Dafina

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Filter used
Alien Skin Impact/Glass
AFS Import/sqborder2
Unlimited2/Tramages/Tow the Line
VM Distortion/RadiatorII

Material
tubes and decorations
1 alpha layer

Colors
color 1 --> foreground --> #ddc6b9 (light)
color 2 --> background --> #5b3c31 (dark)

Use the paint brush to follow the steps
Left click to grab it

Realization
Step 1
open the alpha layer « alpha-Dafina »
window/duplicate
always work on the copy

Step 2
activate the flood fill tool and paint the layer with color 2

Step 3
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
layers/new raster layer
paint witn color 1
effects/plugins/Alien Skin/Impact/Glass

selections/select none

Step 4
layers/duplicate – image/mirror – image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / black

Step 5
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selections #2
layers/new raster layer
paint with color 1
effects/plugins/Alien Skin as on step 3
selections/select none

Step 6
layers/duplicate – image/mirror – image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
effcts/3D effects/drop shadow as before

Step 7
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
layers/new raster layer
paint with color 1
effects/plugins/Alien Skin as on step 3
selections/select none

Step 8
layers/duplicate – image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before

Step 9
layers/duplicate
image/resize/uncheck “resize all layers”/85%

Step 10
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #4
layers/new raster layer
activate the tube of the landscape, edit/copy
back on your work /edit/paste into selection
image/resize/uncheck “resize all layers”/120%
selections/invert, and press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/invert
layers/new raster layer, and paint with color 1
selections/modify/contract/2
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down

Step 11
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   3 / 3 / 70 / 25 / black
and again with negative settings
-3 / -3 / 70 / 25 / black

Step 12
in tne layers palette, activate the background layer (layers alpha-dafina)
effects/plugins/AFS import/sqborder2

keep that layer active
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #5
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/Tramages/Tow the Line

layers/new raster layer/paint with color 1
selections/modify/contract/2
press the delete key of your keyboard
layers/merge/merge down

Step 13
keep the selection active
layers/duplicate – image/mirror
selections/promote selection to layer
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 50%
layers/merge/merge down

Step 14
layers/duplicate – image/flip
selections/promote selection to layer, and set the opacity on 50%
layers/merge/merge down
selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down (2 times)
your layers palette is like this

Step 15
in the layers palette, the layer “promoted selection” is active
layers/duplicate
effects/distortion effects/polar coordinates

layers/duplicate – image/flip
set the opacity on 50%
layers/merge/merge down

Step 16
image/resize/uncheck “resize all layers”/83%
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
set the opacity on 40%

Step 17
image/add borders/check “symmetric”/2 pixels/color 1

Step 18
image/add borders/50 pixels/color 2
select the border with the magic wand tool
paint with a radial gradient

Step 19
effects/plugins/VM Distortion/Radiator II

Step 20
image/free rotate
right – 180° - rotate single layer around canvas center

Step 21
keep the selection active
selections/promote selection to layer, set the opacity on 50%
layers/merge/merge down

Step 22
effects/distortion effects/pixelate

effects/edge effects/enhance more

Step 23
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black

Step 24
selections/invert
layers/new raster layer
effects/3D effects/cutout

layers/merge/merge down
selections/select none

Step 25
open the tube with the woman, copy and paste as a new layer
move it to the right as shown on the final result
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   3 / 3 / 70 / 25 / black
image/add borders/2 pixels/color 1

Step 26
open the decoration tube, copy ans paste as a new layer
move it to the left
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before

step 27
place the  Text where you want, or write your own text
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before

Step 28
image/add borders/2 pixels/color 1

Step 29
image/resize/900 pixels width
adjust/sharpness/unsharp mask

Step 30
apply your watermark
save as... type jpeg

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