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  1. This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it

    I know I am sorta kinda breaking the rules by posting a tut so soon. Just thought I would share a different type of border. Maybe someone will experience Eureka while following and will make a better border, which I encourage them too. Also the title is kinda a placeholder, don't know exactly what to call it ;)

    WARNING: I don't exactly believe in merging layers before the product is finished, while exceptions do apply, don't expect to merge layers until the end :P

     

    Plugins needed:

    Bevel Selection

    Borders N' Shapes

    Drop Shadow

    Alpha displacement

    Optional:

    Conditional Hue

     

    Here is what we are making:

    tutorial2.gif

     

    If you have an image already you can skip the first 3 steps.

    1. New Image: 800 x 600

     

    2. :PaintBucket: Paint Bucket Default settings, Primary color black

     

    3. Fill layer

     

    4. :ImageCanvasSize: Image Canvas Size. Width = 1000, Height = 750

    T1.jpg

     

    5. :MagicWandTool: Use the magic wand on the first layer and select the white area with 0% tolerance.

     

    6. Cut the selection (Ctrl + X)

     

    7. New layer

     

    8. Paste

     

    9. Move to your second layer and fill the selection with a dark blue (0026FF) :PaintBucket:

    T2.jpg

     

    10. bevel selection. Depth 17, everything else normal.

    T3.jpg

     

    11. Copy the selection (the beveled blue rectangle) into a new image. Make sure you delete the blank white canvas. Save the new image as "Temp.png"

    T4.jpg

     

    12. Switch images to the border image

     

    13. :LayersAddNewLayer: add new layer

     

    14. run alpha displacement with "Temp.png" as your mask.

    T5.jpg

     

    15. Move one layer down (to the beveled rectangle layer)

     

    16. :MagicWandTool: Magic wand, 40% - 50%, anywhere on the plain blue part.

     

    17. Add Noise: Intensity 64, Color Saturation 0, Coverage 75.28

     

    18. :MotionBlurEffect: Motion Blur: Angle -90.00, Centered, Distance 37.

    T6.jpg

     

    19. Deselect

    20. :LayersAddNewLayer: add new layer above your alpha displacement layer

     

    21. Primary Color, black, secondary color, white with Transparency - Alpha 0

     

    22. :GradientTool: :LinearClampedGradient: :AlphaBlendingTrue: Gradient upper-right hand corner with normal settings.

    T7.jpg

     

    23. :LayersDuplicateLayer: Duplicate layer.

     

    24. :LayersFlipHorizontal: Flip layer horizontally

     

    25. :LayersFlipHorizontal: Flip layer vertically

     

    26. :LayersAddNewLayer: New layer

     

    27. :MagicWandTool: Magic wand the outside of the background layer then invert so that your image is selected.

     

    28. select the newest layer

     

    29. Borders N' Shapes. Width 11, Color (RGB) 64,64,64

    T8.jpg

     

    30. :MagicWandTool: Magic wand the new border.

     

    31. Bevel Selection. Width 1, Use alternative lighting direction

    T9.jpg

     

    32. :BlurEffect: Gaussian Blur 8

    T10.jpg

     

    33. :LayersMergeLayerDown: Merge the layers together, except the background layer!

     

    34. Drop shadow: x -5, y -5, widening Radius 1, Blur Radius 8.

    T11.jpg

     

    35. Drop shadow: x 5, y 5, widening Radius 1, Blur Radius 8.

    Note: if you are using the black background nothing will show up ;)

     

    36. If you would like, you can add a new layer on top of everything, :EllipseTool: :ShapeDrawTypeInterior: make a white ellipse and turn the transparency to ~20

     

    37. Run conditional Hue on your top layer and have fun!

    tutorial2.gif

    Tutorial.jpg

     

    This is what you can do...picture not included :P

    waits for the tomatoes

     

  2. Start on the outside corner of the outline and go around to the opposite corner, the line down the middle will show up automatically with the lasso tool ;)

    ROFL, I can't believe it, I was wondering why I could do it the first time but not the next. I guess I wasn't using my head :lol:

    Thanks a million for jumpstarting my brain.

    Now I am sure I look real cool 8)

  3. Start on the outside corner of the outline and go around to the opposite corner, the line down the middle will show up automatically with the lasso tool ;)

    ROFL, I can't believe it, I was wondering why I could do it the first time but not the next. I guess I wasn't using my head :lol:

    Thanks a million for jumpstarting my brain.

    Now I am sure I look real cool 8)

  4. 4- With the lasso select tool select half of the outline.

    In the picture it looks as if exactly half has been selected, as in he didn't have to manually go down the halfway mark.

    My question is did he use a technique or does he just have a steady hand?

  5. 4- With the lasso select tool select half of the outline.

    In the picture it looks as if exactly half has been selected, as in he didn't have to manually go down the halfway mark.

    My question is did he use a technique or does he just have a steady hand?

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