Sad Skulls

Tube: Manuel Da Cunha Vega- Sad Skulls

Available for purchase at Artistic Dreams Imaging HERE

Program: Version 9

Plugins: EyeCandy 4000 Shadowlab

Font: Waterbrush Rob

Disclaimer, I tend to write as I think, so if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at paully-1@hotmail.com.  Also, feel free to label layers if this helps you, I personally do not do this.

1. New Raster 450 x 450 pixels 72 pixels/inch w/ transparent background. Ok.

2. Eclipse tool, line style: solid, width: black, 

draw medium sized circle, foreground black, background null

Right click, convert to raster layer

3. Use magic wand and click inside circle

layer, new raster layer, select modify, expand by 2 pixels

Flood fill with color of choice from tube.

3a. Effects, EyeCandy 4000, Weave

Ribbon width: 11.52, Gap width: 0.00, Shadow strength: 50, thread detail: 50, thread length: 7.92, check make gaps transparent, ok

4. Copy/past tube as new layer, resize 75%

4a. Duplicate, Effects, drop shadow: Offset vertical: -2, offset horizontal -2, attributes opacity: 85, blur: 5, color: black, ok

duplicate again and hide both duplicates.

5. Use selection tool, draw 3-4 rectangles down through the circle.  (Hold shift key to make multiples)

Select, invert, click on visible tube layer, click delete.

5a.  On tube layer- Effects, Plugins, EyeCandy 4000, Shadowlab

Center offset direction: 315, Center offset distance: 0.00, Overall opacity: 100, Overall blur: 20.06, Perspective blur: 0.00, Color: black, check the box that states draw only outside selection, ok.

6. Use magic wand, select inside circle.  Select modify, expand by 2 pixels

open bottom duplicated tube from 4a, select invert, delete.

6a. Change blend mode to overlay, add shadowlab using settings in 5a.

7. Open final tube layer, use eraser tool to erase portion of tube on rectangles.

8. Select frame layer, add Shadowlab using settings in 5a

*optional*

At this point in my tags, I generally add a new raster layer, send to bottom and flood fill with color outside tag color scheme to check for errors, etc- if you do this do not forget to delete this layer once you are happy.

9. Once you are happy with the main portion of your tag, merge visible

10. Layer, new raster layer

Flood fill black

11. Now time to add a mask of choice.-I used halftone2. I will not be supplying the mask.

Layer, load mask from disk, select your mask and click the following: source luminance, fit to canvas and hid all mask, load

11a. Select on group, right click, merge group, bring to bottom.

12. If you are happy with your tag merge visible.

13. Resize tag to your liking then add your copyright and license information, save tag