Thank you for putting a link to this tutorial, whenever you display your realization of that tag on a website, on a group or in a mail !
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You'll find some versions of that tag in my gallery HERE
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To realize that tag, you'll need the plugins Tramage (Tow the line), Unplugged tools (Starchart), L en K's, Alien skin Eye Candy 5 / Impact , Ap01, Graphic plus
and the material zip down below :
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*It is forbidden to suppress watermarks on the material provided , to alter, mist or rename the tubes in order to respect the work of the tubers
The tube of the woman is by Guismo
You'll be able to find her tubes on Dakara' s site here and you can join in her sharing group here
The tube of the shadow theater is by Kikirou
The brush Spring Brushes6 is by Coby 17
The other elements have been found on the web
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Preparation
Duplicate your tubes, close the originals and minimize the copies for now. Export your brushes in your PSP as custom brushes
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Click here to print the tutorial
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You can use my arrow to follow your work
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1- Open a new transparent image of 800 by 650 pixels
2- Prepare a linear gradient , angle and repeats at 0, Invert not checked, with two colours out of your main tube; my choice :
Foreground : colour d5f7f7 
Background : colour 29adf4 
Flood fill your transparent image with that gradient
3- Effects / plugins / Tramage / Tow the line default / 80, 54, 48, 9
4- Add a new raster layer
Select all
Selections / modify/ contract by 50 pixels
Invert your colours as below
Flood fill your selection with that new gradient
Select none
5-Layers / duplicate
Shut the duplicated layer as below
Activate the second layer from the bottom as shown underneath
6- Effects /plugins / Unplugged tools / starchart default as below :
7- Effects / plugins /Alien skin Eye candy 5 / Impact / Perspective shadow / drop shadow blurry
Do it again !
8- Effects / plugins /L en K Landksiteofwonders / L en K's Mayra / 0, 115, 76,6
9- Activate the top layer
Image / resize at 85 %
10- Effects / plugins / Unplugged tools / starchart default
11- Effects / plugins / AP01 / Lines silverlining as below :
12- Effects / 3d effects / drop shadow / - 4, - 4, 50, 10, your bright colour , check Shadow on new layer !!
13- Set the mode of that shadow layer to Dodge
14- Activate the top layer
Open the tube decofelinefairymist, copy it and paste it as a new layer; don't move your tube
15- Effects / image effects / offset / horiz : 0, vertic : 160, check perso and transparent
16- Layers / duplicate
Image /mirror and Image / flip
17- Open the tube Kikirou94 silhouette, copy it and paste it as a new layer
Image / resize it by 85 %
Place as shown on my tag
18- Effects /3d effects / drop shadow / 4, 20, 50, 5, colour dark blue 163f6c, check Shadow on new layer !!
19- Set the mode of your shadow layer to Burn
20- Activate the top layer
Open the tube Calguismistedb639, copy it and paste it as a new layer
Image / resize it at 75 %. Adjust / Sharpen if necessary
Place the tube as shown on my tag
21- Add a new raster layer
Set your foreground in black
Apply the brush Spring Brushes 6 by Coby, several times on your tag at places that suit you
You may choose to use another brush !
22- Appy the brush Fractal brush o9 in the bottom hand left corner of your tag (size 300)
23- Add a new raster layer and write a text of your choice in the bottom hand right corner with some fancy fonts
If you prefer , you can use the tube text I have done and you can colorize it if necessary
24- Open the tube butterflies that I have created and paste each of them as new layers . Colorize if needed
Place to your liking
You can choose other elements of decoration !
25- Make sure everything is at the right place !!
Image / add some symmetrical borders of 1 pixel in black
26- Image /add some symmetrical borders of 20 pixels with another colour
27- With your magic wand, set as below, select that border and flood fill it with the same gradient as on line 4 of the tutorial
28- Effects / plugines / Graphic plus / cross shadow / 50 on every line except on the last one where I put 100
29- Selections / invert
Effects / plugins /Alien skin Eye candy 5 / Impact / Perspective shadow / drop shadow blurry
Select none
30-Image / add some symmetrical borders of 1 pixel in black
31- Add a new raster layer and apply your signature
32- Merge all and save your work as a jpeg file
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That's it !! You've done it !!
If you 've enjoyed doing my tutorial, it would be nice to write a few words in my guest book ! If you 've had the slightest problem, please, send me a mail so I can see to the problem !
Tutorial translated on the 20th of march 2009
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You'll find some versions of that tag in my gallery HERE
