Merry Christmas 2016

original tutorial can be found HERE

Material


Filters Used
AP Innovation Lines Silverlining : Dotty grid
Simple : Pizza slice miror
Unlimited : Kang 1 : circuit weaver
Dbs Flux : Linear transmission
Unlimited : Jeux de Ligne : entrelacement
AP Innovation Lines Silverlining : Zag Accross
Mura Meister : Perspective tilling
AFs Import : Sqborder 2
Unlimited : VM Toolbox : Instant Tile
Graphic plus : cross shadow
Render : Button Maker Square
Thank you to Cloclo and Renée for sharing their filters page



Colors

translator’s note : I work with PSPX9
but you can realize this tag with another version of course

use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it

Realization
1
open alpha layer
window -> duplicate
close original alpha layer and work with the copy

2
selections -> select all

3
copy / paste into selection Background image
selections -> select none

4
effets -> imge effects -> seamless tiling

5
selections -> load selection 1 from alpha channel
selections -> promote selection to layer
flood fill selection with the following gradient

6
effects -> plugins -> AP Innovations -> Lines Silverlining / Dotty Grid

7
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 20 / 10 / black
selections -> select none

8
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror vertical
layers -> merge -> merge down

9
highlight Alpha layer
load selection 2
selections -> promote selection to layer

10
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with the sunburst gradient

11
copy / paste into selection « decor » tube
effects -> edge effects -> enhance

12
your layers palette

13
layers -> merge -> merge down

14
lock layer

15
effects -> 3D effects -> cutout

selections -> select none
unlock layer

16
highlight alpha layer
layers -> duplicate

17
effects -> plugins -> Simple -> Pizza Slice Mirror
load selection 3
selections -> promote selection to layer

18
flood fill selection with the following gradient

19
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Kang 1 / Circuit Weaver

adjsut -> sharpness -> sharpen more

20
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black
selections -> select none

21
highlight alpha layer (bottom layer)
load selection 4
selections -> promote selection to layer
layers -> arrange -> move up

22
flood fill selection with sunburst gradient (step 5)
effects -> plugins -> DSB Flux / Linear Transmission

effects -> edge effects -> enhance

23
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black
selections -> select none

24
highlight alpha layer (bottom layer)
lod selection 5
selections -> promote selection to layer
layers -> arrange -> move up

25
effects -> texture effects -> texture (provided)

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black
selections -> select none

26
your layers palette

27
highlight Copy of alpha layer
load selection 6
promote selection to layer

28
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Jeux de Lignes -> Entrelacements

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black
selections -> select none

29
highlight Copy of Alph Layer (second from bottom)
load selection 7
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill selection with linear gradient -> 45 / 0  / uncheck « invert »
effects -> plugins -> AP Innovations -> Lines Silverlining / Zag Across

selections -> select none

30
highlight « Copy of Alpha »
edit -> copy

31
highlight top layer
layers -> new raster layer
load selection 8
edit -> paste into selection

32
effects -> plugins -> Muras’s Meister -> Perspective Tiling

selections -> select none

33
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
opacity : 50%
layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> edge effects -> enhance more

34
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)
edit -> COPY

35
iamge -> add borders ->...
2 pixels color 2
2 pixels color 1
2 pixels color 2
50 pixels color 1

36
select the large border with magic wand tool
edit -> paste into selection

37
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur / 40
selections -> promote selection to layer
effects -> plugins -> Afs Import / sqborder 2

38
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> VM Toolbox / Instant Tile

39
selections -> invert
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections -> select none

40
image -> add borders ->...
2 pixels color 2
2 pixels color 1
40 pixels color 2

41
select large border
flood fill with a linear gradient 45 / 3 / uncheck « iinvert »

42
effects -> plugins -> Graphic Plus / Cross Shadow

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effects -> plugisn -> Render -> Button Maker Square

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

44
selections -> invert
lock layer

effects -> 3D effects -> cutout

selections -> select none
unlock layer

45
copy / paste as new layer Text tube
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / color 2

46
copy / paste as new layer character tube (don’t forget to erase watermark)
place it where you like
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 21 / 14 / black

47
copy / paset as new layer bow tube
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 2 / 21 / 14 / black

48
decorate as you wish

49
layers -> mereg -> merge all (flatten)

50
image -> resize -> 900 pixels (width)

51
adjust -> sharpness -> unsharp mask

apply your watermark and save as... type .jpeg

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