Symphony In Red
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Supplies here: the tubes were made by Carola en Marcio.

Filters: DSB Flux
 Mura Meisters
Greg's Factory Output II
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Foreground color #52101B
Background color #000000
Change the foreground to gradient,
with these settings:

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1. Open the flower tube. Remove the watermark layer.
   Sharpen 1x.
    

2. Add a new raster layer and fill with the gradient.
   Sharpen 3x.
    

3. Duplicate this layer in your Layers palette.
    

4. Image --> Mirror. Image --> Flip.
   Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50% in your Layers palette.
    

5. Lock the flower layer in the Layers palette.
    

6. Activate one of the other layers ( highlight in blue)
   Merge all layers visible. Sharpen 1x.
    

7. Unlock the flower layer and drag this layer to the top
   in the Layers palette so that the flower is visible again.
    

8. Merge all layers visible.
    

9. Resize to 325 px wide: 'Lock Aspect Ratio' should be checked.
    

10. Add a 1px black border.
     

11. Duplicate this image and minimize.
     

12. Add a 35px border in the foreground color.
    Select with the Magic Wand.
     

13. Effects --> Filter Greg's Factory II --> Pooolshadow with all
    settings on 50, except for the last one on 128.
     

14. Effects --> DSB Flux Linear Transmission.
    Apply with these settings:
                                 
     

15. Deselect.
     

16. Activate the minimized image.
    Copy and paste another 2x onto your canvas and drag them a bit do that the edge are still visible.
     

17. Merge all layers.
     

18. Add borders:
    3 px black;
    3px foreground color.
     

19. Open a new canvas, size 630x 450, foreground color.
     

20. Effects --> Filter Greg's Factory Pool Shadow - same as in step 13.
     

21. Copy your image and paste onto this canvas.
     

22. Effects --> 3D Effects --> Drop Shadow:2&nbbsp; 2  70  15,00.
    Repeat with  -2  -2  70  15,00.
     

23. Effects --> Filter Mura Meister Copies.
    Apply with these settings:
         
     

24. Drag the flower layer to the right edge.
     

25. Open the lady tube. Remove the watermark.
     

26. Resize to 450 px high.
    Copy and paste onto the canvas. Drag it to fit against the left edge.
     

27. Position the flower where it should be. Drag the flower layer to the top in the Layers palette.
     

28. Merge all layers.
     

29. Activate your Selection Tool - Free Hand - Point to point.
    Select the part of the hat as illustrated below:
                              
     

30. Sharpen once or twice, depending in your own preferance.
     

31. Copy and paste as a new layer. Drag it below the flower.
    Deselect.
    
    
               
     

32. Activate the Eraser tool. Erase the part that is overlapping the edge, as seen above.
     

33. Merge all layers and deselect.
     

34. Add a 1 px white border.
    Fill with the silver pattern. Deselect.
     

35. A a 7 px black border.
     

36. Repeat step 34.
     

37. Add your text.
     

You need 1 additional background tile
if you want to use the script.
Note!! Should you experience difficulties
with the MetaCreation filter, you can click here
 to solve the problem.
Your image must be filled in 2x in the script.
Enjoy!
 

Download the empty script.

 

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Translated on 8th October 2006

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