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Martine







Tube(s) of your choice, free or not but the credit for all the tubes must be added to your tag. I used graphics by Dollar Dynasty à Creative Fabrica and for my second result, a tube I made with AI.

Template: Happy Being Me by Lithy at Lithium Flower Creations. Download here. 2nd from the top.

Plugins: MuRa's Meister > Copies.
Photo Effects > Scanlines
Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow.
Eye Candy 5 Impact > Perspective Shadow.
AAA Frames > Foto Frame

Font: Pixelette for the credits.

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Reminder: *** Method to color a layer or add a paper - To fill a layer with colour, Selections > Select All. Selections > Float > Selections > Defloat. Or click with the magic wand.

Add a layer > Fill with the new colour or paper, texture.

Apply plugin if needed.

Selections > Select None.

Delete the original layer.

*** Depending on the colors & tube you are going to use, feel free to change the mode and opacity of the layers.

Main colour: #0A3686.


STEP 1 - Template

1. Open the template. Shift+D to duplicate.

2. Delete the copyright layer ©info.

3. Add the tube.

4. Apply Mura's Meister > Copies > Wallpaper(Rotate)

5. Blur > Gaussian Blur

6. Edit > Copy.

7. Edit > Paste As New Layer. Rename Image1.

8. Back onto yoiur work  Apply Photo Effects > Scanlines

9. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen More.

10. Black rectangle - Edit > Paste As New Layer Image 1.

10. Ativate Black rectangle. Selections > Float > Defloat.

11.Back onto the copy above. Selections > Invert. Delete. 

12. Selections > Select None.

13. Apply Texture Effects > Blinds.


14. Repeat Texture Effects but do not check Horizontal.

15. Blue glitter stripe - Selections > Layer and fill with white.

16. Apply Eye Candy 4000 > Gradient Glow
 


17. Blue circle - Edit > Paste As New Layer Image 1

18. Back to the original Blue Circle. Selections > Float > Defloat.

19. Back to the copy. Selections > Invert. Delete. 

20. Selections > Select None.

21. Apply Artistic Effects > Half Tone.

22. Select and add your tube.

23. Invert. Delete.

24. Blend Mode on Screen.

25. Selections > Select None.

26. White circle frame. Apply the same Gradient Glow.

27. Delete Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3.

28. WA Happy - Apply the same Gradient Glow.

29. WA Me! - Apply the same Gradient Glow.

30 - WA Being - Selections > Layer and fill with #0A3686. Select None.

31. Apply the same Gradient Glow but change the colour and use White (Click on Fat) but keep the Glow Width on 4.

32. Small circles - Selections > Layer and fill with #0A3686. Select None.

33. Apply the same Gradient Glow, white (Fat).


STEP 2 - Tube, Border and Credits

34. Add the tube on the right.

35. Apply Eye Candy 5 Impact > Perspective Shadow. Default Config > Blurry but Color Shadow to #0A3686. Or a drop shadow of your choice.

36. Edition > Copy Special > Copy Merged.

37. Edit > Paste As New Layer.

38. Apply AAA Frames > Foto Frame


39. Credits - with a font like Pixelette or any other small pixel font.

40. Save.


Martine

6 March 2024

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me