DARREN
Another L&K tut that is "out of this world"!
Eye Candy 3.1 (under PSP8/Filters) - download HERE
Filter - Distort Twirl - download HERE
Filter - Sinedot 2 (under Photoshop/Sinedot II) - download HERE
Filter - Xero (under set 1) - download HERE
Filter - Xenofex 1 (under PSP8/Filters) - download HERE
Sinedot settings file 'L_K_lesDarren.cfg' - place in a temporary folder on your desktop - download HERE
Preset 'L&K les Darren psp 9' - place in your Presets folder - download HERE
Brush 'space 003' - place in your Brushes folder - download HERE
Tubes 'MtmLadyBritta Seifert-mode' and 'bcg_face of two' - download HERE
Star/Flare tube - download HERE
1. Open a new image, 400 x 400, transparent background. Flood Fill with black (#000000).
2. Go to 'Effects/Plugins/Dragonfly/Sinedots II'. Click on 'OPEN' at the bottom of the panel:
3. Click on the 'arrow" and select 'L&K_lesDarren1' from the list.
4. Go to 'Adjust/Blur/Radial Blur' and use the following settings:
5. Edit/Copy.
6. Go to 'Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize' and use the following settings:
This will be your 'Color 1' (here '#80003C').
7. Go to 'Effects/Plugins/Distort Twirl' and use the following settings:
8. Edit/Paste (you copied it in step 5.)
9. Go to 'Colorize' again, and choose a color that matches your tube. #983B89 is used here (This will be 'Color 2').
10. Go to your Layer Palette and change the Blend Mode to 'Screen'.
11. Go to 'Image/Rotate/Free Rotate' and use the following settings:
12. Go to 'Effects/Illumination Effects/Lights'. In the Presets dropdown, locate 'L&K les Darren psp 9':
13. Go to 'Plugins/Xenoflex/Little Fluffy Clouds' and use the following settings (remember your 2 colors):
14. Go to 'Layers/New Adjustment Layer/Curves'. In the Presets dropdown, locate 'L&K_lesDarren':
15. Add a new raster layer.
16. Go again to the filter 'Dragonfly/Sinedots II', but this time locate 'L&K_lesDarren2':
17. Go to 'Adjust/Blur/Motion Blur' and use the following settings:
18. Effects/Distortion Effects/Twirl = 720. At this point your image should look like this:
19. Open the tube 'MtmLadyBritta Seifert-mode' and resize it to height = 400px, 'Lock aspect ratio' checked.
20. Copy the tube, then go back to your image and choose 'Paste As New Layer'.
21. Use your Mover Tool to move the tube down a little.
22. Open the tube 'bcg_face of two'.
23. 'Colorize' it with the following settings:
24. Copy this tube, then go back to your image and choose 'Paste As New Layer'. Move it into place as shown here:
25. Go to the 'Layer Palette' and lower the opacity of this layer to 50.
26. Add a 2 pixel black border ('Image/Add Borders').
27. Go to 'Effects/Plugins/Xero/Porcelain' and use the following settings:
28. Minimize this image for now. Open a new image 1024 x 450.
29. Flood Fill with 'black'.
30. Go again to the 'Sinedots II' filter and locate 'L&L_lesDarren1'.
31. Apply the same 'Radial Blur' used earlier.
32. Now 'Colorize' with H:235 S:0.
33. Apply the filter 'Distort Twirl' set to '80'.
34. Duplicate this layer.
35. Colorize this layer based on your 'Color 1'.
36. Apply the filter 'Distort Twirl' again, but this time set it to '-120'.
37. Change the Blend Mode on this layer to 'Screen'.
38. Go back to your first image. Copy it, then go back to your 1024 x 450 strip
and choose 'Paste as New Layer'.
39. Use your Mover Tool to position your image on the strip as shown here:
40. Add a new raster layer. Set your foreground color to 'black'.
41. Activate your 'Airbrush'. Locate the brush 'space 003' and use the following settings:
42. Left-click when you have the brush positioned as follows:
43. Go to 'Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3/Glow' and use the following settings:
44. Add a new layer.
45. Activate your Picture Tube tool, and locate the 'Star' tube. Add a few stars here and there. Colorize if you like.
46. Go to 'Layers/Merge All (Flatten)', and then you are finished!
This translation is based on the Danish translation by Alice. Thanks Alice for making my job easy!
