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Created October  2005 ©Copyright Kristell
Property of Kristell
This is my own creation, any similarities to any other tutorial on the Internet are unintentional.
You may not copy this tutorial but are welcome to link to it from your own group or site.   Thank you

To complete this tutorial you will need:   Filters:  Tramages, Tow the Line, Toadies and FM File tools, all can be downloaded from here   I used the font Adler available from here      

  • Open a new transparent image 500x500 - you can always resize later

  • Paste your tube on to this layer

  • Take two colours from your tube and go to your gradient - choose foreground background and use any style you like

  • New Raster Layer

  • Close visibility on your tube layer

  • Activate your new raster layer and fill with your gradient

  • Send this layer to the bottom

  • Filter - Tramages Tow The Line using the settings 80, 54,  48, 9 then press ok

  • Layer duplicate

  • Rotate 90 degrees right

  • Layer Merge Visible

  • FM Tile Tools Blend Emboss - standard settings        

  • Repeat FM Tile Tools Blend Emboss

  • Open the Visibility on your tube layer

  • Select your tube Layer

  • Layer Duplicate

  • Select your first tube Layer

  • Gaussian Blur radius 15,

  • Effects Toadies - Plain Mosaic Blur Settings 15, 23, 18

     

  • Open Visibility on your top tube layer

  • Move your tube over to the left hand side of your image

  • Give your tube a drop shadow - use your own settings-  be creative!!

  • Add your Text

  • Layer Convert To Raster

  • Apply same drop shadow as previous

  • Add a thin border around your graphic - I usually use a 1 pixel black border. Add your Watermark and any copyright info.

  • Well done!!

 

Lots of love

Kristell

xxxxxx

 

 

 

 

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