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Tutorial done in PSPX2.

Must having some working knowledge of the program.

Tube by Ismael Rac, purchase HERE. 

LadyX scrapkit by Crystals Creations, purchase HERE.

Template368 by Missy, download HERE.

Mask53 by weescotlass.

FONTS

UpDock

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with all the files ready to go, let's get started.

open the template and hide or delete the copyright layer.

now delete the following template layers:

wordart by missy

wordart back

now merge these layers together:

thin rectangle 2 and thin rectangle1

frame back and frame back

frame right and frame left

make sure the frame layer is above the frame back layer.

now add a new raster layer above the large circle template layer.

on the large circle layer, select all/float/defloat.

open paper2 from the kit and copy.

paste into selection on the new raster layer.

select none and delete the large circle template layer.

on the paper 2 circle layer, apply an inner bevel with the following settings:

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repeat the previous 2 steps with the following layers and papers:

circle1 and paper12

thin rectangle1 and paper1

frame back and paper4

frame left and paper6

now add a new raster layer above the center rectangle template layer.

in your color materials palette, use the following settings:

foreground - #02aeb6

background - #2b2b2b

select the foreground to background gradient and set it as so:

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flood fill the new raster layer with the gradient.

now use the pick tool to horizontally drag in the gradient closer into the center rectangle.

like so:

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now open the tube.

copy and paste (C/P) as a new layer at 100%.

pull the tube layer below the frames layer.

position it to the your choosing in the left frame.

duplicate the tube and mirror the tube.

position it to your choosing in the right frame.

now merge the tube layers into one layer.

*you may choose to add a drop shadow to the merged tubes here.*

now duplicate the frame back layer and select all.

crop to selection. this deletes any tube and drop shadow not visible on the working canvas.

still on the duplicate frame back layer, select all/float/defloat/invert selection.

delete the duplicate layer and hit delete on the tubes layer.

now back on the merged tubes layer, go to effects > photo effects > black and white film.

apply it with the settings set like so:

brightness - 0

clarify - 0

now change the blend mode of the tubes layer to hard light.

duplicate the frame back again and apply a cutout with the following settings:

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change the blend mode of the cutout layer to Luminance (Legacy).

now go all the way back down to the bottom and add a new raster layer above the background layer.

flood fill the new layer with this color - #2b2b2b

apply the mask at default settings.

right click on the mask layer to merge the mask group.

now that all the basics are done, add any elements, text and tubes.

don't forget to add artist credit and license info.

when you're all done, copy special > copy merged. 

paste as a new image and use your magic wand tool to select outside the tag. 

invert selection and crop to selection. 

that will get rid of any extra space that you don't need.

thanks for trying my tutorial! =)