Puzzle Pieces

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
May 11, 2012
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using a
tube by Rene Kunert
The tube is now FTU &
available here.

Supplies:
Tube of choice
Mask SpawnsFSMask57 by Spawns Forum set Masks
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Plugins VM Distortion Tilomat 2000
AAA Frame Foto Frame

Open a 600x250 new image.
Open a tube of choice.

Fill the new image with black
or a dark color.
Paste your tube as a new layer.

Apply the plugin
Muras meister Copies
Wallpaper rotate default settings.

Duplicate the wallpaper layer once.
X out the copy layer.
On the original wallpaper layer,
Adjust blur Gauassian Blur 15

On the same layer, apply the mask
SpawnsFSMask57.
Merge group.
Adjust add noise
Uniform 25 to this layer.

Now unhide the copy layer we hid earlier.
Apply the plugin
VM Distortion Tilomat 2000 default settings.

Take your selection tool, and select various
squares on this layer. You don't want to select
all of them - just certain ones.
Once you have some selected, press delete
on your keyboard.
This should allow you to see the mask layer
underneath as the selected squares should

disappear.

Okay paste your tube as new layer.
You want this the top layer in your layer palette.
Position on the right side of your tag.
Add a drop shadow.
2,2,50,5 Black
Duplicate the tube once & mirror.

On the tube copy layer apply
Effects 3D Effects Cutout
Offset Vertical 10
Horizontal 10
Attributes 50
Blur 5
Colors : two colors from your tag

Hid the tube copy layer.
Merge the rest of the layers visible.
Apply the plugin AAA Frames Foto Frames
Width set to 5.
Unhide the tube copy layer now.

Add words of choice to match
your tag.
I used the words puzzle pieces but
it is entirely up to you.
Convert text to raster.

Add artist copyright info & name.
Merge layers visible.
Save as png.
Thanks for trying my tutorial.