Naomi


Gerrie's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here

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FILTERS NEEDED:
Andrew's Filter 4
Greg's Factory II
Toadies
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Open an image of your choice and
resize it to 350 pixels - longest side.

Choose two colors from your image:
light (foreground) and dark Background).
Colors  #f1a5c1(light) and #842140 (dark)
were used in the tutorial.
Change the background to gradient
in the color palette,
with these settings below:


Add border: 1 px - black.
Add border: 3 px - light color.
Select with the Magic Wand.
Effects - Filter Effects - Greg's Factory II -  Pool Schadow standard.
Add border: 1 px - black.

Selections - Select None



Add border: 4 px - dark color
Select and fill with the gradient.

Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout
with these settings:




Deselect.


Add border: 1 px - black.
Add border: 3 px - light color.
Select.

Effects -  Greg's Factory II - Pool Schadow: standard.
Add border: 1 px - black.

Add border: 20 px - light color.
Select.
Fill with the gradient.
Effects - Texture Effects - Weave
with these settings:



Keep selected.

Edit - Copy
Edit - Paste as New Layer
Image - Flip
Image - Mirror
Deselect.
Change the layer opacity to 50% in
the Layers palette.

Selections - Select All.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 20 pixels.
Selections - Invert.
Merge all layers.
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel
with these settings:




Deselect.

Add border: 1 px - black.
Add border: 3 px - light color.
Select.
Effects - Filter Greg's Factory II - Pool Shadow: standard.
Add border: 1 px - black.

Image - Resize 85%.

Add border: 30 px - light color.
Select.
Change your gradient to the settings below
and fill the selection.



Effects -  Filter  Toadies -  Darwin
with these settings:


You can play around with the top slidebar.
The idea is to get two light corners
with a dark middle area.
Deselect.


Select the 2 light corners (Tolerance of the
Magic Wand should be on 35)
Effects -  Andrew's Filter4 - Weave
with these settings:


Click on the dark color in the Color Palette.
Make a mental note of the Hue and Saturation values
in the pop-up window.
Go to Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize
and fill these values in the pop-window and click 'Ok'.

Repeat the same Cutout effects as before.
Deselect.

Select the 2 dark corners with the Tolerance value
of the Magic Wand on 12.

Effects - Texture Effects - Weave
with these settings:


Repeat the same Cut out effect as before.
Deselect.


Add border: 1 px - black.
Add border: 3 px - light color.
Select.
Apply the same Pool Shadow effect.
Add border: 1 px - black.

Image - Resize - 85%.

Add border: 20 px - light color.
Select.
Fill with the gradient: gradient repeats on 3.

Effects - Texture Effect - Weave:


Keep selected.
Edit - Copy
Edit - Paste as new layer.
Image - Flip
Image - Mirror
Deselect.
Reduce the layer opacity to 50%
in the Layers palette.
Deselect.

Selections - Select All.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 20 px.
Selections - Invert.
Layers - Merge - Merge All.

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.
Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel
same settings as before.

Deselect.


Add border: 1 px - black.
Add border: 3 px - light color.
Select.
Repeat the same Pool Shadow effect.
Add border: 1 px - black.

Have fun :)

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Translated 19May 2007