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Material
alpha layer - tubes - presets for Eye Candy 5 Impact
double click on the presets to install them
Thank you to the thbers - Ana Ridzi - Logane - LF - EljDorado

Filters used
Eye Candy 5 Impact- AP01 Innovations - BKG Kaleidoscope - Muras Meister - Mehdi

Colors
color 1 -> foreground color -> #dcc3dd (light
color)
color 2 -> background color -> #903e92 (dark
color)
Use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it
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Realization
open the alpha layer, duplicate
work with the copy, close the original
in the materials palette, prepare a radial gradient with 2 colors chosen in your main tube
fill the layer with this gradient

layers/duplicate - image/mirror/mirror horizontal - image/mirror/mirror vertical
opacity : 55%
layers/merge/merge visible
effects/image effects/seamless tiling/defautl settings

effects/plugins/BKG Kaleidoscope/Kaleidoscope 5

adjust/sharpness/sharpen
selections/load selection from alpha channe/selection 1

selections/promote selection to layer
effects/plugins/AP (Lines)/Mirror Reflections/Mirror 2

selections/select none
effects/image effects/seamless tiling/default settings
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black
layers/duplicate - image/mirror/mirror horizontal
effects/texture effects/blinds

blend mode : Overlay - opacity : 60%
activate the layer underneath
effects/texture effects/blinds

adjust/sharpness/sharpen
blend mode : Screen - opacity : +/- 75%
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection from alpha channe/selection 2

copy/paste the misted tube « LF springhatflowers » into selection
selections/select none
blnd mode : Luminance or Luminance Legacy (or colorize according to your colors)
opacity : +/- 55%
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
effects/image effects/seamless tiling

activate the background layer
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection from alpha channe/selection 1
effects/plugins/Eye Candy 5 Impact/Backlight/preset Vivi 1014
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

selections/select none
image/mirror/mirror horizontal
effects/image effects/seamless tiling as before
blend mode : Screen - opacity : 45%
layers/new raster layer
layers/arrange/bring to top
selections/load selection from alpha channe/selection 3

fill the selection with color 2 (click 3 times at least to fill properly)
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy5 Impact/Extrude/presetVivi1014
selections/select none
blend mode : Luminance (or other) - opacity : 100%
layers/duplicate
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass/preset Vivi 1014
blend mode : Overlay - opacity : 100%
layers/merge/merge down
blend mode : Luminance or Luminance Legacy - opacity : 100%
effects/image effects/offset

layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection from alpha channe/selection 5

fill with color 2 and select none
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 70 / 9 / black
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass/preset Vivi 1014
blend mode : Hard light or Overlay - opacity : 100%
activate the background layer and duplicate

effects/plugins/Mehdi/Sorting Tiles/Diamonds Up

effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling

layers/arrange/bring to top
selections/load selection from alpha channe/selection 4

hit the dlete key of your keyboard 3 times and select none
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
image/add borders/check « symmetric » -->
1 pixel color 2
1 pixel color 1
1 pixel color 1
edit/COPY
selections/select all
image/add borders/75 pixels/contrasting color
selections/invert - selections/paste into selection
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Backlight/preset Vivi 1014
selections/promote selection to layer
image/mirror/mirror horizontal
selections/defloat
blend mode : soft light - opacity 100%
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
layers/merge/merge down
selecitons/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 75 / 35 / black and select none
copy/paste the tube « Logane vase fleuri » as new layer
move it as shown and drop a shadow of your choice
(translator’s note : I applied a mirror horizontal effect, resized to 80% and sharpened)
copy/paste the Word Art tube as new layer - move it as shown and colorize (or blend mode : Luminance)
drop a shadow of your choice
copy/paste the tube of the woman as new layer, move it and drop a shadow of your choice
translator’s note : I applied a mirror horizontal effect
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
image/add borders-->
1 pixel color 2
35 pixels white
1 pixel color 2
apply your signature and save as... type jpeg
resize eventually

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