The tutorial:
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Open 'ltdstudio_TheCats_AlphaImage' from tray
Window - Duplicate
Close the original and proceed on the copy
Fill the image with the Gradient
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Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings
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Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Select All
Open ' vvs-deco0094' from tray
Edit - Copy the Middle Layer
Minimize again for later
On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection
Selections - Select None
Note: Even if you are using Different Colors and Tubes, you must use this deco to achieve the same result
Colorize to match your main color
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Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings
Change the Blend Mode to Overlay
Result:
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Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Effects - Texture Effects - Mosaic Glass
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Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - 'TheCats_selection#2
Activate the Bottom Layer
Selections - Promote Selection to Layer
Selections - Select None
Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top
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Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - VM Distortion - Center Mirror
Change the Blend Mode to Overlay and lower the Opacity to 30
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
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Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - 'TheCats_selection#1
Activate the Bottom Layer
Selections - Promote Selection to Layer
Selections - Select None
Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top
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Effects - Reflection Effects - Feedback
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 10/10/50/10 Color: 0d245b
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: -10/-10/50/10 Color: 0d245b
Change the Blend Mode to Screen
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Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance (Or Enhance More depending on your Colors)
Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
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Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - 'TheCats_selection#3
Selections - Promote Selection to Layer
Selections - Select None
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Effects - Reflection Effects - Feedback
Change the Blend Mode to Overlay
Result:
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Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - 'TheCats_selection#4
Fill with the Background Color
Keep selected
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Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass - Preset - Clear - Default settings
Selections - Select None
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More
Objects - Align - Vertical Center
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Layers - New Raster Layer
Again:
Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - 'TheCats_selection#4
Fill the Selection with the Foreground Color
Keep selected
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Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass - Preset - Clear - Default settings
Selections - Select None
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More
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Effects - Image Effects - Offset
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Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Image Effects - Offset
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Edit - Repeat Layer Merge Down
Objects - Align - Vertical Center
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Layers - Duplicate
Image - Resize - 70% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked
Lower the Opacity of this Layer to 40
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
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Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
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Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Flexify (Not Flexify2)
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Open ' vvs-deco0094' from tray again
Edit - Copy the Middle Layer
You can close file this now
On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer
Image - Resize - 75% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
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Effects - Image Effects - Offset
Note: If you are using your own tube, center it between the circles
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Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Preset - Drop Shadow Blurry
Basic Tab:
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Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Preset - 'ltdstudio_TheCats_01'
Basic Tab:
Result:
Layers - Merge - Merge Visible
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Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Background Color #1a49bb
Selections - Select All
Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 40px - Foreground Color #dee8dd
Selections - Invert
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Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - Tile and Mirror - Kaleidoscope 2
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 40
Selections - Invert
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/0/50/30 Color: #1a49bb
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Selections - Select All
Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 40px - Background Color #1a49bb
Selections - Invert
Effects - Plugins - Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow - Default settings - 50/50/50/50/50/50/128/128
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Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - VM Toolbox - Instant Tile
Selections - Select None
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Open 'ltdstudio_TheCats_Deco' from tray
Edit - Copy the Top Layer
On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer
Move up slightly like this:
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Open 'ltdstudio_TheCats_texto' from tray
Edit - Copy the Top Layer
On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer
Move to the Top Left corner or a place of your choice
Layers - Merge - Merge Visible