 Supplies Needed: Graphic Corner tube Gold Pattern 1 - Open graphic, Duplicate and close original 2 - Open a New Transparent Image the same dimensions as the graphic, minimise it 3 - In the foreground box Landscape Gradient > Angle 47> Repeats 0 4 - In the background Gold pattern Angle 0>Scale 100 Firstly we’re going tube the ballerina as follows: 1 - Open Selection Tool> Freehand 2 - Draw a complete outline as close to ballerina as possible. Copy 3 - Maximise Transparent Image Paste as New Layer 4 - View>Zoom to 100% **Now you will see stray pixels around the image. Open the Eraser too, Shape>Round> size 3 or 4 5 - Erase as close to the image as possible - See screen shot  6 - When there is a clear line around the image, increase the size of the Eraser and get rid of the remaining background. 7 - When you are satisfied that you have a good clean tube, return zoomed image to original size. Edit> Copy (At this stage the image can be saved as a Tube for future use.) Framing and using your ballerina tube: 1 - Open a New Transparent Image same size as previously. Flood fill with the Landscape Gradient. Edit> Paste as New Layer 2 - Effects>Drop Shadow> Vertical >2 Horizontal >2, Opacity 64> Blur 5.00> Colour Black> Shadow on New Layer >unchecked 3 - Repeat Drop Shadow, changing Vertical and Horizontal to -2 (minus) 4 - Layer> Merge All 5 - Image>Add Border> Black>Symmetric 1 6 - Image>Add Border> White>Symmetric 3, Select with Magic Wand - See screen shot  7 - Flood fill with Gold Pattern, Deselect 8 - Image>Add Border> White>Symmetric 30, Select with Magic Wand, same settings 9 - Flood Fill with Gradient, do not deselect 10 - Effects> Texture> Fine Leather - See screen shot  11 - Adjust>Sharpness>High Pass Sharpen> Radius>10> Strength>100> Blend Mode >Soft Light 12 - Deselect 13 - Image>Add Border> Black>Symmetric 1 14 - Image>Add Border> White>Symmetric 3, Select with Magic Wand 15 - Flood Fill with Gold Pattern 16 - Image>Add Border> White>Symmetric 40, Select with Magic Wand, same settings 17 - Flood Fill with Gradient, do not deselect 18 - Effects> Texture> Fine Leather 19 - Adjust>Sharpness>High Pass Sharpen> Radius>10> Strength>100> Blend Mode >Overlay 20 - Repeat High Pass Sharpen 21 - Do not deselect 22 - Effects>Image Bevel - See screen shot  23 - Deselect 24 - Image>Add Border> Black>Symmetric 1 25 - Image>Add Border> White>Symmetric 3, Select with Magic Wand 26 - Flood Fill with Gold Pattern 27 - Add your watermark, Resize, Optimise and save as jpeg.  |
