1. Copy your image of choice three times and close the original
2. Your 1st copy > Image> grey scale >
3. Layer Palette > promote background layer.
4. Image > increase color depth > 16 millions (24bits) Layer Palette > Blend Mode > screen (you wont see any effects before you use this later> Effect > Edge Effect > Enhance > Adjust - Sharpen more - repeat - Layer Palette> rename layer to screen - put copy a side.
5. Activate 2nd copy > Layer Palette > Promote to layer > Effect > Reflection Effect > Kaleidoscope with settings see image 1 > Layer Palette > Blend Mode > Difference again here you won't see any differences before using later.
6. Activate your first copy > the grey one > right click - copy > activate your 2nd copy (Kaleidoscope) > right click and paste as new layer >Layer Palette> make "screen" layer visible to 80%
7. Activate your 3rd copy > right click - copy > activate your working image > right click and paste as new layer.
8. Layer Palette > visible 80% > Blend Mode > Saturation (L) > Adjust > Brightness and contrast > Clarify - strength 5 > Repeat.
9. Layers > Merge > Merge all flatten > Image > Resize > 350 x pixels
10. Layers > Add New Layer > Free hand selection tool (lasso) > Make a casual selection on top of the image > Effect > EyeCandy3 > Smoke see settings image 2 > Deselect > Layers > Merge > Merge all flatten
11. Airbrush > Find your Brush (hbg-brush old106-002) > click once 3 times here and there see image 3.
12. Image > Add border 1 x symmetric > color black > Image > Add border 5 x Symmetric > magic wand with settings - Tolerance 0 Feathers 0 Anti-Alias Checked and Outside.
13.Select border > choose which color you want from your image > flood fill with your gold pattern.> Image Add border 1 x symmetric > color black. Remember to save often
14. Image > Add Border 15 x Symmetric > color white > select with wand tool border > choose a lighter Color (mine #cdb3bf) > flood fill with your light color > Still selected
15. Effect > Texture Effect > Blinds with settings > Width 2, Opacity 44, Color black, and checked "Light from left/top > repeat - STILL SELECTED
16. Effect > MuRa's Seamless > Checks see image 4 for settings
17. Effect > 3D Effect > Inner Bevel with settings > Width 5, Smoothness - 40, Depth 2, Ambience 0, Shininess 10, Angle 315, Intensity 67, Elevation 21, Color white > Still selected
18. Effect > Eyecandy3 > Drop Shadow see image 5 for settings > Deselect
19. Image > Add border 1 x Symmetric > color black.
19. Image > Add border 5 x Symmetric > color white > select border > fill with gold pattern> Deselect
20. Image > Add border 1 x Symmetric > color black.
21. Image > Add border 12 x Symmetric > color white > select border > fill with darkest color of image (mine #483854) > still selected
22. Layers > Add New Layer > flood fill with your gold pattern (can only do that where it's selected > Layers > Load/Save Mask > Load Mask > Mark14 > see image 6 for settings >
Layer Palette > Right Click Mask > Delete > Yes > Right click Group Layer > Merge > Merge Group > still selected >
23. Effect > 3D Effects > Inner bevel with same settings as last. > Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow with 1 and -1 - Opacity 100 > Deselect > Layers > Merge > Merge all flatten.
24. Image > Add border 1 x Symmetric > color black.
25. Image > Add border 1 x Symmetric > color white > Select border > Fill with gold pattern.
26. Image > Add border 1 x Symmetric > color black.
27. Image > Add border 25 x Symmetric > color white > fill with light color of yours > Effect > MuRa's Seamless > see image 7 for settings > Deselect
28. Use your Magic wand to select all the grey at your frame > hold shift down while mark all > flood fill all with your gold pattern> Effect > 3D Effect > Inner bevel as last > Effect > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow as last > Deselect
29. Repeat #28 but this time select the light colored border except for the Drop Shadow > Effect > Edge Effects > Enhance More >
Adjust > Sharpness> Sharpness More > Adjust > Color balance > Color Balance see image 9 for settings > Deselect
30. Image > Add border 1 x Symmetric > color black.
31. Image > Add border 1 x Symmetric > color white > Select border > Fill with gold pattern.
32. Layers > Add New Layer > Add your tube Image > Resize to your choice > Add your watermark/text and you are done.
Masks: Mark14
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