tutorial_jacotte

Violinist

Original tutorial can be found HERE

Material

Filters Used
Bordermania : Frame 2
Xero : Fritillary
AP Innovations : Lines silverlining : Zag Across
Unlimited : Button et Frame : 3D Glass Frame 1
Mura Seamless : Checks
Mura meister : perspective tilling
L en K's : Zitah
Mirror Rave : Quadrant flip
Unlimited : Render : ButtonMaker Square
Italian Editors Effects : Picture in Picture
AP Innovations : Lines silverlining : Dotty grid

Colors

use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab it and move it

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

2
flood fill layer with a sunburst gradient

2
layers -> duplicate
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 80%
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 80 / 25 / black

3
layers -> duplicate
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 80%

4
layers -> merge -> merge visible

5
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling

6
effects -> plugins -> Simple -> Half Wrap

7
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection 1
selections -> promote selection to layer
effects -> texture effects -> texture (use pattern provided « support fin »)

keep selection active

8
effects -> plugin s-> Bordermania / Frame 2

keep selection active

9
selections -> modify -> contract -> 25 pixels
layers -> new raster layer
copy / paste into selection « violon »
effects -> edge effects -> enhance
keep selection active

10
highlight bottom layer (promoted selection)
redo Bordermania effects (same settings as before)

11
highlight Raster 1 (top layer)
layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black
selections -> select none

12
highlight Raster underneath (merged)
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection 2
selections -> promote selection to layer
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur / 40

13
effects -> texture effects -> weave / color 2

effects -> edge effects -> enhance

14
effects -> plugins -> Xero -> Fritillary

15
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel

selections -> select none

16
highlight bottom layer (merged)
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection 3
selections -> promote selection to layer

17
effects -> AP Innovations / Lines Silverlining / Zag Accross

18
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Button and Frames / 3D Glass Frame 1

selections -> select none

19
highlight bottom layer (merged)
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection 4
selections -> promote selection to layer

20
effects -> plugins -> Mura’s Seamless / Checks

21
effects -> plugins -> Mura’s Meister / Perspective Tiling

selections -> select none

22
highlight bottom layer (merged)
effects -> plugins -> L en K’s / Zitah

23
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection 5
selections -> promote selection to layer

24
effects -> plugins -> Mirror RAve / Quadrant Flip^

keep selection active

25
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Render / Button Maker Square

selections -> sleect none

26
highlight top layer
copy / paste as new layer « note de musique »

27
effects -> image effects -> offset

28
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
effects -> image effects -> offset

29
copy / paste as new layer character tube

30
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 21 / 33 / 40 / 40 / black

31
copy / paste as new layer « déco 1 »
colorize if necessary

32
effects -> image effects -> offset

33
copy / paste as new layer text tube (or write your own text)
move it bottom right as shown

34
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / dark color

35
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

36
image -> add borders -> ...
1 pixel color 1
3 pixels color 2
1 pixel color 1
10 pixels color 2

37
image -> add borders -> 60 pixels white
select white border with the magic wand tool
flood fill selection with a linear gradient 45 / 5 / unchek « invert »

38
adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

39
selections -> promote selection to layer

40
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Italian Editors Effects / Picture in Picture

selections -> select none

41
select dark pink parts (color 2) with the magic wand tool
flood fill selection with the linear gradient

42
effects -> plugins -> AP Innovations -> Lines Silverlining / Dotty Grid

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
selections -> select none
layers - merge -> merge down

43
selections -> select all
selections -> modify -> contract -> 28 pixels
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections -> select none

44
copy / paste as new layer « déco 2 »

45
effects -> image effects -> offset

46
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizonatl
image -> mirror -> mirror vertical

47
effects -> image effects -> offset

layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

48
image -> add borders -> ............
1 pixel color 1
2 pixels color 2
3 pixels color 1
5 pixels color 2

49
add borders -> 20 pixels color 1
select this border with the magic wand tool
flood fill with a linear gradient 45 / 5 / uncheck « invert »

50
adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

51
selections -> invert
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections -> select none

52
image -> add borders -> 1 pixel black

53
image -> resize -> 900 pixels (width) -> check « resize all layers »
apply your watermark
file -> save as... type .jpeg
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