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Kyra's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here

Download the supplies here

FILTERS NEEDED
None.

The Color Palette:
Foreground color: light #EFEFEF
Background color: dark - #7E634E


Start with a transparent canvas : 800 x 550 pixels.

Make a gradient:
Style - Linear
Angle - 45
Repeats -  1
Invert - checked:




1: Fill the canvas with the gradient.
Layers - New raster layer.
Selections - Select All.

2: Open the image 'Bild35'.
Copy and paste into the selection.
Change the layer opacity to 'Luminance(Legacy)'
in the Layers palette.
Selections - Select None (Ctrl+D).



3: Open the '1742 dwtubes'.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Move it to the left.
Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind: Right / 100.
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 60%
in the Layers palette.

4: Paste the image once again.
Move it a little to the center
as seen in the example tag above.


5: Open the '5 fallen 5'.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Image - resize 3x: 110%.
 Change the layer opacity to 'Luminance(Legacy)'
in the Layers palette.
Move it over to the right - it can drop over the edge.

6: Paste onto the canvas again.
Arrange it as seen in the example tag above.


7: Drag the copy of raster 2 to the top
in the Layers palette ( the woman ).


8: Layers - Merge - Merge All.
Image - Add Borders:
2 pixels - dark color
2 pixels - light color
2 pixels - dark color.

9:  Image - Add Borders:



10: Select this border with the Magic wand and fill
with the gradient.
Open the 'Bild 35' again.
Copy and paste into the selection.
Selections - Select None (Ctrl+D).

11: Activate the Text Tool.
Choose your font, size 72
direction

Dark color.
Type your text.

Apply a drop shadow with your light color:
V & H 2 / Opacity 50 / Blur 5 / color - light color.
Repeat with V & H -2.

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

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


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Translated 19 Augustus 2007


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