GLITZ

G L I T Z

This tut was written on October 23, 2010.
It is written using PSPX; I'm sure the same effects are available in other versions.

SUPPLIES
A tube and a closeup.
I'm using the work of Keith Garvey. You need to purchase a license to use this work from MPT.

The following filters:
Greg's Factory Output, Vol. II - Pool Shadow
MuRa's Meister - Copies
RCS Filter Pack 1.0 - Screenworks Grid available HERE
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 - Constallation

Word art of choice (optional).

Font of choice (I'm using "Stephanie Marie").

Let's begin!

Pick two colors from your tube - a lighter color in the foreground, a darker color in the background.

Open a new image, 600x250.

Fill with any color except black - black won't work with upcoming steps.

Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise using Uniform, 12, Monochrome checked.

Greg's Factory Output, Vol. II - Pool Shadow using the default setting.
(If that is too strong for your color, change the Intensity to 50.)

Add your closeup, moving it into position.

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize setting both to 0.

Change the layer setting of the closeup layer to Luminance (Legacy).
Change the opacity to approx. 30.

Set this aside for a moment.

Open a new image, 700x35.

Fill with your dark color.

Add this to your first image as a new layer.
Do not CROP to fit.

Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew using the following setting:

MuRa's Meister - Copies using the following setting:

Duplicate this layer.
Image - Mirror.

Merge these two layers together.

RCS Filter Pack 1.0 - Screenworks Grid using the default setting.

Using your magic wand, click on the black area.

Selections - Promote as New Layer.

On the promoted layer, floodfill the selection with your light color.

Selections - Select None.

Delete the grid layer.

Add your tube, and a blurry drop shadow (I used Eye Candy 5: Impact - Perspective Shadow with the Blurry preset).

Using your Selection tool (set to rectangle, or point-to-point (if necessary)),
draw a selection through your tube toward your closeup as shown:

Highlight the promoted layer, DELETE.

Selection - Select None.

Duplicate the promoted layer twice (for a total of three.)

On each layer, Xenofex 2 - Constellation with the following setting:

(Click the Random Seed button each time.)

Add a 2px selection border in your darker color (or black).

Add your name, and any necessary copyright information.

Animate as usual.

For the avatar:

Duplicate your tag (Shift + D.)

Remove the layers with art.

Crop to 150x150.

Add your 2 pixel selections border.

Add your name (or initial.)

You may, if you wish, choose to animate your avatar.

Here is another example, using the work of Ismael Rac: