Friday, September 6, 2019

Blended To Perfection FTU Tutorial


I am using the artwork of  Elias Chatzoudis. You need a license to use this tube. You can purchase this tube at CDO. In the other example I used Jamie Kidd. You also need a license to use her tubes. You can purchase her at CDO as well.

Texture 073 by ArtPlusLove found HERE. Place in your texture folder

Texas Toast font can be found HERE


Open a new image 600x250

Pick a dark color for your foreground and light color for background

Floodfill your image with the dark color

Layers, new raster layer

On your background color select the middle button that says Texture. I have a screen shot below to show you the button to click



The settings I used for texture as below:




Right click to add the texture

Layers, Duplicate

Image, Mirror

Edit, copy Tube

Edit, paste, paste as new layer

Move to the right and move around til you have part of the tube you want showing

Change the blend mode of this tube to Soft light

Edit, copy tube again and move to the left. Move to place how you wish on this side of the frame

Mirror this tube if you wish. I did in my examples

Change the blend mode of this layer to Dodge

Edit, cope tube again placing in the middle

Apply the following drop shadow

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Settings of:
Vertical : 2
Horizontal: 2
Opacity: 65
Blur: 5
Color: Black
Shadow on new layer NOT Checked

Select your bottom layer

Edit, copy tube

Edit, paste, paste as new layer

Effects, Reflection Effects, Pattern with the following settings:



*Noted that the pattern will be different with each tube. As I had a different result when I used a different tube*

Lower the opacity of the pattern to 40

Layers, New Raster Layer

Layers, arrange, bring to top

Selections, Select All

Selections, Modify, Contract 4

Selections Invert

Floodfill with your dark color

Selections, Select None

Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise settings of:



Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Settings of:
Vertical : 2
Horizontal: -2
Opacity: 65
Blur: 5
Color: Black
Shadow on new layer NOT Checked

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Settings of:
Vertical : 2
Horizontal: 2
Opacity: 65
Blur: 5
Color: Black
Shadow on new layer NOT Checked

Remember to add your copyright info. Make sure it is plain and legible

Add your name to the tag

Save as PNG

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