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This tutorial was written by Chasunicorn

on January 2, 2013.

Supplies:

Tube by Alicia Mujica

ACDiva's Exclusive Tube

Filters:

MuRa's Meister~ Copies

Drop Shadow:

Whatever you prefer

Some Abbreviations I use:

C&P~Copy and Paste

RS~Re-size

DS~Drop Shadow

MW~Magic Wand

Canvas Size:

Avatar: 150x150

Banner: 600x200

Banner:

*Open you canvas and flood fill with a color

from your tube...I am using #bb3b07

*C&P a Close Up (I am using a Chilipepper which is

part of the tube) MuRa's Meister~ Copies

Wallpaper(Rotate) on default settings...Duplicate this layer

Add a 10% Gaussian Blur to the bottom copy and the top copy

Change the Blend Mode to Muliply

*Draw out a Square with your Preset Tool...Any Size is fine

Give your square a 45% Rotate...Duplicate 2x's...Create a line with your

Diamonds...Merge the Left and Right Diamonds and slide the

layer under the middle Diamond

On the Merged Diamonds change the Blend Mode to Burn and the

Middle Diamond to Overlay

*Apply a Close up to the Side Diamonds...Change the Blend Mode to

Hard Light and Drop the Opacity to 78%

*Add your Main Focal Tube to the center

*Add a new Raster Flood Fill with a Darker Color from your Tube

I am using #5b0200...Add a small amount of Noise...

Select All/Modify/Contract 3

Avatar:

*Close out the Border and tube layers

*Highlight the Middle Diamond layer...Copy Merged to a

150x150 canvas...RS 85%

*Add your tube and Border as you did for the Banner Tag

Add your name, Copyright info and Watermark

Re-Size your tag if you want to and you are done