~*~ Beautiful ~*~


Gerrie's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here

Download the supplies here
The eye-tube was made by Jean


FILTERS NEEDED:
Filter Factory M-Motion Trail
Graphics Plus
FM Tile Tool
Find them here

Open an image of your choice
or use the one provided by Gerrie in the zip file.
Choose 1 color from the image that will
combine with  #991701

Resize your image so that the longest side is 400 pixels.
Duplicate (Shift +D) the image.

Resize one of the images 3x to 85%.
It should be more or less 246/254 in height.
It should not be bigger than that otherwise
it will distort.

Resize the other image 5x to be
± 178 pixels in height.

Add a 1 pixel border in your chosen color
to the smallest image.
Effects - Filter Effects - Graphic Plus - Cross Shadow: standard.

Minimize this image for now.

Open a new transparent canvas, size 500 x 400 pixels.
Fill with your chosen color.
Add a new raster layer.
Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection from Disk.
Find the  "GD-selBered1"-selection and load.
Fill the selection with your color.
Keep selected.

Repeat the Cross Shadow effect, but change the
settings to:



Apply Effects - Filter Factory M - Motion Trail
with these settings:





Apply Effects - Filter FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss:standard.


Deselect.



Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 50/ 21 / color black.



Duplicate the layer in the Layers palette.
Move this layer to the left.
It should be 30 pixels away from the edge.
You can verify the position by
activating your ruler from the top drop-down menubar 'View'.




Make sure the duplicated layer(copy of raster 2) is active.
Apply Effects - Distortion Effect - Wind:
From the right / 70.

Set the layer opacity on 80 %
in the Layers palette.
Set your color in the background
and change the foreground color to a gold pattern.

Activate the Preset Shapes Tool and find the "karin8" - shape
with these settings:



Draw a shape, starting at 220x10 and ending at 490x390.
You can verify the position in the bottom taskbar of
the program where it will be indicated.


Convert the vector layer to raster layer in the Layers palette.
Activate the Selection Tool and select the inside of the
two shapes, while pressing down the Shift-key on the keyboard.

Effects - Filter Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow: standard.

Deselect.

Effects - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss: standard.
Selections - Load/Save - Load From Disk.
Find the "GD-selBered2a" - selection and load.
Now press the delete key on your keyboard.
Deselect.

Load the selection "GD-selBered2".
Add a new raster layer.
Fill with your color.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 4 pixels.
Press the delete key on the keyboard.


Effects -  3D Effects - Cutout
with these settings:




Activate your bigger image again.
Edit - Copy.

Activate the canvas.
Edit - Paste into Selection.
Deselect.
Apply a drop shadow:
2 / 2 / 24/ 3 / color black.
Repeat with V & H on minus 2.

Add a new raster layer.
Load the selection "GD-selBered3".
Fill it either with gold or silver.
The pattern's settings should be:
Angle - 0
Scale - 250.

Now activate your image with the border
(it was minimized)
Edit - Copy.

Activate the canvas.
Edit - Paste as a new layer.
Move it in between the gold/silver edges.
Apply a drop shadow:
1 / 1 / 50 / 21/ color black.

Layers - Arrange - Move Down.
Image - Rotate - Free Rotate:  25 / Right.

Image - Resize: 80% - 'Resize All Layers' = unchecked.
Layers - Arrange - Bring To Top.
Move the layer to the bottom right of the canvas.




Activate layer 6 in the Layers palette.
Set the layer opacity of this layer on 46%.

Open the eye-tube and resize to 190 pixels in height.
Edit - Copy.

Activate the canvas.
Edit - Paste as new layer.
It should be above layer 6 in the Layers palette.
Move it underneath the image with the borders.


Set the layer opacity on 50%.
Change the blend mode of this layer to 'Soft Light'
in the Layers palette.


Activate the Text Tool.
Find the font 'Copperplate Gothic Light, size 30.
Change the rest of the settings as follows:


Type the text 'Beautiful Red', or anything you prefer.

Rotate the text while it is still selected (floating)
to the left.
Promoted the selection to raster layer in the Layers Palette.
Apply a drop shadow:
2 / 2 / 24 / 3 / color black.

Move the text into position:




Merge all layer.
Selections - Select All.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 1 pixel.
Selection - Invert.
Fill with the gold/silver pattern.
Add your watermark en you're finished :)

Have fun!



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Translated 20th May 2007