Constellation Dream


This tutorial was written
by Sarah Fiack on
September 24th, 2013
Any resemblance to another
tutorial is purely coincidental. I am
using a PTU tube by CyberCat Graphics.
It is available at UYA Here

Plugins:
Mura's Meister Copies
Eye Candy 5 Nature: Squint
Xenofex 2 Constellation

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

Paste your tube as a new layer.
Position as wanted on the image.
Duplicate the layer.

Add a drop shadow to
the top tube layer.
2,2,50,5 Black.

On the bottom layer, apply
the plugin Mura's Meister
Copies Wallpaper rotate
default settings.

Make sure you have the bottom
layer selected in your layer palette.
Selections - select all

Now select your wallpaper
layer on your layer palette.
Image - crop to selection.

Repeat the select all
of the bottom layer.
Now select the top tube layer.
Crop to selection.

On the wallpaper layer,
apply Adjust Blur - Motion blur.
Angle 50 Strength 100

Now apply the plugin
Eye Candy 5 Nature: Squint
Setting: Dream Sequence

Effects
Edge effects
Enhance more

Effects -Artistic Effects
Balls & Bubbles

Shape: Single ball or bubble selected
Surface: Opacity 20
Shininess 34 Gloss 15
Click okay.

Resize this layer 70%
Duplicate twice. Position one
on the left side behind your tube.
Position the other one right side
in front of your tube.

Duplicate this bubble once.
Resize again 70%. Position on
the left bottom side in front of your tube.

On each of the bubble layers, apply the
plugin Xenofex 2 Constellation
Setting Low Denisty Stars default settings.
Make sure Keep original image box is checked.

Merge layers. Add a new raster layer.
Fill with a color of choice from your tag.
Select this layer with your magic wand tool.
Selections modify contract by 5.
Press delete button. Select none.

Adjust add noise.
Uniform 35.
Add the earlier drop shadow to the border.

Select your font tool.
Choose a font of choice.
Type out a single word which
fits your tag. Position on the
bottom right side of the tag.
Convert to raster.
Add the earlier drop shadow to it as well.

Merge the layers visible.
Add artist copyright and name to the tag.
Save as png. Thanks for trying my tutorial.