2014
Original tutorial can be found HERE
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Material
2 tubes created by myself
1 tube created by Jacotte
2 decoration tubes
1 alpha layer (with selections)
1 mask by Jacotte
Filters Used
VM Distortion/Vision Impossible
Simple/Blintz & Pizza Slice Mirror
Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
AP Innovations/Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid
Mehdi/Wavy Lab
Unlimited
Colors/Special Effects/Shiver
Cybia Screenworks/Lace Screen
Penta.Com/VTR2
AAA Frame/Foto Frame
Colors used
Foreground color : color 1 : #9e0005 (dark color)
Background color : color 2 : White
and #fbebdf (when you use Mehdi /Wavy Lab)
Realization
Step 1
Open the alpha layer “meilleurs voeux”
window/duplicate
Close the original. You will work with the copy
Step 2
in the materials palette, prepare a linear gradient 250 / 0 (uncheck “invert”)
Step 3
paint the alpha layer with the gradient
Step 4
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/VM Distortion/Vision Impossible
effets/edge effects/enhance more
Step 5
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
Step 6
effects/plugins/Simple/Blintz
Step 7
effects/plugins/Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Step 8
effects/plugins/AP Innovations/Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid
Step 9
effects/3 D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / color 1
Step 10
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
paint with color 1
selections/select none
Step 11
effects/plugins/Simple/Blintz
Step 12
effects/plugins/Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
same settings as in step 7
Step 13
effects/plugins/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror (apply 2 times this plugin)
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 35%
Step 14
layers/duplicate
image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / color 1
Step 15
layers/new raster layer
effects/plugins/Mehdi/Wavy Lab
color #fbebdf
color 2 : foreground color
color 3 : foreground color
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 16
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/Special effects 1/Shiver
Step 17
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #2
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
Step 18
effects/3D effects/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on “burn” (or other according to your colors)
opacity : 55%
Step 19
activate the tube “deco 1”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
don’t move it
Step 20
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
effects/plugins/Cybia/Screenworks/Lace Screen
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections/select none
Step 21
layers/duplicate
effects/distortion effects/polar coordinates
Step 22
layers/duplicate
image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black
Step 23
activate the tube of the book
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
image/resize/80% (uncheck “resize all layers” )
layers/arrange/move down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 50 / 30 / black
Step 24
in the layers palette, activate the layer at the bottom of the stack (alpha layer)
effects/plugins/AFS Import/sqborder2
Step 25
in the layers palette, make sure the alpha layer is still active
layers/new raster layer
paint with color 2
activate the tube “masque-jacotte” and reduce it
layers/new mask layer/from image
Step 26
layers/merge/merge group
layers/duplicate
image/flip
image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 40%
Step 27
layers/arrange/move up (2 times)
your layers palette must be like this
Step 28
in the layers palette, make sure the layer “group-raster 5” (the mask) is still active
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/50 pixels
selections/invert
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
Step 29
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
Step 30
image/add borders/2 pixels/color 1
Step 31
selections/select all
image/add borders/50 pixels/color 2
Step 32
selections/invert
Step 33
selections/promote selection to layer
paint with a linear gradient 45 / 1 (uncheck “invert”)
Step 34
effects/plugins/Penta.com/VTR2
Step 35
effects/plugins/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror
Step 36
layers/duplicate
image/mirror
selections/defloat
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 50%
layers/merge/merge down
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 37
layers/merge/merge down
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections/select none
Step 38
image/add borders
2 pixels/color 2
2 pixels/color 1
Step 39
effects/plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame
Step 40
activate the tube of the snowman, erase the signature
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
image/resize/75% (uncheck “resize all layers”)
move to the left
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 60 / 25 / black
Step 41
activate the tube of the glasses, erase the signature
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
image/resize/30%/(uncheck “resize all layers”)
move to the right
layers/duplicate
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 60 / 2 / black
Step 42
activate the tube “2014”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
image/resize/40% /(uncheck “resize all layers”)
move it as shown on the final result
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 60 / 2 / black
Step 43
image/add borders/1 pixel/black
Step 44
image/resize/900 pixels width
adjust/sharpness/unsharp mask
Step 45
apply your signature
save as… type jpeg
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