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Kyra's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here

Download the supplies here
The face image is not included in Kyra's zip since
it is a copyrighted Keith Garv - image and cannot be shared.
Therefore you will have to find a face image of your own :)

FILTERS NEEDED
None.


 The Color Palette:
Foreground color: #F0D267
Background color: #996861

Start with a transparent canvas: 500 x 500 pixels.

1: Fill the canvas with the dark color.
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise:
Gaussian / Monochrome / 20.


2: Layers - New Raster layer.
Fill with the light color.
Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask From Disk:
Find the 'Grungeframe 7'- mask and apply.
Layers - Merge - Merge Group.

3: Layers - New Raster layer.
Activate the Brush Tool.
Find the 'Kitty 611'- brush
and apply in the dark color in the center
of the light part of the mask.
Erase the areas that is sticking out over the edge.

4: Image - Add Borders:
2 pixels - light color
2 pixels - dark color
2 pixels - light color.
Minimize this first canvas for now.


5: Open a new transparent canvas, size 750x 500,
and fill with the dark color.
Apply the same noise effect as before.
Activate the Selection Tool - Rectangle.

6: Draw a selection as seen below:



7: Add a new layer and fill with the dark color.
Add another new layer and fill with the light color.
Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask From Disk:
Find the mask 'KLO38' and apply.
Layers - Merge - Merge Group.
Keep selected !!

8: Add a new raster layer and fill with the light color.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 2.
Fill with the dark color.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 2.
Fill with the light color.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 2 - press delete.
Selections - Select None (Ctrl+D).

9: Open the first canvas again.
Image - Resize: 85%.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the second canvas.

10: Open your own face tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 3 / 3/ 70 / 5 / black.
as seen in the example tag.

11: Open the heart image.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Copy and paste the bow-image now onto the canvas.
Arrange it were you like it ;-)).

12: Activate the Text Tool.
Choose your font, size 36,
Font direction:
 
Type your text.
Use the Deformation tool to drag your text out
if you need to.
Apply a drop shadow:
3 / 3 / 70 / 5 / black.
Layers - Merge - merge All.

13: Image - Add Borders:
2 pixels - light color
2 pixels - dark color
2 pixels - light color.

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

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Translated 19 Augustus 2007


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