Cherries Time
Original tutorial can be found HERE
Material
tubes by Jacotte - 1 alpha layer - 1 decoration tube
Filters Used
Mehdi/Weaver
Mock/Windo
Simple/Blintz & Centre Tile
Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Xera/Art Work
Vanderlee/Unplugged X/Vertical Tile & Defocus
AP01 [Innovations]/Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 IMpact/Extrude
Filter Factory D/Inspirator
Colors
color 1 -> foreground color -> #ffffff
color 2 -> background color -> #d30d11
in the materails palette, prepare a linear gradient/ 45 / 2 /uncheck « invert »
open the tubes, the layer and the decortion
duplicate them and close the originals. Work with the copies
Use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it
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Realization
Step 1
activate the alpha layer, fill with the gradient
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/25
Step 2
effects/plugins/Mehdi/Weaver
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
Step 3
layers/duplicate
effects/plugins/Mock/Windo
Step 4
effects/image effects/seamless tiling
Step 5
layers/duplicate
image/flip
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 50%
layers/merge/merge down
Step 6
activate the tube « élément décor »
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
Step 7
effects/plugins/Simple/Blintz
Step 8
effects/plugins/Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Step 9
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
effects/texture effects/blinds/color 2
Step 10
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
Step 11
layers/duplicate - image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
Step 12
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/color 2
Step 13
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #2
fill the selection with the following sunburst gradient
Step 14
effects/plugins/Xero/Artwork
selections/select none
Step 15
effects/plugins/Vanderlee/Unplugged-X/Vertical Tile
Step 16
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow
your layers palette looks like this
Step 17
in the layers palette, activate the bottom layer (Alpha layer)
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
layers/arrange/move under « Raster 2 »
Step 18
effects/plugins/Vanderlee/Unplugged-X/Defocus
set the opacity on 45%
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 19
in the layers palette, activate « copy of alpha-cerises » (second from the bottom)
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #4
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/plugins/AP01 [Innovations]/Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid
set the opacity on 55%
selections/select none
Step 20
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
Step 21
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / color 2
Step 22
in the layers palette, activate the top layer
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #5
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections/select none
Step 23
effects/Simple/Centre Tile
Step 24
in the layers palette, close the visibility of the bottom layer (Alpha layer)
activate the top layer
layers/merge/merge visible
Step 25
in the layers palette, the merged layer is activated
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #6
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Extrude/color 2 as solid color
selections/select none
Step 26
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
Step 27
activate the tube « tube-jacotte-panier de cerises »
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/75%
Step 28
effects/image effects/offset
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / black
Step 29
open the visibility of the bottom layer (alpha layer) and activate it
edit/copy
Step 30
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
Step 31
layers/promote background layer
Step 32
image/canvas size
Step 33
layers/new raster layer
selections/select all
edit/paste into selection
Step 34
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/25
Step 35
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels
fill the selection with linear gradient/ 45 / 5 / uncheck « invert »
Step 36
effects/Filter Factory Gallery D/Inspirator
Step 37
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
in the layers palette, right click on the floating selection, and choose « defloat »
set the opacity on 50%
layers/merge/merge down
selections/invert, fill the selection in white and select none
Step 38
layers/arrange/move down
Step 39
in the layers palette, activate the top layer
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/50 pixels
layers/new raster layer
fill the selection in white
selections/modify/contract/1 pixel
hit the Delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
Step 40
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/50 pixels
selections/invert
layers/new raster layer
effects/3D effects/cutout
selections/select none
Step 41
image/add borders->
2 pixels/color 2
1 pixel black
Step 42
activate the tube of the character
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
move it to the right (see final result)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow
Step 43
activate the text tube
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/75%
move it as shown on the final result
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / black
Step 44
activate the tube of the cherries
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
move it to the left
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / black
Step 45
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
image/resize/width 900 pixels
adjustsharpness/unsharp mask
apply the same effect once more
Step 46
apply your signature
file/save as... type jpeg
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