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This Tutorial was written on June 28^th, 2012 by Ashly
It is of my own creation and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Please do not copy and do not post elsewhere.

Do not translate or script.
This tutorial is written as if you have a general knowledge on how to use the program.

***What you'll need***
Program of Choice.
I am using Photoshop CS5

But, if you know your tools you can use any program of choice

Tube Of Choise

I am using the awesome artwork of Danny Lee

You can find this tube HERE

Be sure to check out all the awesome tubes he has while you're there

Template of Choice

I used Template036 by Dave @ Spawn's Forum Set Templates

You can find them HERE

Additional Filters needed

VanDerLee – Unplugged-X

Xenofex 2 - Constellation

~*~*~ Let's Get Started~*~*~

Open the template

Delete the credits layer

Add a new layer above the “background layer”

Flood fill with gradient of choice

Delete the original background layer

Add a new layer above the “White Wavey Lines”

Select the white wavey lines and on the new layer

Flood Fill with a light color from your tube

Delete the orignal white wavey lines layer

Filter → VanDerLee → Unplugged-X → Pattern Offset

Change the blend mode to soft light

Add a new layer above the “Left RisingSun background”

Flood fill with the gradient we used before but flip it horizontally

Duplicate this layer and drag it to just above the “Right RisingSun Background”

Select the Left Rising song background so you have the ants around them

Invert the selection

On the gradient we just added above it, press delete

Deselect

Repeat this with the one on the Right as well

Delete the originals

Change the blend mode of each to color

Add an inner shadow to each

Change the blend mode to normal, use a light pink from your tube, change the size to 16, everything else at default

Change each of the outlines to a darker color of your choice, I went with a teal color from her eyes

Delete the originals if you added a new layer to do this

Add a drop shadow to this layer, I just used the standard drop shadow I usually use

For the dots, change their color to the same color you used for the “White wavey lines” before

Delete the originals if you added a new layer to do this

Change their blend modes to overlay

To the left add your close up of your tube

Just above the “White Wave Lines”

Resize and reposition as you'd like

Once you have this duplicate it

Flip the new one horizontally and move it over to the right of the canvas in the same position as the other

Change the blend modes to Luminosity, the opacity to 30%

Duplicate each of them

Erase any of the new layers that are outside the rays

Have them just above these ray layers

Change the blend mode to overlay and the opacity to 50%

Add you full body tube in the middle

Resize and reposition to your liking

Duplicate this layer

On the bottom one, add a drop shadow

On the top one

Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur, 3.0 px

Change the blend mode to soft light lower the opacity to 50%

Add the words Sexy and Girl to your tag in white

Add the Pattern offset from before

Change the blend mode to soft light, add an outer glow to the words

Fill the white border with the gradient we've been using

Filer → Noise → Add Noise

Amount – 12.5%

Gaussian

Monochromatic checked

Select the border

Add a new layer

Select → Modify → Expand, by 2

Fill with black

have this layer below the gradient border we have

change the blend mode to overlay

Add your name

****Most Important****

Add your copy right information

If you're happy with you're result save to your liking and you're done!

Now if you want to animate

Duplicate your wavey lines 3 times, so you have a total of four layers

On the first layer

Filer → Xenofex 2 → Constellation

Star Size – 2.00

Size Variation – 25

Edge Star Density – 10

Overall Star Density – 0

Overdrive – 100

Twinkle amount – 100

Keep Original image

Click okay

Repeat this for each of the other 3 layer but, make sure you click random seed once for each of them

Now just have each one showing for a new layer in your animation program and it should have the sparkle you want

Press Play to watch it go, if you like it save it as a .gif and you're done!

Now for the Avi

Create a new Canvas 125px by px

Flood fill with black

On your banner merge all but your name and the borders

Drag the black background we just made over

Create a clipping mask

Resize and repostion the banner as you'd like in the avi

Merge them

Drag it back over to the other canvas

Add borders as we did before

Add your name or initial

***Most important***

Add your copyright information

Save to your liking and you're done!