Xero Plugin Download the Set
This Zip file with: .. Victorian Hand Tube .. By Meezerlove Designs
https://www.angelfire.com/mn/siamiam/MDHomePage.html
Brush-gh_smoke .. By Bunny's Attic ..
http://www.bunnysattic.com/index.html
These two fonts:
"Words Of Love"
http://www.fontfinder.ws/7854/Words-of-love.html" ... and
"TM Tail Lights Normal"
http://www.abstractfonts.com/fonts/static-Letter-T-2.html
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This Tutorial was written using Paint Shop Pro9 but it should work equally well in other versions.
Open your Tube onto your Desktop. Shift/D to Duplicate Twice as you'll need two.
(Better to duplicate twice and then just use the duplicated copies.) Close out
the original.
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1. File/New Image .. Transparent .. 400x600
Set your Foreground and Background Colors to #BD7D74
Select the Rounded Rectangle. After using, you will have to convert
back to Raster Layer in your Layer Palette. Start drawing near the top of
your image and extend downward. I started at about 65-70 in and 10 down from top.
I extended mine down to 350-360.
2. Foreground & Background Color -- #D3A29B
Preset Shapes Tool -- Rounded Rectangle .. Convert to Raster Layer. This time we'll give it
a feathered edge by going to
Selections/Select All/Float
and then Selections/Modify/contract 5 .. Selections/Invert
3. Eye Candy 3 or 4 .. Jiggle with these settings:
Brownian Motion
Bubble Size 12.33
Warp Amount 5.39
Twist 0
Seamless Tile Checked
Random Seed 433 .. Selections/Select None
While still on this layer .. Effects/DC Layer/Layer Blend and hit the Layer Blend about
6 or 7 times to achieve this effect. (The image below shows the effect but with the next
steps added also.)
Selections/Select None
4. Again, select your Preset Shapes Tool with the Foreground and Background
at # FAE7E4. Draw in the next shape as pictured above.
Convert to Raster Layer.
5. Repeat the Selections Instructions as above in Step 2.
6. Repeat the Eye Candy Instructions as above in Step 3.
7. Repeat the DC Layer instructions as in Step 3.
Now make all layers invisible except for these 3 layers by using the Red X.
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible. Reveal your layers again by removing the Red X's.
5. If you have your tube open on the desktop, Edit/Copy it and then click on your
image in process and click .. Paste As New Layer. Or, you may add a new layer and click on your
tube tool and size your tube to fit and insert it on the image.
*Note: After resizing, you may need to go to Adjust/Sharpen and
Sharpen once. Add a Drop Shadow of:
Horizontal and Vertical .. 2, Blur .. 6, Opacity .. 32, Color .. Black.
6. Preset Shapes Tool -- Rounded Rectangle with Foreground and
Background colors .. # D3A29B
Draw a narrow shape towards bottom of image as in this screenshot, again using
the Preset Shapes tool, Rounded Rectangle.:
*Note, you may flood fill a color in your background if it will make it easier for you
to see your work as you progress. (Bottom Layer) You can delete it later
or change the color.
Convert to Raster Layer
7. Edit/Copy .. Edit//Paste as New Layer.
Now you will have one on the other side.
You may have to move this layer around a bit to position, using your Mover Tool.
Once positioned, make invisible the other layers except for the two column layers.
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible.
Name this Layer "Column".
8. Now resize your remaining tube on the Desktop to 35%.
Edit/copy.
Click on your main image and Edit/Paste as new layer.
Select your Deform tool 
and elongate just a bit and push in a bit on sides so that it
fits your column.
9. Effects/Xero/Porcelain and default settings
Edit/Copy this layer and then click on the layer with other column
Paste as new layer.
10. On first column , your Tube Image layer....Image/Mirror. Now the hands
are facing each other.
Make your other Layers Invisible and then Merge Visible the two small Hand Images.
Name this layer "Hands".
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow .. Horizontal and Vertical 1 .. color-black ..
Blur .. 1, Opacity .. 46
11. At this point in our tutorial, you will want to Layer/Merge/Merge Visible your layers.
Make sure that the first layer (Bottom) is made invisible with the red X. We don't
want it merged just yet.
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible.
Now you should only have two layers.
On your bottom layer Flood Fill with white.
12. On your newly merged layer, Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings:
Horizontal and Vertical... 2, Opacity .... 32, Blur ... 3, Color ... Black
13. Back to your Preset Shapes Tool and change it now to the Plain Rectangle.
Draw a box right in between your two columns, matching the top and bottom
heights. Foreground and Background are both #FFFFFF, White. It won't
show on your card yet. Name this layer "Box".
Effects/3d Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings:
Horizontal and Vertical .. 1,Opacity .. 32, Blur .. 2,
Repeat this Drop Shadow, but change to -1 for Horizontal and Vertical.
14. Refer to the Image in Step 8 to get an idea of what
we're aiming for. That is what you should have now.
In the center of your white box, again go to your preset shapes, rectangle and
draw just a thin line in the center of your box, edge to edge.
Convert to raster layer.
15. Use the same drop shadows as in Step 13.
Now move your opacity slider in your layer palette over to 44.
Make sure you're on the Layer that has the box. Selections/select all/float
Add a New Raster Layer
16. Brush GH_Smoke, color #d3a29b size about 110. We want to
add this to the bottom section of the white box, fitting inside the bottom
section. (Thanks Ginny !)
Move the layer palette over to 36
Defloat your selection
Selections/Select None.
17. Layers/Merge/Merge all
18. Now we will resize our image.
300x450
19. Now we will apply our Text. Click on the Text Tool with these settings:
Vector || Size .. 38 || Stroke ..2.0 || Bold || Line Style .. Solid || Wrap Text .. Checked.
Choose the Font, "Words Of Love" with the size at 38. Null your Forground Color and
make the Background color #F5d7D5.
I did the "Happy Valentine's" on the first text layerand then the "Day" separately on
another Layer. Red X out the other
layers and then Merge/Merge Visible the two Text layers.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow.. Horizontal and Vertical ..1, Blur .. 1,
Opacity .. 55, Color Black. Resize to fit well in the space.
This is what you should have now.
20. Now............add your name. Select the Text Tool and the
Font .. "TM Tail Lights", size 24, Foreground Color .. #BD7D74,
Background Color ..
#F0BEBE
Convert to Raster Layer
Effects/3d Effects/Drop Shadow, Horizontal .. 1, Vertical .. 1
Opacity .. 32, Blur .. 2, Color .. Black.
21. Add your watermark or signature next on a new layer and place where you
want it.
22. Now on the materials palette, turn off your background layer or make it Null.
The
foreground is still #BD7D74.
Layers/New Raster Layer
Go to your preset shapes tool, Plain Rectangle, line width 2, background null,
and draw a line around perimeter, close to the edge.
23. Next I used the crop tool to take away the bit of white left around the line
we just drew on the card. Make sure you don't get too close and take off the
colored line.
Here is another example using other images and colors.
::Tube by Anna Marie::
dgonzales324222mi@comcast.net
I hope that you've enjoyed this tutorial and you should have fun using other
images, themes, and colors.
Please visit Meezerlove Designs Tutorials.
If you would like to see other results using this Tutorial, please check out the "Tester's Page" HERE.
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I wish to thank all the talented artists and tubers out there for their generous offerings.
It's because of all of you that I can sit at this computer and be able to express
myself through this form or art.
It is not my intent to infringe on anyone's art or work. These Fonts and Brushes have been
given to me, if there's something here that you would like credit for, please let me know. I would
be most happy to comply.
All Graphics Work by © 'Meezerlove Designs' January, 2006
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