La Simplicidad / The Symplicity

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Materials Used
1 Image – lee_text028
1 Tube – radi_paisaje_076
1 Tube – Radyga-tubes-047-16-03-2013
1 Tube – rousse251107

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Plugins Used
Unlimited – Toadies – Rasterline
Simple – Half Wrap
Transparency – Eliminate White
VanDerLee – Unplugged X – Rotocube
VanDerLee – Unplugged X – Defocus
Xero – Porcelain
Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass

Used Colors

Note : When working with your own colors , play with the Blend Mode and/or Opacity at your own discretion

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Materials Palette
Choose a dark color for the Foreground and a light color for the Background from your main tube
Make  a Linear Gradient in the Foreground as follows

Open a new transparent image of 900 X 550 pixels
Fill with the Gradient

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Effects – Texture Effects – Polished Stones

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Layers – Duplicate
Effects – Plugin Unlimited – Toadies – Rasterline

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Effects – Plugin Unlimited – Simple – Half Wrap

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Effects – Plugin Transparency – Eliminate White
Layers – Merge – Merge Visible

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Effects – Plugin VanDerLee – Unplugged X – Rotocube

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Effects – Plugin VanDerLee – Unplugged X – Defocus

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Open the tube radi_paisaje_076 – Copy – Paste as new layer

Do not Move!

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Activate the Smudge Brush Tool in the following configurations

Use at the edges of the tube to smooth and mix the tube with the bottom
Click on any tool to exit the “Smudge “

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Layers – New Raster Layer
Fill in the color of the background
Open the Image lee_text028 – minimize (we will use it as a mask)

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Layers – New Mask Layer – From Image lee_text028

Layers – Merge – Merge Group

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Layers – Duplicate
Blend Mode – Screen

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Open the tube rousse251107 ( Or another of your choice) – Copy – Paste As New Layer
Position to the left side as follows

Activate the Change to Target Brush Tool – Configured als follows

Pass over the dark part of the tube and the woman ’s hair
Alternating between the colors of the First en Bottom Layers
According to your taste
Result (my)

Layers – Properties – Blend Mode Overlay (For this image ) / Opacity 79
Note: In this step I used again Smudge to lighten the edges of the tube a bit
Optional
Layers – Duplicate
Layers – Properties – Blend Mode Multiply (Only if your work gets very clear ) / Opacity 77

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Effects – Plugin Xero – Porcelain

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Open the tube Radyga-tubes-047-16-03-2013 – Copy – Paste as New Layer
Image – Resize 50% – All Layers Unchecked
Set as in the example at the top

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Effects – Plugin Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Perspective Shadow / Drop Shadow , Blurry
On the basic tab change the color to white

Results so far

Example of your  Layers

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Layers – Merge – Merge All (Flatten)
Image – Add Borders – Symmetric – 50 pixels color # ffffff

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Selections – Select All
Selections – Modify – Contract 25 pixels
Effects 3D Effects Drop Shadow / Color # 672d65 /  – 1 / – 1 / 100 / 1,00

Effects 3D Effects Drop Shadow / Color # 672d65 / 1 / 1 / 100 / 1,00

Selections – Select None

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Change the Foreground Color to # 713b6e
Layers – New Raster Layer
Activate the Airbrush Tool Configured as follows

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Stamp with the color of your Foreground two squares , as in the image (top left and bottom right)

Effects – Plugin Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass / Clear

Image – Add Borders  – Symmetric / 1 pixel Color # 713b6e
Sign your work
Merge All (Flatten)

Save as Jpeg File and you’re are done !

The translation has been tested by Marianne
Thank you Marianne

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