Mariannes Creations

Simple > Top Left Mirror (here)

Simple > Diamonds (here)

Greg's Factory Output Vol.II > Pool Shadow (here)

Supplies Needed:

Mask - !!!Mesh.msk (here)

A tube or mist of your choice

Preparation:

Install filters, if necessary.

Unzip mask into your mask folder.

Performance Notes:

All settings will remain the same unless

new settings are given.

Don't forget to save your work often.

Here is a arrow you can drag and drop when you

need to mark where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let

go. It will stay where ever you put it, until you close

your browser.

Let's begin :)

Frame

1) File > Open
Tube of choice

2) Window > Duplicate (Shift + D)
Close original



3) Dropper Tool (E)

Left click in image to choose

a light Foreground color

and right click in image to choose

a dark Background color

4) Image > Resize

Settings:

Resample using = Smart Size

Lock aspect ratio = Checked

Resize all layers = Checked

Width = No wider than 400 Pixels

Height = No higher than 300 Pixels

5) Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
(If needed)

6) Edit > Copy



7) File > New

Settings:

Width = 450 Pixels

Height = 400 Pixels

Raster Background = Selected

Transparent = Selected

8) Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match mode = None

Sample merged = Checked

Blend mode = Normal

Opacity = 100

Right click to fill with dark color



9) Layers > New Raster Layer

10) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with light color

11) Layers > Load/Save Mask >
Load Mask From Disk

Settings:

Mask = !!!Mesh

Create mask from = Source luminance

Orientation = Fit to canvas

Invert transparency = Not checked

Show all mask = Checked

12) Layers > Merge > Merge Group

13) Effects > Distortion Effects > Curlicues

Settings:

Symmetric = Not checked

Number of columns = 10

Number of rows = 10

Radius = 100

Strength = 50

Clockwise = Not checked

14) Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

15) Edit > Paste > Paste As New Layer

16) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = 1

Horizontal = 1

Opacity = 100

Blur = 10

Color = Black

Shadow on new layer = Not checked

*Note: Don't add drop shadow to a

misted tube.



17) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Symmetric = Checked

Size in pixels = 2

Color = Your dark color

18) Image > Add Borders
Settings:

Size in pixels = 10

Color = Your light color

19) Magic Wand Tool
Settings:

Mode = Replace

Match mode = RGB Value

Tolerance = 0

Sample merged = Not checked

Contiguous = Checked

Feather = 0

Anti-alias = Not checked

Outside = Selected

Select border

20) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:

Bevel = 2

Width = 8

Smoothness = 4

Depth = 1

Ambience = 6

Shininess = 2

Color = White

Angle = 315

Intensity = 50

Elevation = 30

21) Effects > Plugins >

Greg's Factory Output Vol.II >

Pool Shadow

Settings:

Diagonal = 50

Center = 50

Horizontal = 50

Diagonal = 50

Horizontal = 50

Vertical = 50

Intensity = 50

Lightness = 128

22) Image > Add Borders
Settings:

Size in pixels = 2

Color = Your dark color

*Note: we are going to make a pattern now

23) Selection Tool > Custom Selection
Settings:

Top = 18

Left = 18

Right = 100

Bottom = 100

24) Edit > Copy

25) Edit > Paste > Paste As New Image

26) Effects > Plugins > Simple > Diamonds

27) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

Settings:

Default Setting

28) Materials Palette

Set your Foreground to Pattern

Settings:

Pattern = Pattern you just created

Angle = 0

Scale = 100

Texture = Not checked

*Note: Now we are working on the frame again

29) Image > Add Borders
Settings:

Size in pixels = 30

Color = Your light color

30) Magic Wand Tool

Select border

31) Flood Fill Tool

Left click to fill with Pattern we just made

32) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel

33) Image > Add Borders
Settings:

Size in pixels = 2

Color = Your dark color

34) Image > Add Borders
Settings:

Size in pixels = 10

Color = Your light color

35) Magic Wand Tool

Select border

36) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel

37) Effects > Plugins >

Greg's Factory Output Vol.II >

Pool Shadow

38) Image > Add Borders
Settings:

Size in pixels = 2

Color = Your dark color

39) Selection Tool > Custom Selection

Settings:

Top = 406

Left = 456

Right = 566

Bottom = 516

40) Edit > Copy

41) Selections > Select None

42) Edit > Paste > Paste As New Layer

43) Move Tool

Move it to the top left corner

look at my image for placement

44) Effects > Plugins > Simple > Top Left Mirror

45) Layers > New Raster Layer

46) Add Watermark

47) Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

48) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

Settings:

Compression value set at 20 - 25

*Note - Do not close header

Background

*Note - Still working with your header image.

1) Selection Tool > Custom Selection

Settings:

Top = 150

Left = 0

Right = 58

Bottom = 350

2) Edit > Copy

(Close frame now)

3) Edit > Paste > Paste As New Image

4) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

Settings:

Edge = checked

Vertical = checked

Width = 50

Transition = 50

5) Image > Canvas Size

Settings:

Lock aspect ratio = Not checked

Width = 1280 (or preferred size)

Height = 200

Placement = Left middle arrow

6) Layers > New Raster Layer

7) Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

8) Flood Fill Tool

Left click to fill with pattern

9) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

10) Layers > New Raster Layer

11) Flood Fill Tool

Right click to fill with dark color



12) Layers Palette

Lower opacity of Background layer

to 50 or your preference

13) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

All finished!! You're now ready to

assemble for Incredimail or Outlook

Express.

Please link tutorial to

Marianne's Creations at:

http://members.dodo.com.au/madgiles/mariannescreations.htm

and

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/UTWInc2/

A Special Thank You to the

wonderful testers at OTTG !

I appreciate everyone's effort,

time and help very much!

They are:

Kimmy, Deanne, Diane (LBM),

Sharon Flora and April Hunt.

I'd love to see your results if you try

my tutorials. Please send them to:

mariannescreations@gmail.com

You are free to share my tutorials as

you like, but please do not upload them

to any website or group files without

asking me first.

Thanks!

Marianne Giles

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