06 - Bagdad - English

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I made it with PSP:
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Filters / Plugins:
Xero / Porcelain: ![]()
FunHouse / Circus Maximus & Radial Moirror: ![]()
Nik Software / Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete: ![]()

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Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 650 x 500 px / transparent
set your FGC to: #2c2e33 (dark colour)
and your BGC to: #a29785 (light colour)
flood fill your picture with your light BGC

02) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill this layer with your dark FGC
Selections / Select all
open the tube: peacherflwinx7.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your selection
Edit / Paste / Paste into selection
Deselect
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:
default settings
Effects / Plugins / FunHouse / Circus Maximus:
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:
default settings
set the blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

03) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Select all
open the tube: Bagdad-001[1].pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your selection
Edit / Paste / Paste into selection
Deselect
set the opacity of this layer to: 65
Effects / Photo Effects / Film & Filter:
colour: #FF9600

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

04) open the tube: 569-luzcristina[1].pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
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05) open the tube: 1289-luzcristina.pspimage
Image / Resize: 70%
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

Effects / Plugins / Xero / Porcelain:

set the opacity of this layer to: 45
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
Effects / Plugins / Nik Software / Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete:
colour: #dc8131


06) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Select all
flood fill selection with this colour: #7d4804
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 2 px
Edit / Cut (hit delete key once)
Deselect
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Resize: 90% (all layers NOT checked)

07) activate bottom layer
Effects / Plugins / FunHouse / Radial Moirror:

set opacity of this layer to: 70
Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #7d4804

08) activate your text tool
Font: mohammed / size: 72 / stroke width: 0 / Vector
write: Bagdad
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

position it to your liking
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
add your watermark and name
File / Export / JPEG Optimizer

You are done!
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

Copyright tutorial: Beatrice R.
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, July 24, 2009
