tutorial_dreaming_at_the_water

Dreaming at the water edge

Original tutorial can be found HERE

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Filter used
FM Tile Tools/Collage-Circular & Blend Emboss
Unlimited 2/Tile And Mirror/Quadrant Mirror
Unlimited 2/Buttons Ans Frames/3D Glass Frame 1
Flaming Pear/Flood
LenK’s/Maxime
LenK’s/Adonis
Jeux de Ligne/Entrelacement

Material
2 tubes and a layer Alpha Channel

Colors
foreground : White
Background : #627f9e

Realization

Use the pencil to follow the steps l
Left click to grab it

Step 1
activate the layer (alpha reveries)
windows/duplicate
we wil work with the copy

Step 2
preapre a linear gradient -> 0 / 2 / disable “invert”

Step 3
effects/plugins/FM Tile Tools/Collage Circular

effects/edge effects/enhance

Step 4
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/Tile And Mirror/Quadrant Mirror

Step 5
selections/load-save selections/from alpha channel/selection #1
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none

Step 6
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/Buttons & Frames/3D Glass Frame 1

effects/edge effects/enhance

Step 7
selections/load-save selections/from alpha channel/selection #1
layers/new raster layer
paint with the dark color
selections/select nonee

Step 8
selections/load-save selections/from alpha channel/selecion #2
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none

Step 9
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

and again, drop shadow, changing 2 / 2 to -2 / -2
layers/merge/merge down

Step 10
load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
layers/new raster layer
activate the tube of the landscape - edit/copy
back on your work – edit/paste into selection
selections/select none
effects/plugins/FM Tile Tools/Blend Emboss

layers/merge/merge down

Step 11
load-save selection/from alpha channel/selections #4
selections/promote selections to layer
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections/select none

Step 12
activate the bottom layer of the stack (alpha layer)
effects/reflection effects/Kaleidoscope

effects/edge effects/enhance more

Step 13
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
set the opacity of the layer to 50%
layers/merge/merge down
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more

Step 14
layers/merge/merge visible

Step 15
effects/plugins/Flaming Pear/Flood/white

Step 16
activate the tube of the woman - edit/copy
backon your work/paste as a new layer
move to the left
effects/3D effects/drop shadow 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)

Step 17
image/add borders/enable symmetric
3 pixels background color
5 pixels foreground color
3 pixels background color

Step 18
image/add borders/50 pixels/foreground color
select this border with the magic wand
prepare a linear gradient 45 / 3 / disable “invert”
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none

Step 19
effects/plugins/L en K’s Maxime

Step 20
layers/duplicate
image/mirror
set the opacity of the layer to 50%
layers/merge/merge down

Step 21
activate the magic wand tool (tolerance 0)
select the left part with the solid color

Step 22
paint the selection with the linear gradient 45/3
effects/L en K’s Adonis

effects/edge effects/enhance

Step 23
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none

Step 24
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before

Step 25
activate the layer underneath (promoted selection)
effects/jeux de lignes/entrelacements
(customize with your colors. Jacotte chose only blue !)

layers/merge/merge visible

Step 26
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/50
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
selections/select none

Step 27
image/add borders/5 pixels/background color
select that border with the magic wand
effects/texture effects/blinds/foreground color

selections/select none