NOTE: This tut uses something that may be new to you - it's a Alpha Channel selection template. Think of it as a regular template - but instead of colored shapes on different layers - this is one layer - you add layers and choose a selection and fill. It's very easy to use and I hope you will find it a fun new experience.
Supplies:
PI2_Honesty Supplies - HERE
Tube of choice
Filters:
Filters Unlimited - Special Effects 1 - Shiver
VanDerLee - Unplugged X
Penta - Dot and Cross
Filter Factory J - Drink to me
Let's Begin:
Open your tube, honesty template and lines deco
Duplicate the honesty template and close the original
Minimize the lines deco for now
From your tube - choose a light color for your foreground and a dark color for your background
Set your foreground to gradient:
Fill honesty template (which will referred to as the canvas) with gradient
Apply Filters Unlimited - Special Effects 1 - Shiver:
Apply VanDerLee - Unplugged X:
Select Vertical Tile
Apply Penta - Dot and Cross: 75/12/0
Selection - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel - select the Diamond shown in the window
Promote selection to layer - deselect
Filters Unlimited - Special effect 1 - Shiver - default settings
Layers duplicate - image mirror - move this layer under the other diamond layer - activate top diamond and merge down
Effects - Image Effects - seamless tiling:
Change blend mode to Luminance (L) and reduce opacity to around 70 - or whatever you prefer
Change the foreground gradient to this setting:
Add a new layer - fill with gradient
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel -
Click the arrow on the right side of the window and select PI2_Large Box
Load - selection - invert - delete - invert - contract by 10 - delete - deselect.
Duplicate
Activate the bottom of the 2 duplicate layers - apply Filters Factory J - Drink to me
Activate the top layer - merge down
Effects - image effects - seamless tiling - same settings
Effects - Edge effects - enhance
Change blend mode to Hard Light - opacity to around 80 or your preference
Merge down.
Activate your bottom layer
Selections - Load/Save selection from Alpha Channel - choose PI2_Side Triangles
Promote selection to layer - deselect - move to top
Apply drop shadow - 5/5/50/5.00/black - repeat with -5/-5/50/5.00
Open PI2_Lines - copy
Paste as a new layer on your canvas
Select all - float - defloat - add a new layer - fill with color or gradient choice (you may need to click a few times to get the effect your want). Deselect.
Change the blend mode if you like - I changed mine to screen.
Delete original lines layer
Add your tube - resize and position - add drop shadow of choice
Add copyright and license information.
Add a new layer - fill with color choice - select all - contract by 2 - delete - deselect - or add a frame option of your choice.
Add you name and save!!!!
Tune Time - Billy Joel - Honesty
