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Kyra's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here




Download the supplies here

FILTERS NEEDED
None

 Light color : #F4F2F1
Dark color : #DFDAD5

New transparent canvas: 750 x 500 pixels



1: Fill the canvas with the dark color.
Effects - Texture Effects - Texture,
with these settings below:



2: Add a new layer and fill with the light color.
Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Disk: 'hairfair2dworisch'.
Merge group.

3: Duplicate the mask layer.
Image - Flip.
Layers - Merge - Merge Down.
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.
Layer opacity: 70.

4: Open the 'Marif-2007'- tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Image - Resize 2x to 110%.
Move it to the right.

5: Open the 'LJH-flower'- tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer.
Image - Rotate - Free Rotate: 90 / Right.
Move it to the left edge.


6: Activate the Selection tool
and draw a rectangled selection at the bottom
as seen in the tag example.
Add a new layer.
Fill with the dark color.
Repeat the same texture effect as before.
Deselect.
Layer opacity: 60.
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow>
-3 / -3 / 70 / 5 / color black.

7: Open the tube 'snakerands'.
Copy and paste as a new layers.
Image - Rotate - Free Rotate: 90 / Right.
Position it on the border you have just made.
Duplicate and arrange the two layers so that it forms a perfect
unit as seen in the tag example.

8: Merge all layers.
Add borders:
2 pixels - color #A29C96;
2 pixels with the first dark color;
2 pixels with color # A29C96.



9: Add a border with these settings:
SYMMETRIC = NOT CHECKED.
Top, Right, and Bottom - 20
Left - 80
Color - white.
Select this border with the Magic Wand
and fill with the original dark color.
Apply the same texture effect as before.


10: Selections - Invert.
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop shadow:
3 / 3 / 70 / 5 / color black.
Repeat with V & H -3.


11: Open the font 'Labyrinth', size 72,
text direction , uppercase.

Type your name.


12: Convert this layer to raster layer.
Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:
Width 10 / Opacity 40 / Light color / all options checked.
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.


13: Add borders:
2 pixels - dark color;
2 pixels - light color;
2 pixels - dark color.

Add your watermark to finish up! :-)


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Translated 14th July 2007


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