50 - Blue Dust - English


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I made it with PSP:

Supplies:

Important:
01) put the file: : blue_dust_01 in your Plugin folder: PlugIns\Xenofex 2\Settings\Constellation
02) put the file: blue_dust_ps.f1s in your Plugin folder: PlugIns\Alien Skin\Eye Candy 5 Impact\Eye Candy 5 Impact\Settings\Shadow

Filter / Plugins
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact:

You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you,
it shows you where you are

(just click and drag)

Have Fun!

tutorial tested by:

Ok, let's start:

01) change your FGC to: #E1E6E8
and your BGC to: #A7AAAB

File / New / 1024 x 400 px / transparent

flood fill with this gradient:

02) Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Xenofex 2 / Constellation:

03) open the tube: MarieL_2006_12Decembre_XMas06t.pspimage

Edit / Copy
minimize it
back to your picture

Layers / New Raster Layer

Selections / Select all

Edit / Paste / Paste into selection

Deselect

04) Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:

05) Effects / Geometric Effects / Perspective - Horizontal:

06) Effects / Distortion Effects / Wave:

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

07) Image / Canvas Size:

08) make the bottom layer: invisible

activate the magic wand and select this area:

activate the bottom layer

make it: visible again

Edit / Cut

it should look like this now:

Deselect

09) activate the top layer

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #a7aaab

10) Layers / New Raster Layer

flood fill this layer with your FGC: #e1e6e8

Layers / Arrange / Send to bottom

activate the top layer again

11) activate your minimized tube again: MarieL_2006_12Decembre_XMas06t.pspimage

Image / Resize: 450 px height

Edit / Copy
close it now; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact / Perspective Shadow:

12) activate your text tool:

change your FGC to: #a9c0c2
and your BGC to: #e1e6e8

write: Joyeux Fêtes / Happy Holidays

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

place it like me here:

add your watermark and name

File / Export / JPEG Optimizer

You are done!
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

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Copyright tutorial: Jeany & Colette
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, December 01, 2008