Dark Angel

***Tutorial Dark Angel by JackieBeth, written on February 13, 2011***
**SAVE PROGRESS OFTEN**
***add drop shadows and resize/recolor when you see fit***

Items Needed
Paint Shop Pro/version PSPX was used to create this tutorial
tube/image of choice
Artist I Used: Ismael Rac
work currently unavailable for purchase
filter Alien Skin Xenofex II/Constellation
filter Mura Meister/Copies
filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame
font of choice/font used in this tutorial: "Masterplan"
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open a blank transparent canvas size 550 by 250

copy and paste tube of choice to canvas
place to preference
apply filter Xero/Porcelain: change blue to 0
place tube to left side of canvas
crop entire canvas to size

duplicate your tube
select the bottom tube layer
adjust/blur/motion blur: angle 90, strength 100
duplicate two more times

apply filter Mura Meister/Copies: wall paper (change "number" to 5)
hide your tube
duplicate your background three or four times
make sure there is no transparency
merge background visible
unhide your tube

recolor background to 0, 0
select your manual color correction tool
(will be in customization unused tools if you haven't used it before)
change background to color that compliments your tube

apply filter Alien Skin Xenofex II/Constellation:
star size 3.98
size variation 50
edge star density 1
overall star density 1
overdrive 100
twinkle amount 75
twinkle rotation 75
keep original image selected
random seed 8115

merge canvas visible

apply filter AAA Frames/Foto Frame: width 7, matte 1, opacity 50

apply all proper credits
add names/phrases as you wish