To complete this tutorial you will need: Filters: Tramages, Tow the Line, Toadies and FM File tools, all can be downloaded from here I used the font Adler available from here
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Open a new transparent image 500x500 - you can always resize later
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Paste your tube on to this layer
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Take two colours from your tube and go to your gradient - choose foreground background and use any style you like
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New Raster Layer
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Close visibility on your tube layer
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Activate your new raster layer and fill with your gradient
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Send this layer to the bottom
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Filter - Tramages Tow The Line using the settings 80, 54, 48, 9 then press ok
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Layer duplicate
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Rotate 90 degrees right
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Layer Merge Visible
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FM Tile Tools Blend Emboss - standard settings
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Repeat FM Tile Tools Blend Emboss
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Open the Visibility on your tube layer
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Select your tube Layer
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Layer Duplicate
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Select your first tube Layer
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Gaussian Blur radius 15,
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Effects Toadies - Plain Mosaic Blur Settings 15, 23, 18
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Open Visibility on your top tube layer
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Move your tube over to the left hand side of your image
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Give your tube a drop shadow - use your own settings- be creative!!
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Add your Text
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Layer Convert To Raster
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Apply same drop shadow as previous
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Add a thin border around your graphic - I usually use a 1 pixel black border. Add your Watermark and any copyright info.
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Well done!!
