NEW TUTORIAL - BEHIND CLOSED EYES

BEHIND CLOSED EYES

In one of the groups I belong to, we were given a challenge to show what we dream about or things after midnight.  So this tutorial is inspired by that challenge.  I like to think  that this is what goes on behind my own eyes when I am fast asleep after midnight....well I can dream can't I?????    I hope you enjoy this tutorial

MATERIALS PALLETTE:

FOREGROUND #CEAE54

BACKGROUND #6F5622

TUBES, ETC: HERE

3 MASKS

1 POSER

1 MIST/LANDSCAPE/BACKGROUND

1 MISTED FACE

1 DECORATOR TUBE

FILTERS

SIMPLE - 4 WAY AVERAGE

ITALLIAN EDITOR'S - PICTURE N PICTURE

AAA FRAMES - FOTO FRAME

LET'S BEGIN

1.  OPEN A NEW CANVAS 1024 X 600

2.  FLOOD FILL WITH YOUR DARK COLOR

3.  LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER - 

4.  FLOOD FILL WITH YOUR LIGHT COLOR

5.  LOAD/SAVE MASK 3Dgrf-8

6.  EDGE EFFECTS - ENHANCE MORE

7.  LAYERS - MERGE GROUP

8.  EFFECTS - DISTORTION EFFECTS - SPIKY HALO

9.  LAYERS - MERGE DOWN

10.  EDIT - COPY - EDIT PASTE AS NEW IMAGE

(SAVE FOR LATER USE)

11.  ON THE ORIGINAL, LAYERS - DUPLICATE

12.  EFFECTS - GEOMETRIC EFFECTS - CIRCLE

13.  EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS - DROP SHADOW

14.  LAYERS - DUPLICATE

15.  EFFECTS - SIMPLE - 4 WAY AVERAGE

16.  PUT THIS LAYER IN HARD LIGHT MODE

17.  IMAGE - ROTATE - FREE ROTATE LEFT 90DEGREES

18.  LAYERS - MERGE DOWN

19.  LAYERS - DUPLICATE

20.  RESIZE 80%

21.  LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER

22.  FLOOD FILL LIGHT COLOR

23.  LAYERS - LOAD/SAVE MASK ADITAS CREATIONS MASK 56

24.  LAYERS - MERGE GROUP

25.  LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER

26.  USING YOUR SELCETION TOOL ON CIRCLE, PYULL OUT A CRCLE FROM THE CENTER OF THE EYE YOU JUST MADE (ABOUT 80% THE SIZE OF THE SMALLER CIRCLE)

27.  EDIT COPY - EDIT PASTE INTO SELECTION THE MIST

28.  SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE

29.  CHANGE THE MODE OF THIS LAYER TO DODGE

30.  OPEN  (OBG MIST CARNEVALE 004)

EDIT COPY - EDIT-PASTE AS NEW LAYER THE MISTED FACE

31.  MOVE IT INTO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

32.  EFFECTS - SEAMLESS  TILING

33.  REDUCE OPACITY TO 30 ( OR YOUR LIKING)

34.  OPEN WIEKES TUBE 279 (THE DECORATOR TUBE)

EDIT - COPY EDIT - PASTE AS NEW LAYER

35.  MOVE TO THE LEFT SIDE

36.  RESIZE 90%

37.  PUT THIS LAYER IN LUMINESCENCE MODE AND OPACITY TO 52%

38.  OPEN (WOMAN 1346 FRANIEMARGOT) THE POSER

EDIT - COPY - EDIT - PASTE AS NEW LAYER

39.  SLIDE THIS TO THE RIGHT

40.  LAYER - MERGE ALL

41.  LAYER NEW RASTER LAYER

42.  FLOOD FILL WITH WHITE

43.  LAYERS - LOAD/SAVE MASK LAYER 

(ASTRID MASKER 134)

44.  MERGE GROUP

45.  ADD BORDERS:

1PX DARK COLOR

1 PX LIGHT COLOR

1 PX DARK COLOR

60 PX - AN OFFSETTING COLOR

46.  SELECT THIS LAST BORDER WITH YOUR MAGIC WAND

47.  GRAB THE IMAGE WE SET ASIDE EARLIER..EDIT - COPY EDIT PASTE INTO THE SELECTION.

48.  SELECTION - INVERT

49.  APPLY THE DROP SHADOW X2

50.  SELECTIONS INVERT

51.  EFFECTS - ITALLIAN EDITOR'S -  PICTURE IN A PICTURE

52.  SELECT NONE

53.  IMAGE ADD BORDERS

1PX DARK

1PX LIGHT

1 PX DARK

54.  EFFECTS - AAA FRAMES - FOTO FRAME

55.  EFFECTS - NIK SOFTWARE - BICOLOR FILTERS

56.  RESIZE ADD YOUR WATERMARK, AND YOU ARE DONE

57.  YOU CAN ADD THE TEXT IF YOU CHOOSE OR NOT, OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS TUT AND YOUR NEW TAG!!!!

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