I am using the artwork of Cuddly Rigor Mortis  You need a license to use this tube. You can purchase this tube at CDO

I used the filters VM Extravangza, VM Experimental, Funhouse

 

 

 

 

Open new image 700x300

 

Pick a dark color to place in the foreground

 

Pick a light color to place in the background

 

Floodfill your image with your light background color

 

Edit, copy Tube

Edit, paste, paste as new layer

 

Layers, merge, merge visible

 

Effects, Plugins, VM Extravangza, Stay In Line! with the following setting

 

Effects,  Plugins, VM Experimental, TeeWee  with the following settings

 

Effects, Plugins, Funhouse, Radial ZigZag with the following settings

 

Layers, new raster

 

Floodfill with light color

 

Lower opacity to 80

 

Effects, Plugins, Artistic, Film Grain with the following settings

 

Selections, Select All, Modify, Contract 4

 

Selections, Invert

 

Layers, new raster layer

 

Floodfill with dark foreground color

Selections, Select None

 

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Settings of:

Vertical : 2

Horizontal: 2

Opacity: 65

Blur: 5

Color: Black

Shadow on new layer NOT Checked

 

Edit, copy Tube

 

Edit, paste, paste as new layer

 

Move below the layer you just made. On your tag it should be labeled as Raster 1

 

Image, resize to fit your tube

 

Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow, Same Settings

Select Raster 1

 

Edit, copy Tube

 

Edit, paste, paste as new layer

Do not resize this time

 

Change the blend mode to Soft light

 

Add a saying or wordart of your choice to go with your tube

 

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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