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Title: **New** DEFOCUS Post by: aremgy on October 20, 2011, 05:11:27 pm D E F O C U S (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/DefocusSampleAV.png) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/DefocusSampleTag.png) This tut was written on October 20, 2011. It is written using PSPX; I'm sure the same effects are available in other versions. SUPPLIES A tube. I'm using the work of Elias Chatzoudis. This tube was purchased from MPT; this artist is currently represented by PTE (http://www.psptubesemporium.com/). The following filters: MuRa's Meister - Copies VanDerLee - Unplugged X - Defocus FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss Texturizer - Sandstone Greg's Factory Output, Vol. II - Pool Shadow Font of choice (I'm using "Delikat") Let's begin! Pick a color for your background. Open a new image, 800 wide x 800 high. Floodfill with your color. Add a new layer. Selection Tool - Custom Selection using the following setting: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/DefocusSS1.png) Floodfill the selection with white. Selections - Select None. MuRa's Meister - Copies using the following setting: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/DefocusSS2.png) Duplicate this layer; hide the top layer. Working on the middle layer, VanDerLee - Unplugged X - Defocus using the following setting: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/DefocusSS3.png) Change the layer setting of this layer to Overlay. Unhide the top layer. Change the layer setting of this layer to Soft Light; change the opacity to 70. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible. FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss using the default setting. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance. Add a new layer. Repeat the selection you used earlier; fill the selection with black. Selections - Select None. Repeat the MuRa's you used earlier. Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew using Vertical, Repeat, Angle = 45. Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave using the following setting: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/DefocusSS4.png) Repeat the Defocus effect you used earlier. Change the layer setting of this layer to Soft Light; change the opacity to 65. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow using 1, 1, 100, 1, Black. Image - Rotate Right. Selection Tool - Custom Selection using the following setting: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/DefocusSS5.png) Image - Crop to Selection. Add your tube, and a blurry drop shadow (I used Eye Candy 5: Impact - Perspective Shadow using the Blurry preset.) Add a 2px Selection border with the same color you used earlier. Add your name and all necessary copyright information. For the avatar: Duplicate your tag (Shift + D.) Remove the layer with the tube. Crop to 150x150. Add a new layer. Add a 2px Selection border, using your dark color. Add your name (or initial) and all necessary copyright information. Here is another example, using the work of Elias Chatzoudis: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/DefocusSample2AV.png) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/aremgy/Tuts/DefocusSample2Tag.png) Title: Re: **New** DEFOCUS Post by: Sezy on October 26, 2011, 06:25:28 am Oh wow! Thank you so much Rich! This is just stunning :-*
Title: Re: **New** DEFOCUS Post by: sherribabe on October 28, 2011, 10:32:07 am :) (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b327/sherribabe/rich1.gif) (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b327/sherribabe/rich2.gif) |