Tutorial by Soxikibem

English Translation by Moderation SIM-PSP

Original Tutorial:

MATERIAL

 1 Main Tube of your choice

1 Misted Landscape of your choice

GoldenBalls_MistedByXiki or use one of your choice

decorMiracleOfChristmas (Decor tutorial here)

titulo_Miracleofchristmas

PLUGINS

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact

Italian Editors Effect

Mehdi

Meister

Toadies

VM Natural

NOTE:

- Feel free to change the Blends and Opacity according to the material
and colors chosen for your work.

- I created a separate tutorial about Decor used in this work.
Optional - You can use the decoration from the materials folder or create one through the tutorial.

TUTORIAL

 Foreground #604d32

 Background #ead6a6

2 - Open a 900x550px transparent image.

Paint it with the foreground color.

Selections > Select All.

Edit > Copy in GoldenBalls_MistedByXiki.

Edit > Paste Into Selection.

Selections > Select None.

3 - Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling: Default.

Adjust > Blur > Radial Blur:

Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance.

4 - Effects > Plugins > Toadies > Weaver:

5 - Layers > Duplicate.

Effects > Plugins > Toadies > Blast 'em!:

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Overlay.

6 - Edit > Copy Special > Copy Merged.

Edit > Paste as New Layer.

Effects > Plugins > Mehdi > Sorting Tiles:

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Darken - Opacity: 65%.

7 - With the FreeHand Selection Tool, select as in the example:

8 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Edit > Copy Special > Copy Merged.

Edit > Paste Into Selection.

9 - Selectiosn > Modify > Contract: 60.

Selections > Promote Selection to layer.

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur: 10.

Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise: Gaussian, 20, monochrome checked.

Adjust > Sharpeness > Sharpen.

10 - Layers > New Raster Layer.

Edit > Copy in GoldenBalls_MistedByXiki.

Edit > Paste Into Selection.

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.

Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact > Glass:

Settings: choose Clear.

Basic > Glass Color: choose Foreground color.

Selections > Select None.

11 - Activate Layer Raster 3 ( Larger diamond).

Effects > Texture Effects > Weave:

Weave color: Backgorund color - Gap color: Foreground color.

12 - Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel:

13 - Layers > Duplicate.

Layers > Arrange > Bring To Top.

Image > Resize: 20%, all layers unchecked.

Effects > Distortion Effects > Pinch: 100%.

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.

Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel:

With the Pick Tool tool, position: Position X: 241, Position Y: 242.

14 - Effects > Plugins > Mura's Meister > Copies:

15 - Activate the Layer Promoted Selection.

Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow:

Color: background color.

16 - Activate the Raster 2 layer.

Layers > New Raster Layer.

With the Selection Tool: Feather: 0, select as in the example:

Paint this selection with the color #FFFFFF (White).

Selections > Select None.

Effects > Plugins > Italian Editors Effect > Effetto Fantasma:

With the Pick Tool tool, position: Position X: 23, Position Y: 0.

17 - Effects > Texture Effects > Weave:

Note: If you are using two dark colors like I used in the second version,
change the Weave color to the color: #FFFFFF (white).

Layers > Properties > General > Opacity: 50%.

Layers > Duplicate.

Image > Mirror > Mirror Horizontal.

Layers > Properties > General > Opacity: 20%.

18 - Activate the Copy of Raster 1 layer.

Effects > Plugins > VM Natural > Starmaker:

19 - Activate the Copy of Raster 5 layer.

Edit > Copy in Misted Landscape.

Edit > Paste as New Layer.

Image > Resize if necessary, in this misted I applied 60% of resize.

Position in the upper right corner.

Effects > Image Effects > Seamles Tiling: Default.

Layers > Properties > General > Blend Mode: Hard Light - Opacity: 65%.

Adjust > Sharpeness > Sharpen.

20 - Activate the top layer.

Edit > Copy no decorMiracleOfChristmas.

Edit > Paste as New Layer.

If you want to make your own decor click HERE.

Image > Resize: 60%, all layers unchecked.

With the Pick Tool tool, position: Position X: 160, Position Y: 249.

Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow: 8, 0, 100, 15, Color: Background color.

21 - Edit > Copy the Main Tube.

Edit > Paste as New Layer.

Image > Resize if necessary.

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen.

Position to the right.

Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow: as you prefer.

22 - Edit  > Copy in titulo_Miracleofchristmas.

Edit > Paste as New Layer.

Image > Free Rotate:

With the Pick Tool tool, position: Position X: 68, Position Y: 39.

23 - Edit > Copy Special > Copy Merged.

Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 2px - color: #FFFFFF (White)

Selections > Select All.

Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 10px with any color.

Selections > Invert.

Edit > Paste Into Selection.

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur: 20.

Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance.

Selections > Select None.

24 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 15px - color: #FFFFFF (White)

Selections > Select All.

Image > Add Borders: 2px with any color.

Selections > Invert.

Edit > Paste Into Selection.

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur; 20.

Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance.

Selections > Select None.

25 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 30px - color: #FFFFFF (White)

Selections > Select All.

Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 10px with any color.

Selections > Invert.

Edit > Paste Into Selection.

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur: 20.

Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance.

Selections > Select None.

26 - Image > Add Borders > Symmetric: 2px - Color: foreground color.

27 - Apply your watermark or signature.

File > Export > JPEG Optimizer.