Dark Wind

1. File - New - New Image (800/600) - transparant checked
   
2. Flood Fill Tool - Fill the image with the gradient
3. Effects - Texture Effects - Texture - with these settings
   
4. Layers - Duplicate
5. Effects - Plugins - Vanderlee UnpluggedX -with these settings (RADAR)
   
6. Open the tube didier_femme23_feb_2010.pspimage
   
7. Select the tube layer , make a copy with shift D on your keyboard and close the original tube
   Continue with the copy
8. Image - Resize - with these settings
   
9. Edit - Copy - Minimise the tube
10. On your working area - Edit - Paste as New Layer
11. Effects - Plugins - Vanderlee UnpluggedX - with these settings
    
12. Effects - Image Effects- Offset with these settings
    
13. Effects - Plugins - Transparency - Eliminate Black
14. Adjust - Sharpen - Unsharp Mask
    
15. Layers - Duplicate
16. Image - mirror
17. Maximise the tube again
    
18. Edit - Copy - close the tube.
19. On your working area - Edit - Paste as New Layer
20. Effects - Image Effects- Offset with these settings
    
21. Layer palette - Rename this layer - Vrouw Links (Women Left) (we need to work on this one later in the lesson)
    Layer palette looks like this
    
    And this should be the result
    
22. Layer palette - Activate Copy 2 from Raster 2
23. Selection tool - Custom Selection (You find it here)
    
    with these settings
    
24. Selections - Promote selection to Layer
25. Layer palette - Rename this layer - Kader Rechts (Frame Right)
26. Selections - Deselect
27. Shut down Kader Rechts (Frame Right) and Vrouw links (Woman left) and make any other layer actif
28. Layers - Merge - Merge visible
29. Open the 2 top layers again
    Your Layer palette looks like this
    
30. Make top layer (Vrouw Links - Woman Left ) actif - but close it
31. Material palette - Switch colors
    
32. Pen Tool with these settings: size 5 - Vector
    
    
    draw two lines
    
    Press the shift key while drawing the horizontal line. Do not press by the second. When finished click the check mark in the top menu
    
33. Layer Palette - Convert to Raster layer
34. Open layer Vrouw Links (Woman left) again and highlight the top layer containing the lines.
35. Layers - New Raster layer
36. Selection tool - Custom Selection - with these values
    
37. Material palette- switch colors and change the values of the gradient
    
38. Flood fill Tool - fill the selection with the gradient
39. Effects - Texture Effects - Texture - with these settings
    
40. Selections - Deselect
41. Layers - New Raster layer
42. Selection tool - Custom Selection - with these values
    
43. Flood Fill Tool - Flood fill the selection with the dark background color
44. Selections - Deselect
45. Layers - Duplicate
46. Image - mirror
47. Layers - Merge down
48. Edit - Repeat Merge down
    This is the result
    
49. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow -with these settings
    
50. Repeat Drop Shadow with Vert and Horiz on - 4
51. Layer Palette - Arrange - Move Down
    The Layer palette looks like this (laag met lijnen = layer with lines)
    
52. Layer Palette - Activate the layer Vrouw Links (Woman left)
53. Selection tool - Custom Selection -with these values
    
54. Layer Palette - Promote selection to layer
55. Layer Palette - Rename this layer Kader Links (frame left)
56. Layer Palette Blend Mode = Screen
57. Selections - Deselect
58. Layer palette - Activate layer Vrouw Links (Woman left)
59. Selection tool - Custom Selection - with these values
    
60. Layer Palette - Promote selection to layer
61. Layer Palette Blend Mode = Multiply
62. Selections - Deselect
63. Layer Palette - Select the layer Kader Links (Frame left)
64. Layers - Duplicate
65. Image - mirror
66. Layer Palette Blend Mode = Multiply
67. Activate Kader Rechts (Frame Right)
    
68. Layers - Duplicate
69. Layer Palette - Arrange - Bring to top
70. Effects - Image Effects- Offset with these settings
    
    Result
    
71. Open the tube Betsie_386_17 febr
    
72. Activate the tube layer
73. Image - Resize - Resize all layers not checked - 80% smart size
74. Edit - Copy and close without saving
75. On your working area - Edit - Paste as New Layer
76. Move Tool, put the tube against the purple line
    
77. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
    
78. Open the tube tube_Jille2 and make the tube layer actif
    
79. Edit - Copy and close
80. On your working area - Paste as New Layer
81. Move Tool - move on the lines
82. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
    
83. Layers - Merge - Merge all (Flatten)
84. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 5 pixels green foreground color
85. Material palette - switch colors and close the foreground color
    
86. Activate the Text Tool with these settings
    
    and write Dark Wind Blows or a text to your choice
87. Click Apply
88. Layer Palette - Convert to Raster layer
89. Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds with these settings
    
90. Effects - 3D Effects - Inner bevel with these settings
    
91. Image - Free Rotate -with these settings
    
92. Move text to its place on the right
93. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
    
94. Layers - Duplicate
95. Activate the original text layer- Wind from right
    
96. Material palette - open your foreground color again. It is still on gradient
97. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 20 pixels white color
98. Magic Wand Tool - tolerance and feather = 0- select this border
99. Flood fill Tool - fill selection with the gradient
100. Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur with these settings
     
101. Selections - Deselect
102. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 5 pixels dark Foreground color
103. Add your watermark
104. Image - resize (smart size) 800 pixels width
     Or smaller if that suits you better
105. File - Save as - give_a_name.jpg

So this was it. I hope you enjoyed this lesson
Hugs
Jille

Beautiful example from Gerda van Gendt