My Blue Angel Forum style tag tutorial
supplies
a tube
i am using a fantastic tube by © Stan Dudin
called Redheaded Angel. you can purchase this
and his other fantastic works at
PFD
you will need a license to use his work
please do not use his work without a license
filters
eye candy 4000 - gradient glow
filters unlimited- clouds
(or muras meister clouds)
screen works- close knit (frame)
masks
i am using my favorite mask
(timeline mask 5 by MB & SW)
you can find all her masks
here
font i used
Annabelle JF
ok lets get started
open a new image 600 x 250
choose 2 colors from your tube, i chose a light and dark blue from her shorts
flood fill with the dark color, then new raster layer and flood fill with your light color
apply your mask and merge group
c&p your tube and place on left hand side resize a bit to fit. in your layer palette, use the soft light,
move that tube below your mask layer
go to your top layer and c&p your tube again, place on right side, resize a little bit more (i resized by
70% a few times,until i got the right size)
lower the opacity on the smaller tube to about 80%
now put a DS on both tubes. i used 2 -2 68 7
go to your bottom layer, then filters unlimited , render, then foreground background clouds and click ok
get out your preset shape tool, rectangle, set on square and draw out 3 little squares anywhere on the
canvas. then use your magic wand, click in the first square, c&p as new layer
selections modify expand by 2 invert then delete select none, do that with all 3 squares, and put in
them whatever part of the tube you like. i used her eyes and earring
as you do that after each time use soft light, then the second square i used hard light, and the third i used overlay when you are happy with it, then merge them together.
now for the frame, for this i used 2 new colors for it. i took the white and grey out of her wings. new raster layer, select all , flood fill with your dark color, selections modify
contract by 4, hit delete on the keyboard, selections invert then screenworks close knit, select none.
add noise uniform at 76% monochrome checked. add a small thin gradient glow
to your frame using the same color as the frame. then a small DS. i used 1 -1 50 6
new raster layer select all flood fill with your light color, selections modify contract by 2 hit delete on keyboard, selections invert, add noise this time using the random setting
select none. add the DS, gradient glow and then merge down, when you are happy with it, then merge all flatten,save as jpg. add your copyrights, and license number and tag name.
this tutorial is meant to be a guideline . make the tag your own and be creative and have fun. i hope you enjoyed this tutorial and it was fun to do and easy to understand
i would love to see your results, send them to me and i will showcase them here. thanks for trying my tutorial!
Ladyjai3Creations
Oct 2015