08 - In the eyes - English

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I made it with PSP:
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Ok, let's start:
01) open the file: alpha-in the eyes-colombe.pspimage
minimize it
02) File / New / 700 x 550 px / transparent
set your FGC to: #898694
and yourBGC to: white
floof fill your picture with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius: 35
Effects / Texture Effects / Weave:
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen

02) Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 30 px
Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill with your light BGC: white
keep selected
03) Selections / Modify / Contract to: 1 px
Edit / Cut (hit delete key once)
flood fill selection with your gradient:
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius: 35
Deselect
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: dark FGC
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Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

04) Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection From Alpha-Channel:

Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection with your light BGC: white
keep selected
05) Selections / Modify / Contract to: 1 px
Edit / Cut (hit delete key once)
flood fill selection with your gradient:
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius: 35
Effects / Texture Effects / Weave:
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Deselect
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: dark FGC
& 

06) open the tube: makeup-90-s-tube-colombe.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the file again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new Layer
place it as shown below:


07) Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection From Alpha-Channel:


08) activate the layer under it: Raster 1
Edit / Cut (hit delete key once)
Deselect
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

09) Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection From Alpha-Channel:
Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection with your gradient:
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius: 35
Effects / Reflection Effects / Feedback:

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Deselect
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: dark FGC
&
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

10) change your gradient as shown below:

Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection From Alpha-Channel:

Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection with your light BGC: white
keep selected
11) Selections / Modify / Contract to: 1 px
Edit / Cut (hit delete key once)
flood fill selection with your new gradient
Effects / Texture Effects / Weave:
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Deselect
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

12) Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection From Alpha-Channel:

Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill with the same gradient
Deselect
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: dark FGC
&

13) Effects / Reflection Effects / Feedback:

Image / Mirror
place it as shown below:


14) Layers / Duplicate
Image / Resize: 30% (all Layers NOT checked)
Image / Mirror
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Repeat Sharpen
place it as shown below:


15) Layers / Duplicate
place it as shown below:

Layers / Merge / Merge Down

16) open the tube: asia-makeup-91-s-tube-colombe.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the file again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new Layer
place it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: dark FGC


17) open the tube: deco-in the eyes-tube-colombe.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the file again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new Layer
place it as shown below:

Layers / Arrange / Move Down

18) activate top layer again
open the tube: texte-colombe.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the file again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new Layer
place it as shown below:


19) Selections / Load/Save Selection / Load Selection From Alpha-Channel:

Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill selection with your light BGC: white
Deselect

20) activate layer: Raster 6
Layers / Arrange / Bring to top
Image / Add borders / 1 px / light BGC: white
Image / Add borders / 1 px / dark FGC: #898694
Image / Add borders / 1 px / light BGC: white
Image / Resize: width 550 px (all Layers checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
add your watermark and name
File / Export / JPEG Optimizer

You are done!
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

Copyright tutorial: Colombe
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, May 18, 2009
