Shades of Blue

Supplies Needed: 

PSP 

Tube of choice. I am using one by Ismael Rac. Find the tube: here

Tag Template 002 by me PSP PSD files here **new link here

Plugins

Eyecandy 4000 Glow

Xero here

Font here

Open the template. Duplicate, and delete the layer: Credits.

I will start from the bottom to the top.

Open the close up of the tube, c/p in the canvas place it above the layer, lines.

Duplicate. Image - Mirror. Merge down.

Activate the layer: Lines

If it's necessary colorize with colors from your tube.

Selections - All - Float - Defloat.

Activate the layer with the close up. Selections - Invert. Edit - Clear.

Deselect. in the layer palette change the blend mode: Luminance Legacy.

Effects - Plugins - Xero - Radiance:

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Apply Xero Radiance again.

Add Noise:

10 percent

Uniform

Monochrome

Activate the lines layer.

Effects - Plugins - Eyecandy 4000 - Gradient Glow:

Form the settings menu choose: Electric Pink

But here:

Change the pink for a color of your tube.

Activate the layer: ovals 1

Selections - All - Float - Defloat.

Effects - Texture Effects - Weave:

The gap color must to be a medium color from the tube.

Open the tube, c/p in the canvas. Place it above the left ovals.

Colorize to black and white and in the layer palette change the blend mode: Overlay.

Do the same for the right oval.

With the ovals still selected add a new layer, Floodfill with a dark color: #2454bd

Selections - Modify - Contract: 5 pixels. Edit - Clear. Deselect.

Add Noise:

25 percent

Random

Monochrome

Add drop shadow:

V: 4 H: -5

O: 50 B: 6

Activate the layer: ovals 2

Selections - All - Float - Defloat.

Change the color from a dark color from the tube.

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds:

Select a medium color from the tube.

**Optional. Duplicate the layer. Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur:

Radius: 2 pixels.

In the layer palette change the blend mode: hard light. Merge down.

Effects - Distortion Effects - Winds:

Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate:

Open the tube, c/p twice in the ovals, remove the excess.

In the layer palette change the blend mode: hard light.

With the ovals still selected add a new layer, Floodfill with a dark color: #2454bd

Selections - Modify - Contract: 5 pixels. Edit - Clear. Deselect.

Add Noise:

25 percent

Random

Monochrome

Add drop shadow:

V: 4 H: -5

O: 50 B: 6

Activate the oval layers and apply the same shadow.

Apply Radiance to the tube inside the ovals.

Open the main tube, c/p in the canvas, place it where you want.

Add drop shadow:

V: 0 H: 0

O: 75 B: 17

Add copyright and your name. Merge Visible, copy and paste as new image. Export as a png or jpg.