Through The Window

Through The Window

You will Need

Simple Top Left Mirror

My zip file HERE

Please do not change the file names.

1: Open the chrisrmas2 image. Shift D to duplicate close the original. It will look as it the selection you need is not there, but don't worry it is.

Flood with the dmsmidnightblue gradient angle 45, repeats 1 linear. Invert is not checked.

Adjust blur Gaussian blur 10.

2: Layers new raster layer.

Selections load from alpha channel. Selection 1.

Flood fill with a sliver fill or a colour of your choice.

Leave selected.

3: Effects 3D effects inner bevel with the following settings.

Select none.

4: Staying on this layer with the magic wand feather and tolerance set at zero click inside the outer border.

Move the highlight to the bottom layer that you filled with the midnight blue and apply the following inner bevel.

Select none.

5: Add a new raster layer. This layer should be between the bottom layer and the frame layer.

Go to the frame layer and click inside with the magic wand on the same settings.

Selections, modify expand by 2.

6: Go back to the new layer between the blue layer and the frame.

Open the 108102 image or one of your own. Click on the blue bar at the top copy.

Back to the working image, paste into selection.

Image mirror. (You may not need to mirror if you used your own image.)

Lower the opacity on this layer to around 50%. Again this may vary if you use your own image.

7: Move back up to the frame level.

Effects 3D effects drop shadow with the following settings.

Select none.

8: Open the dmsglasshollycr.

Click on the blue bar at the top copy.

Back to the working image, paste as new layer.

Position in the top left corner of the frame as in main graphic.

Effects, simple Top Left Mirror.

9: Open the Victorian-Christmas16_ptv tube.

Click on the blue bar at the top copy.

Back to the working image, paste as new layer.

Position at the bottom right of your frame as in the main graphic.

Effects 3D effects drop shadow with the following settings.

10: Merge all. Flatten. Resize if you wish.

Save as a JPG image and add your watermark and you are all done.

This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on October 28, 2007.

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. No copyright infringement is intended as this is purely for the learning experience gained through creating this image.

This tutorial must not be passed through e-mail, groups or by any other method without written permission from myself.

Thank you to Carol for testing this tutorial.