In the Stars tutorial

 

 

in the stars tutorial

by Ladyjai3Creations

Febuary 2015

Supplies

paint shop pro- i am using 16 but any version will work

tube- i am using the beautiful art of Alehandra Vanhek

you can purchase this and a license over at PFD

please do not use her work without a license.

filters

photo effex- scanlines

xenofex 2 constellation

muras meister- copies

eye candy 4000- gradient glow

 

 

the font i am using for my name is Betty Noir

 

 

 

Lets go

 

1. open a new image 600 x 250, fill with a light color from your tube

2. copy&paste your tube as a new layer
and place to your left
I resized mine a bit to fit the tag

3. muras meister copies with the settings below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. layer duplicate , image mirror, merge down

in your palette change this layer to soft light

and take opacity to 85%

5. click on your background layer (in your palette) photo effex scanlines at default


staying on your background layer

6. xenofex 2- constellation- just mess with your settings until you find something your like.

7. make sure you are on your top layer

8. copy and paste your tube as a new layer place in center
I resized mine a little by 85%

9. add DS 2 -2 50 7

10. new raster layer, select all, selections, modify, contract by 4, hit delete on keyboard

11. selection invert, add noise uniform, monochrome checked at 35

12. i added an inner bevel but this is purely optional
bevel 2, width 12 then 0 0 1 0 and everything else at default

13. select none. add a gradient glow of 3, soft corners 25, opacity 100 color settings thin, color white or whatever color you think looks best

14 add your proper copyrights, your tag line, merge all flatten and save as jpg.

 

 

 

thats it, i hope you enjoyed this tutorial. i would love to see your results. send them to me and ill showcase them here

here are the fabulous results my friend Diana D of Greek Kisses blog did

 

 

 

love this, you did an excellent job Diana!

thanks so very much

 

love the colors!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ladyjai3Creations

Febuary 2015