:::Mirror Mirror:::

:::Mirror Mirror:::

Tut written by Juicy Bits Dec 14, 2009. This tut was written PSPX2 and is written for those familiar with the workings and language of PSP tutorials.

- Supplies -

My template HERE.

Close Up Tube by Ismael Rac at AMI

Eye Candy Gradient Glow Filter (optional)

Soiree Kit by Me

(You will need (4) papers, Glitter Splatters of choice, (1) Bracket Back, & (1) Flourish)

- Instructions -

1) Open up your supplies and minimize. Open your template and Shift-D. Close the original. Hide your Background layer.

2) Go to your Frame Back Layer and Paste your tube as a new layer. Arrange as desired. Duplicate the layer.

Pull your duplicate layer below the original tube layer.

From there mirror and flip your image. Set your duplicate layer Blend Mode - Luminance.

3) Add shadow to your tube layers. Go to your Frame Back Layer.

You may choose a color from your tube and floodfill the space or leave it gray for a grayed appearance.

Select All Float and Defloat. Go to your luminance tube layer and invert the selection. Hit Delete.

Invert the selection again. Go to your original tube layer and invert selection. Hit delete. Select None.

4) Merge the luminance tube layer down to the Frame Back layer. Then merge the original tube layer down.

(If you merge the tube layers together before merging it to the frame back layer you will end up with Two tubes in luminance)

5) Select a color from your tube and fill the Frame in the Frame Layer.

6) Go to your scallop frame and paste the first paper of your choice as a new layer.

Resize if you like. Go to the scallop frame and float/defloat that layer.

Go to the paper layer and invert selection. Hit delete. Go to scallop frame layer.

Hit delete. Merge your paper frame down to the scallop frame layer.

7) Recolor your dotted squares as desired using the Adjust Hue/Saturation/Lightness tool.

8) Go to your bracket layer. Paste your bracket back of choice (or another paper if you'd prefer that).

Go to your bracket layer and float/defloat.

Go to your bracket/Paper layer, invert selection, hit delete.

Go to your texture effects and add weave with the settings (Gap - 1; Width - 3; Opacity - 1) Make sure your gap color is either lighter or darker than a color in your tube.

I used black.

9) Go to your Long Tag Layer (The completely vertical layer) Paste the paper of your choice as a new layer.

Go to the tag and float/defloat.

Go to your paper and invert the selection. Delete.

Do this for the other Long Tag layer as well.

10) Repeat this same process for your wave, circles and tag layers.

You may also choose to simply recolor the layers with your hue/sat/lightness

tool instead of using papers.

11) Go to your background layer. Paste your flourish as a new layer. Rotate and resize as desired.

You may also duplicate, mirror and flip if desired.

12) Return to background layer. Paste glitters as new layers and arrange, resize as desired.

13) Add your glow to any desired layers EXCEPT your glitters. Those add desired shadow to.

Add desired shadows to any layers you wish after you've "Glowed" them up...

14) Resize ALL now if so desired. Add copyrights and desired text. Merge Visible.

Delete any hidden layers. Save as PNG.

Enjoy!

Tut by ©JuicyBits 2009. Any similarity is purely coincidental. Do not redistribute or claim as your own.

Copying or 'Reproducing' and claiming as your own tut is STEALING and ILLEGAL.