Happy New Year 2016

original tutorial can be found HERE

Material


Filters Used
Unlimited : Bkg Kaléidoscope : BlueBerry Pie
Unlimited : Bkg Kaléidoscope : 4QFlip UpperL
AP 01 Innovations : Dotty Grid
Toadies : What are You
Carolaine et Sensibility : CS-Hlines
L en K's : Zitah
Miror Rave : Quadrant Flip
Unlimited : Kohan's Filters : Autointerlace v1.0
Unlimited : Sybia : Xaggerat
Simple : 4 way average

Thank you to Cloclo and Renée for sharing their filters pages



Colors


translator’s note : I work with PSPX8,
but you can realize this tag with another version of course

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

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

Step 2
in the materials palette, prepare a linear gradient >  0 / 1 / uncheck « invert »

Step 3
flood fill the layer with the gradient

Step 4
effects > plugins > Unlimited 2 > Bkg Kaleidoscope > BlueBerry Pie

Step 5
effects  plugins > unlimited 2 > Bkg Kaleidoscope > 4Qflip UpperL

Step 6
layers > duplicate
image > resize > 85 % > uncheck « all layers »

Step 7
effects > texture effects > weave > colors 1 & 2

Step 8
effects > edge effects > enhance more

Step 9
layers > duplicate
image > resize > 85%

Step 10
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black

Step 11
Layers > duplicate

Step 12
effects > plugins > Unlimited 2 > Bkg Kaleidoscope > BlueBerry Pie

Step 13
effects > plugins > Unlimited 2 > Bkg Kaleidsocope > 4Qflip UpperL

Step 14
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow as before (don’t change the settings)

Step 15
layers > merge > merge down

Step 16
your layers palette looks like this

your tag looks like this

Step 17
activate « copy of alpha 2016 »
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow as before

Step 18
activate the background layer (alpha layer)
load selection 1 from alpha channel
selections > promote selection to layer

Step 19
effects > AP 01 Innovations > Lines Silverlining > Dotty Grid

Step 20
effects > plugins > Toadies > What Are You ?...

effects > edge effects > enhance more

Step 21
selections > modify > select selection borders

Step 22
flood fill tool with the following settings

flood fill the selection with color 2

Step 23
selections > select none
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow as before

Step 24
layers > duplicate
image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 25
activate the copy of the alpha layer (second from the top)
load selection 2 from alpha channel
selections > promote selection to layer

Step 26
effects > plugins > Carolaine & Sensibility > CS-HLines

effects > edge effects > enhance more

Step 27
selections > select none
effects >3D effects > drop shadow as before

Step 28
layers > duplciate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 29
activate the bottom layer (alpha layer)
effects > plugins > L en K’s Zitah

Step 30
activate th elayer « copy of alpha layer » (third from the top)

effects > plugins > Mirror Rave > Quadrant Flip

Step 31
load selection 3 from alpha chanell
layers > new raster layer
flood fill white

Step 32
open the mask
layers > new mask layer > from image

effects > edge effects > enhance more
layers > merge > merge group
selections > select none

Step 33
activate the top layer (copy 2 of alpha layer)
image > resize > uncheck « all layers » > 90%
effects > plugisn > Mirror Rave > Quadrant Flip

Step 34
load selection 4 from alpha channel
selections > promote selection to layer

Step 35
effects > plugind > Unlimited 2 > Kohan’s Filters > Autointerlace v1.0

Step 36
selections > select none
effects >3D effects > drop shadow as before

Step 37
layers > duplicate
image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 38
activate the layer « copy 2 of alpha » (second from the top)
laod selection 5 from alpha channel
selections > promote selection to layer
effects > plugins > Johan’s Filters > Autointerlace v1.0 as before

Step 39
selections > select none
effects >3D effects > drop shadow as before

Step 40
layers > duplicate
image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 41
activate the layer « copy 2 of alpha » (third from the top)

load selection 6 from alpha channel

Step 42
effects > plugins > L en K’s Zitah

Step 43
selections > select none
effects >3D effects > drop shadow as before

Step 44
activate the layer below (copy 2 of alpha)
laod selection 7 from alpha channel
layers > new raster layer
copy / paste the landscape into selection

Step 45
blend mode of the layer : luminance (legacy)
effects > edge effects < enhance
oapcity : 85%
layers > merge > merge down
selections > select none

Step 46
activate the top layer
copy / paste as naw layer the character tube
image > resize to 82 % (or other according to your tube)
move it to the right
effects >3D effects > drop shadow

Step 47
layers > merge > merge all (flatten)

Step 48
image > add borders ->
2 pixels color 2
2 pixels color 1
10 pixels color 2
2 pixels color 1

Step 49
selections > select all
iamge > add borders > 60 pixels color 2

Step 50
selections > invert
flood fill with a linear gradient > 45 / 0 (uncheck « invert »)

Step 51
effects > plugins > Unlimited 2 > Sybia > Xaggerat

Step 52
effects > Plugins > Simple > 4 Way Average

Step 53
selections > invert
effects >3D effects > drop shadow > 5 / 5 / 80 / 40 / black  **  -5 / -5 / 80 / 40 / black
selections > select none

Step 54
iamge > add borders ->
2 pixels color 2
2 pixels color 1
10 pixels color 2
2 pixels color 1

Step 55
copy / paste as new layer the text tube (colorize it if necessary)

Step 56
effects > image effects > offset

Step 57
copy / paste as new layer the tube « 2016 »
colorize it if necessary and move it as shown on the final result

Step 58
layers > merge > merge all (flatten)

Step 59
iamge > resize > width : 900 pixels
adjust > sharpness > unsharp mask

apply your watermark

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