This tut was inspired by Laine (owner of PSPX3) who always gives the group the weekly challenges on Sunday Morning!!!
Note: Written using PSP X - a basic knowledge of PSP and it's tools is required.
Items needed:
Van Der Lee Unplugged - Defocus
If you need this - you can get it HERE
(it can be installed in Filters Unlimited if you have that program)
Bordermania - Frame #2
PI2 - Geometric Mask
PI2 - Geometric Templates
Texture - Corel_08_048
Mask, templates and texture - HERE
Tube of choice
Let's Begin:
Open a new image - 600 x 250
From tube or complimentary colors - set foreground to light/medium color, background to medium/dark color
Change foreground to gradient:
Open your tube - copy
On working canvas - add a new layer - select all - paste tube into selection - deselect
Effects - Image effects - Seamless Tiling:
Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur:
Layers - duplicate
Image - mirror
Effects - Texture - Mosaic Antique:
Change blend mode to overlay and lower opacity to 70%
Layers - merge visible
Adjust - sharpen
Add a new layer - fill with gradient
Effects - textures - apply texture:
Apply PI2 - Geometric Mask
Merge group
Duplicate - activate the bottom mask layer
Effects - Van Der Lee - Defocus:
Activate the top mask layer - Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - same settings
Change blend mode to overlay - reduce opacity to 50%
Layers merge down
Copy and paste PI2_Geometric Template 1
Select all - float - defloat
Add a new layer - fill with gradient
DO NOT DESELECT
Add a new layer - copy and paste tube into selection
NOTE: Depending on the tube you use - this may distort the tube. First you may wish to try resizing the tube, if that doesn't work then paste as a new layer and position in the center.
Deselect
Delete original template layer
Move gradient layer below mask layer
Activate your tube - apply drop shadow - change to one of your colors
Copy and paste PI2_Geometric Template 2
Select all - float - defloat
Activate mask layer - promote selection to layer
DO NOT DESELECT
On promoted layer - selection - modify - expand by 2
Add a new layer - fill with foreground color - deselect.
Duplicate
Activate bottom filled layer
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - set at 10.
Activate the top filled layer - change the blend mode to overlay
Merge these 2 layers together
Move under the promoted layer
Delete the original template layer
On promoted layer - change blend mode to multiply - merge down
Merge visible entire canvas
Effects - Bordermania - Frame #2
Add copyright, license and name.
Merge and save !!!!
Tune time: Spanky and Our Gang - Sunday Morning
