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Tubes

Tubes by Anna Ridzi
 
Filter
Filter: AAA Frame (download here)
Masks          Found on the net, author unknown



Tutorial
 
Seta

Use the arrow to mark your line

Click with the mouse to move it

Walkthrough

1_. Open a new transparent image of 600 x 600 px.

2_. Fill with a Linear gradient: Angle: 0 / Repeats: 0.

3_. Apply the mask sg_scattered-boxes.

Layers → Delete.

4_. Choose a flower tube: Edit → Copy.

5_. With the Magic Wand tool, select all the squares, as shown in the print below.

6_. Edit → Paste Into Selection.

Layers → Duplicate.

7_. Image → Mirror.

Apply Drop Shadow as you like. Mine was: Effects → 3D Effects → Drop Shadow: 2 / 2 / 80 / 3,00.

8_. Selections → Select None.

9_. Layers → New Raster Layer.

Fill with another gradient that you like and that matches your work - Linear: Angle: 0 / Repeats: 0.

10_. Apply the mask sg_hammered-silver-frame.

Layers → Delete.

11_. Apply Drop Shadow as you like. Mine was: Effects → 3D Effects → Drop Shadow: 2 / 2 / 80 / 3,00.

12_. Layers → Arrange → Move Down.

13_. Choose a flower tube, an image or a nature landscape: Edit → Copy.

14_. Layers → Merge → Merge Visible.

15_. Again with the Magic Wand tool, select all the rectangles and squares, as shown in the print below.

Edit → Paste Into Selection.

16_. Apply the tubes as you like.

17_. Image → Add Borders: 50 px with the color white.

With the Magic Wand tool, select the border.

18_. Fill with the same gradient as in step 2.

19_. Layers → New Raster Layer.

Fill with a solid color.

Layers → Arrange → Move Down.

20_. Optional:

Effects → Plugins → AAA Frames → Texture Frame, with the settings below. Apply this step only if you wish.

21_. Edit → Copy.

Select with the Magic Wand tool.

22_. Apply the pattern as shown in the print.

Note: the effect will not show as applied; it will only appear in step 23.

23_. Still selected, apply Effects → Reflection Effects → Feedback, with the settings below.

24_. Effects → 3D Effects → Drop Shadow: 5 / 5 / 80 / 3,00.

25_. Image → Add Borders: 20 px with the color white.

With the Magic Wand tool, select the border.

26_. Repeat steps 18 to 24.

27_. Still selected: Image → Flip and, again, Image → Mirror.

28_. Image → Add Borders: 2 px with a dark color.

29_. Sign your work.

30_. Save as JPG.

 

 

 

 Another Example

Tube: Ana Ridzi

Here, without the effect of the AAA Frame Texture plugin

 

Tubes: Verlaine / LoveLetter

Flowers: Luz Cristina

 

 

04/03/2015