The eBook of this tutorial and all supplies are here
Ok - lets get started :)
We have to do a little preparation first, so open your graphic, silver tile and tube - minimize the tile and tube for now. Press shift D to duplicate your image and close the original. Now we need to choose a colour from your graphic - not too dark, and not too light ... I used #E6DBD9. Note the hue and sat as shown below
Minimize your graphic and open your silver tile - duplicate it and close your original. Go to colours>colourize and enter the numbers you noted for your hue and sat, your silver tile is now the colours you chose ... you CAN play around with it a little if the colour isn't quite what you wanted. Save your coloured silver tile and minimize. Open and duplicate your tube, choose which rose you want to use and crop the tube to that size, now go to colours>colourize and colour your rose the same colour as your tile. Save and minimize.
Now we could have just as easily used a gradient instead of the silver tile ... but I don't always do things the easy way LOL
Lets get to the tutorial now :)
1. Open your graphic. Add a new raster layer and choose your selection tool. Starting in the centre, draw an elipse - don't go too close to the edges, and don't worry too much about making sure it is centred. Flood fill your ellipse with any colour. Deselect.
2. Copy your ellipse layer, delete, then paste as new layer - it is now centred on your canvas. Choose your magic wand and click once onto your ellipse. Go to your layer palette and hilight the layer UNDER your ellipse, add a new layer and flood fill with the colour you chose from your graphic. Do not deselect.
3. Invert your selection, add a new raster layer and flood fill with your coloured silver. Go to your layer palette and delete your ellipse layer. Deselect
4. Go to masks>load from disc and choose your RoseFrame mask with the following settings (I AM assuming your mask has been saved to your mask folder LOL)
5. Apply your mask. Go to mask>delete mask and answer yes when you're asked if you want to delete. Now go to your layer palette, click on your top mask layer and merge group
6. Go to effects>3D effects>drop shadow and use the following settings - OR my HiLite preset
7. Turn off visibility on all layers except the one with your ellipse on it. Click the centre of your ellipse with your magic wand, go to selections>modify>expand and type in 2. Flood fill with your coloured silver. Go to selections>modify>contract and type in 10 and delete. Deselect
8. Go to selections>select all, selections>float, selections>defloat and add the following inner bevel - or my Shiny Bump preset. Deselect
9. Click in the centre of your new bevel with your magic wand, go to selections>modify>expand and type in 2 then add a raster layer and apply the following cutout - or my main picture preset. Deselect. Move this layer under your bevel layer
10. Activate your bevel layer, then click on the outside of your bevel with your magic wand, go to selections>modify>expand and type in 2 then invert and add the following drop shadow - or my subtle border preset. Repeat using minus values. Deselect and merge all
11. Add a symmetrical border of 10 - any colour. Click with your magic wand and flood fill with your coloured silver. Add the following inner bevel - or my subtle bevel preset. Do not deselect
12. Invert your selection and apply the following cutout - or my subtle cutout preset. Repeat using minus values. Deselect
13. Add a symmetrical border of 20 using the colour you chose at the beginning of the tutorial. Select with magic wand. Go to effects>texture effects>blinds and apply the following settings - or my Blinds preset
14. Invert your selection and add the subtle drop shadow preset (its the last one we used) repeat using minus values. Deselect
15. Add a symmetrical border of 10, fill with your coloured silver and apply the same inner bevel we did before. Invert your selection and apply the subtle cutout (as in step 12) - repeat using minus values. Merge all ... we're almost done!
16. Open the tube we coloured before - if you're using the one I did you will need to resize it to 65%. Sharpen. Copy the rose and paste as a new layer onto your frame. Using your deformation tool turn the rose until you have it facing the way you want it. (If your rose looks a little blurry then sharpen it) Place it in the bottom left of your frame and add a subtle drop shadow (should be the last one we used). Duplicate your layer, then mirror. Merge all and we're all done!
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