You will need

My zip file HERE

Please respect those who made the contents and do not change file names

1: Set your foreground to the dmstoc gradient. Angle 45, repeats 0 style linear. Invert is not checked. Change the background to #2f313f.

2: Open the dmstocbg. Shift D to duplicate. Close the original.

3: Layers, new raster layer.

Selections, load/save selections. Load selection from Alpha channel. Load selection 1 and fill with the gradient.

Select none.

Adjust sharpness, sharpen more.

Effects, 3D effects drop shadow with the following settings.

Repeat drop shadow changing vertical and horizontal to 5

4: Layers, new raster layer.

Selections, load/save selections. Load selection from Alpha channel. Load selection 2 and fill with the gradient changing the angle to 133.

Select none.

Adjust sharpness, sharpen more.

Apply the same drop shadows as in 3.

5: Click on the bottom layer to make it active.

Layers new raster layer.

Selections, load/save selections. Load selection from Alpha channel. Load selection 3.

6: Open the TUBE_001 making sure the tube layer is active. Shift D to duplicate. Close the original.

Image resize 125%. It does not matter if all layers is or is not checked.

Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste into selection.

Select none.

Change the blend mode to luminance legacy and lower the opacity to 50%.

Effects, edge effects enhance.

7: Now click on raster layer 1. It should be the layer where we added the small squares.

Layer new raster layer.

8: Selections, load/save selection. Load selection from alpha channel. Select selection 1 once more.

Click on the bar at the top, paste into selection. (The flower tube should still be in the memory. If it's not to will have to go back and copy it again.)

Select none.

Change the blend mode to luminance legacy and lower the opacity to 60%.

Effects, edge effects, enhance.

9: Click on raster layer 2 to make it active. It should be the top layer.

Layers, new raster layer.

10: Selections, load/save selection. Load selection from alpha channel. Select selection 2 once more.

Click on the bar at the top, paste into selection.

Select none.

Change the blend mode to luminance legacy and lower the opacity to 70%.

Effects, edge effects, enhance.

11: Open the TUBE_022 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 80% making sure all layers is not checked.

Position as in the main graphic.

Apply the same 2 drop shadows as in 3.

12: Open the 1Patries_Bl96-BlueHyacint-25-8-09 tube. Making sure the tube layer is active click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 80% making sure all layers is not checked.

Position as in the main graphic.

Apply the same 2 drop shadows as in 3.

13: When you are happy where everything is, merge all, flatten.

14: Image add borders 3 #2f313f.

15: Image add borders 20 #667ebc.

16: Open the dmstocframe. Click on the bar at the top, copy. Back to working canvas. Paste as a new layer.

Merge all, flatten.

17: Image add borders 3 #2f313f.

18: Add your watermark and any text you may require. Save as a jpg. You're all done.

This tutorial was written by Diane M. Stanley on August 29, 2009

No copyright infringement is intended as this is purely for the learning experience gained through creating this tag.

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

Thank you to Chris for testing this tutorial.

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