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Limelight


Artwork © Annika Von Holdt
Visit her site at Annika Von Holdt. Com


Materials

Paint Shop Pro
DSB Flux
VM Tools
Supplies
*Unzip the supplies - minimize the patterns and corner
on your workspace*



1. Open your graphic, duplicate, and close original
Set foreground to the silver pattern
Choose a color from your graphic and set as the background color
I used #303e4b

2. Selections - Select All
Effects - 3D EFfects - Cutout
Select none

cutout

3. Add 2px border - select with magic wand
Flood fill with foreground pattern
Select none

4. Add 5px border - select with magic wand
Flood fill with background color
Select none

5. Add 2px border - select with magic wand
Floodfill with foreground pattern
Selections - Invert
Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout
Apply the same settings as in Step 2
Select none

6. Add 10px border - select with magic wand
Flood fill with background color
Effects - Plugins - DSB Flux - Spider Web

spiderweb

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

bevel

Select none

7. Add 2px border - select with magic wand
Flood fill with foreground pattern
Select none

8. Add 20px border - select with magic wand
Set background pattern to the limelight pattern
Flood fill border with the background pattern
Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel
Apply the same settings as in Step 6
Select none

9. Add 2px border - select with magic wand
Flood fill with foreground pattern
Select none

10. Add 25px border - select with magic wand
Set background back to color and flood fill the border
Effects - Plugins - VM Tools - Zoom Blur

zoom blur

Effects - Plugins - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - Default Settings
Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel
Apply the same settings as in Step 6



Add the corners I have supplied or ones of your own.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.


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Tutorial ©Marlie 2003