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Kyra's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here


Download the supplies here

FILTERS NEEDED
None

 New transparent canvas: 750 x 550 pixels
Foreground color: #D8644F
Background color: #642A18

1: Fill the canvas with the dark color.


2: Add a new layer
and fill with the light color.

3:Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Disk.
Find the '174' and apply.
Merge group.


4: Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.
Merge down.


5: Activate the Selection Tool and draw
a selection as seen below:
(image size is reduced here)




6: Add a new layer and fill with the background color.
Add a new layer and fill with the foreground color.

7: Apply the mask 'caro06'.
Merge group.
Keep selected !!


8: Add a new layer.
Copy and paste the 'Yoka Face'- tube
into the selection!

9: Use the Deformation Tool to drag the
tube-layer out over the rectangle.
Draw a selection over the rectangle
and press 'delete'.
Deselect.

10: Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask:


Merge down.
Apply a drop shadow:

4 / 4 / 70 / 15 / color black
Repeat with V & H on  -4.

11: Lock raster 2.
Activate raster 1 (highlight in blue) in the Layers palette.

12: Copy and paste the 'Yoka Bonsai'- tube  as a new layer
onto the canvas.
Move it to the left.
Drag it out with the Deformation Tool
over the entire length of the canvas.
Duplicate this layer in the Layers palette.
Image - Mirror.
Merge down.

Unlock the top layer in the Layers palette.

13: Merge all layers.
Duplicate the layer.
Resize: 90%.
Merge layers.

14:Add borders:
2 pixels - light color.
Add another border - as seen below:


Add border: 2 pixels - light color.

15: Copy and paste the 'Yoka-Purpleribbon'- tube as a new layer
onto the canvas.
Add a new layer.
Resize 3x to 85%.
Position it diagonally as seen in the tag example.
Change the Blend mode to 'Luminance(Legacy)'.
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More.
Duplicate.
Image - Mirror.
Merge Down.

16: Activate the Text Tool.
Use the 'Andes'- font, size 48, light color
and type 'Bonsai'.
You can drag it out as seen in the tag example above.

17: Apply a drop shadow: 2 / 2 / 50 / 5 / color black.

Add your name or watermark
and you're done !! :)

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Translated 14th July 2007


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