Autumn fun
Original tutorial can be found HERE
Material
tubes by Jacotte - 1 alpha layer (selections)
Filters Used
Mehdi/Sorting Tile
Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Alien Skin Snap Art/Impasto 
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass
Toadies/What are You ?...
Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling
Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow
AP 01[Innovations]/Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid
Simple/Blintz
Unlimited 2/Tramages/Tow the Line
Tymoes/Grid Maker
Unlimited 2/Funhouse/Loom
Render/Button Maker Square
Colors
color 1 -> foreground color -> #e7a336
color 2 -> background color -> #800000
Use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it
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Realization
Step 1
in the materials palette, prepare a sunburst gradient
Step 2
activate the alpha layer
window/duplicate - close the original and work with the copy
Step 3
fill this layer with the gradient
effects/plugins/Mehdi/Sorting Tiles
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 4
effects/plugins/Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Step 5
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 1
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/image effects/seamless tiling
selections/select none
Step 6
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 35 / black
Step 7
in the layers palette, activate the bottom layer (alpha layer)
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 2
selections/promote selection to layer
layers/arrange/bring to top
Step 8
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Snap Art/Impasto
 
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
Step 9
layers/new raster layer
activate the tube of the landscape
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste into selection
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 10
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 1
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels
hit the delete key of your keyboard
layers/merge/merge down twice
keep the selection active
Step 11
layers/new raster laeyr
effects/3D effects/cutout
Step 12
layers/new raster layer
effects/plugins/Alien Skin eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass
choose the setting « clear »
selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down twice
Step 13
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 3
fill with color 2
selections/select none
effects/plugins/Toadies/What are You ?...
apply this effect a second time with the same settings
effects/edge effects/enhance more
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 50 / 15 / black
layers/arrange/move down
Step 14
activate the bottom layer (alpha layer)
layers/duplicate
layers/arrange/bring to top
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Perspective tiling
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 15
effects/plugins/Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow
Step 16
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 4
fill with a linear gradient/ 90 / 20 / uncheck « invert »
Step 17
effects/plugins/AP 01Innovations]/Lines Silverlining - Dotty Grid
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections/select none
layers/arrange/move down twice (under the layer of the landscape)
Step 18
effects/distortion effects/pinch/4
Step 19
activate the bottom layer (alpha layer)
effects/plugins/Simple/Blintz
effects/edge effects/enhance
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
blend mode on « overlay » (or other)
layers/merge/merge down
Step 20
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 5
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/Unlimited 2/Tramages/Tow the Line
selections/select none
Step 21
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
Step 22
activate the top layer
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 6
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 1
Step 23
effects/plugins/Tymoes/Gridmaker
selections/select none
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / black
layers/arrange/move down
Step 24
activate the top layer
activate the decoration tube « tube-Jacotte-déco »
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
effects/image effects/offset
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / black & -1 / -1 / 100 / 2 / black
layers/arrange/move down 3 times (under the landscape)
Step 25
activate the top layer
layers/merge/merge visible
Step 26
layers/new raster layer
image/canvas size
fill with a linear gradient/ 45 / 3 / uncheck « invert »
Step 27
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/20
Step 28
effects/image effects/offset/check « wrap »
Step 29
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/Funhouse/Loom
Step 30
layers/duplicate - image/mirror - image/flip
opacity of the layer : 50%
layers/merge/merge down
Step 31
activate the top layer
selections/select all
selections/float - selections/defloat
layers/new raster layer
effects/3D effects/cutout
Step 33
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections/select none
Step 34
image/add borders ->
3 pixels color 2
2 pixels colr 1
3 pixels color 2
Step 35
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/8 pixels
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/inner bevel
selections/select none
Step 36
effects/plugins/Render/Button Maker Square
Step 37
activate the tube of the character
copy -and paste as new layer. Move it where you like
decorate according to your taste
dop a shadow of your choice
Step 38
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
Step 39
image/resize/width 900 pixels
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