~*~ Dynamic Purple ~*~


Kyra's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here



Download the supplies here

FILTERS NEEDED
VM Toolbox


 Dark color - # 3B2C56
Light color – # 6A4E9E
(or use colors from your own tube :)



1: Open a new transparent canvas, size 550-500 pixels.

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

3: Apply the mask 'streep'.
Merge group.
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.
Minimize this canvas for now.


4: Make a gradient with these settings:



5: Open your tube and duplicate it.
Close the original.

Add a new layer.
Fill with the gradient.
Move this layer down in the Layers palette.
Duplicate the tube layer and lock the top copy layer.
Activate the other tube layer (middle layer in Layers palette).


6: Filter VM Tools-zoomblur deze instelling


Move this layer to the left as seen below:



Merge layers visible.
Unlock the top layer in the Layers palette.
Merge all layers.

7: Add borders:
2 pixels - light color.
4 pixels - dark color.
Promote background layer in the Layers palette.

Apply a drop shadow:
3 / 3 / 1 / 5 / color black
Repeat with V & H on -3.

8: Copy and paste as a new layer onto the first canvas.
Move it a bit to the top right.


9: Duplicate the layer in the Layers palette
and move the copy layer a little to the bottom left
as seen in the example tag.



10:Add a new layer.
Activate the Selection Tool
and draw a selection on the left side as seen below:





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

12: Apply the 'Unbeannt-67'- mask.
Merge group.
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.

13: Add a new layer and fill with a silver pattern.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 2.
Press 'delete'.
Deselect.

14: Open the flower tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Repeat the same drop shadow as before.

15: Duplicate the flower layer.
Resize the duplicate(copy) to 90%
and move it a bit down.
Duplicate this layer again.
Resize to 90% and move a bit down again.
It will look something like this now:



Merge layers.

16: Add borders:
2 pixels - light color.
2 pixels - white.
Select the white border with the Magic Wand
and fill with the silver pattern.
Deselect.
Add a 2 pixel border - light color.


17: Add a border with these settings below:


Select with the Magic Wand.
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise:
Uniform / Monochrome / 15.


18: Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel:



19: Use a font of your choice
and type your text or 'Dynamic Purple' in the right border.

20: Apply a drop shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 5 / color #694c9d


Merge all layers.
Add your watermark or name
and you're done !! :-)


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Translated 14th July 2007


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