Fragmented

This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
April 15, 2012
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental.
For this tutorial, I’m using a
tube by Anna Marine.
You can purchase this tube at
CDO


Supplies:
Tube of choice
Plugins
Mura's Meister Copies
VM Natural - Splash
Xero Radiance
EyeCandy400 Gradient Glow

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

Paste your tube as a new layer
onto your new image.

Apply Mura's Meister Copies
Wallpaper Rotate
default settings.

Duplicate the copy layer once.
On the top layer, apply the plugin
VM Natural - Splash
Default settings.

Effects - edge effects -enhance once.
Xero Radiance -default settings.

Now over in your layer palette,
on the same layer, change the
blend mode to hard light.

Paste your tube as a new layer.
Position on a side of the tag
of your choice.
Apply Xero radiance to this layer also.
Add a drop shadow to the layer.
2,2,50,5 Black

Now add a new raster layer on top
of the tag. Fill with a color from your tube.
Once filled, click on this layer with your magic wand.
Selections modify contract by 4.
Press delete on your keyboard.
Viola instant border.

While still on your border layer,
adjust add noise
Uniform 25
Using EyeCandy400 Gradient Glow
add a gradient glow to the tag.
I used Black Halo Glow width 3.00
Also add a drop shadow to the border.

Add a wordart or single word of choice.
I added a single word which seem to fit
the tag.
I also added the same gradient glow
and drop shadow that I used on the border.

Now merge layers visible.
Add artist copyright infomation & name.
Save as png.

Now to do the avatar for the forum set.

Open a 150x150 new image.
Copy & paste your forum tag
onto the new image.
Position the tag as wanted on the avatar.

Click on the bottom layer of your avatar
with your magic wand.
Now make sure the image is selected on
your layer palette.
Selections invert & press delete.
Select none.

Add a new raster layer to the avatar.
Fill with the same border color as the tag.
Select this layer with your magic wand.
Selections modify contract by 4.
Press delete button.
Select none.

Add noise to the border as we did with
the tag. Uniform 25.
Also add the above gradient glow & drop shadow.
Merge the layers visible.
Don't forget to add artist name & license number
to the avatar.
Save as png.
Thanks for trying my tutoiral!.