene - Paste as a New Layer
With the mover tool move the tube to the left and down until the black horizon line is no longer visible
Lower the Layer Opacity to 26 and Layer Mode to Luminance (L)
This is what we have so far
Highlight Raster 2 - the tube layer
Duplicate
Highlight Raster 2 (the original tube layer)
Apply DSB Flux, Linear Transmission Slice size = 4, Offset = 10, Blend Minus 30 Horizontal checked
Change the Layer Opacity to 30 and apply Edge Effects, Enhance
Merge Layers Visible and Copy. This will stay in memory until we need it
Add Borders Symmetrical, Value = 20, Colour White
Select Border with Magic Wand, Inside checked
Add a New Layer and Paste into Selection. Leave the Selection
Apply Adjust - Blur, Motion Blur. Angle 135, Strength = 30
Lower the Layer Opacity to 65. Leave the Selection
Layers Duplicate - Image Flip, Image Mirror
Select None
Apply a Drop Shadow to the top layer
Vertical and Horizontal = 6, Opacity = 40, Blur = 15, Colour Black
Repeat the Drop Shadow with Vertical and Horizontal Minus 6
Add Border, Symmetric, value = 1, Dark brown or black
Add text of your choice, watermark and any necessary copyright information
Resize using Bicubic Resampling
Be creative, a tutorial is a guideline only so have fun
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