Title: **Spiky Halo Tut** Post by: ToilGirl_Beverly on July 07, 2012, 06:48:02 pm S P I K Y H A L O (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Spiky%20Halo%20Tut/MelissaDBJKspikyhalobyBJK2012AVAlice.gif) (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Spiky%20Halo%20Tut/MelissaDBJKspikyhalobyBJK2012FTAlice.gif) You will need: Font of your choice - I used one called Kozmetica Script Tube of your choice - I will be using the artwork of Melissa Dawn (http://www.melissadawnart.com) License and Tubes available at Creative Design Outlet (http://www.cdoestore.com/) You can find this tube HERE (http://www.cdoestore.com/index.php?p=product&id=27428&parent=348) and I used graphics that came with the tube. Filters: DSB Flux/ Bright Noise Eye Candy 4000 Fun House/Gyro Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow MuRa's Meister/Copies Ok let's begin Change your Foreground and your Background to two colors from your Tube Change your Foreground to Gradient ... with the following settings (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Spiky%20Halo%20Tut/ForegroundBackgroundScreeniesettings.png) Open a New Image 600x250 ... I used the flowers from the tube and pasted them as new image. Duplicate and close one off to use later. Effects > MuRa's Meister > Copies > Wallpaper Rotate > Increase amount till the background is covered since I only used the flowers I increased to 40. Adjust> Blur> Motion Blur with the settings at 45 Angle at 100% Then Image> Flip and Image > Mirror redo the Motion Blur Continue to do this Motion Blur > Flip > Mirror for about 6 times. Duplicate go to the top layer Effects > Distortion Effects > Spiky Halo ... with the following settings (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Spiky%20Halo%20Tut/SpikyHaloScreenie.png) Mirror > Apply the Spiky Halo Effect again Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Light or one that works for you. Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask at these settings (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Spiky%20Halo%20Tut/UnsharpMaskScreenie.png) Merge Visible > Duplicate Effects> Fun House > Gyro at these settings (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Spiky%20Halo%20Tut/GyroSettingScreenie.png) Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Light or one that works for you. Merge down you should have your background and flowers or accent piece at this point Now have your gradient in your background section > the foreground is Transparent Open your Rectangular Tool > Draw a Ribbon horizontal across your tag. While still in VECTOR Layer > Objects > Align > Center of Canvas > Raster Layer Effects > Graphics Plus > Cross Shadow at Default settings Selections > Select All > Float Selections > Select All > Defloat > Selections > Modify > Select Selection Borders at the following settings (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Spiky%20Halo%20Tut/SelectSelectionBordersScreenie.png) New Layer > Fill with an accent color Rename Border Duplicate this layer twice (for a total of 3) ... Effects> DSB Flux> Bright Noise ... with the setting of 38 Activate the Copy of Border layer ... Edit> Repeat Bright Noise ... click on the Mix button once then OK Activate the Copy (2) of Border layer ... Edit> Repeat Bright Noise ... click on the Mix button once then OK Selections> Select None ... Hide the 2 Top Border Layers for now If you are using an accent piece, like a flower etc and wish to have the same animation as my display continue on But if not skip this section that is in Red. Make two more copies of the flowers or your accent piece, and name them Accents. For a total of three layers of Accents Accent Layer > Effects > Eye Candy 4000 > HSB Noise at the following settings (http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx44/PhanaticalTuts/Spiky%20Halo%20Tut/HSBNOISEScreenie.png) Activate the Copy of Accent layer ... Edit> Repeat HSB Noise ... click on the Random Seed button once then OK Activate the Copy (2) of Accent layer ... Edit> Repeat HSB Noise ... click on the Random Seed button once then OK Hide the 2 Top Accent Layers for now With the Top layer active Paste your Tube as a New Layer, position where you like resize if necessary Apply a suitable Drop Shadow New Layer > fill with the same color as the Border layer... Select All > Select > Contract by 2 > Drop Shadow 0, 0, 100, 10 Black Tutorial written on the July 7, 2012 ©Beverly Kelley |