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Sunday, February 23, 2014
Supplies needed:
-- PSP
-- main tube of choice. I used Pandora-Creations' gorgeous "Kate", which can be purchased at S&CO.
-- photo of choice. I used one of my own photos, but there are many great free to use stock photos at sites like morguefile and stock.xchng.
-- template of choice. I used a template by Ali.
-- gradients of choice. I used two default gradients that came with PSP and one by MsKris.
-- the plugins Visman and EyeCandy 4000.
-- Jazzy's "basic" drop shadow setting of 2, 2, 50, 3 and color black.
-- mask of choice. I used a mask by Wynter.
-- alpha or font of choice. I used a lovely alpha by Designz by Sue, called the "Fancy Pants Alpha". you can also purchase this alpha at S&CO.
1. Open template, duplicate, close original and save this as your canvas.
2. Paste photo onto canvas under the template frames. Reposition/resize if needed, and click your magic wand outside frames. Selections > modify > expand > expand by 4,
and hit your delete key.
3. Floodfill
frames with the PSP default "electric blues" gradient. Go to effects > artistic
effects > enamel and use the following settings:
4. Choose a black/dark
gradient with color(s) that match your tube (I used the MsKris gradient, called "noreception"). Floodfill top two back squares of your template with this gradient. Apply
effects > texture effect > bricks to each using the following settings, and changing the angle on the second floodfill to 86:
5. Choose a lighter
gradient with colors that match your tube (I used the PSP default gradient blue metallic). Floodfill bottom two squares of template. In your plugins menu, go to VM Toolbox > Brightness Noise and apply the following settings:
6. Floodfill center
squares with a color from your photo. Go to effects > texture
effects > wood grain and apply default settings.
7. Paste tube onto canvas. Resize if needed (I resized 50% bicubic). Place in center of canvas between framed photos. Apply Jazzy's basic drop shadow.
8. Create new raster layer and
floodfill with a color from tube. In your layers palette, drop this layer to
the bottom. In your plugins menu > go to VM Toolbox > Mezzotinto Due and apply the following settings:
9. Apply your mask, then merge group.
10. If you're using an alpha - copy
letters of choice from the alpha file, paste onto canvas.
Resize if needed and merge these layers together.
11. In your plugins menu, go to EyeCandy 4000 > Gradient Glow and apply the following settings:
11. In your plugins menu, go to EyeCandy 4000 > Gradient Glow and apply the following settings:
12. Create a new raster layer and add on your copyright/watermark.
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