'Mirror Mirror .. on the wall..'

............ and a Masculine version ............

September 26, 2006

Tutorial is ©rae

'raeBaroqueFr' ©rae

rae created the 'DeadOrAlive' layers from existing face images, using talent and technique to achieve the final result
= rae claims no © for the original images .. but reminds you that these supplies
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supplies here

1. Open a New Canvas ~ 600 X 400 *we'll resize later

Flood Fill with color = #E7E5E5
Add a New Raster > Flood Fill with Pattern :

Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Colorize :

Effects > Texture Effects > Texture :

Change the Blend Mode to = 'Burn' .. **don't skip this step

Merge Visible

2. We'll add Cracks ~ **try to leave some open space on the wall

Add a New Raster layer

Open your Paintbrush Tool ~

Foreground Color = #7E756C
Locate Brush tip = 'DeepCrack'
Click to place Once at your canvas
Locate Brush tip = 'FineCrack'
Click a few times ~ Varying the Rotation for each click

Here's mine *resized

Add a Drop Shadow :

Merge Visible

3. We'll add a decorative edge ~

Image > Add Borders :

Open your Magic Wand :

Click into the Border
Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout :

Keep selected
Drop Shadow ~ settings as they are from previous application
Select None
Add another Border = change the numbers to 2 = pick a light color from your wall

4. Copy 'raeBaroqueFr' and Paste to your wall = as a New layer

move it to an approximate position for your tag

Select the 'Background' layer ~

Add a New Raster named 'Text'
Open your Text Tool :

Foreground/background = choose Black for Both **we'll be changing it - but to a pattern that will be difficult to see against your wall. Use Black now - to see what you're typing
*Before applying my text = I highlighted the word 'AGAIN' and popped the text size to 30
Apply text ~ Select None
*If you like = Use the Selection Tool and surround portions of the text and reposition so that your text is better balanced against the background
**as well = move the hanging frame, as necessary

At the same Text layer ~

Text again = I used another font :

*You'll have to adjust the text sizes = according to how much text you enter.. and how long your name is, etc.

Select None

5. Text Layer ~

Open Your Color Replacer Tool
Material Palette :

Tool Settings *size doesn't matter .. :

*Click 'Replace all Pixels' button
Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Colorize = same settings as previous hue change
Add a New Raster layer named 'shadow' = above 'Text' layer
Highlight 'Text' layer > Select All/Float
While floating = Highlight 'Shadow' layer
Effects > 3D Effect > Cutout :

Still floating = 'Shadow' layer :
Drop Shadow = same settings as previously applied
Turn OFF the 'raeBaroqueFr' layer
Merge Visible
Turn the frame layer back ON

6. Copy one of the 'raeDeadOrAlive' images ~

Highlight the background/wall layer = Paste as a New layer **don't Move the image after pasting
Copy the 2nd image = paste as a New layer **don't move this image either

At your Layer Palette ~