Background for tube painting
KPT3 Gradient Designer & PSP.

1. Create a new image - 400x400 - white.

2. Selection tool -
Rectangle
Antialias - UNchecked
Feather - 0
Select the top 2/3 of your canvas.

3. Go to KPT 3 Gradient Designer -
Create a blue gradient with light blue on right side, dark blue on left
Direction - 270
Mode - linear blend
Blur if necessary by clicking on "Blur" and dragging slightly to the right
OK

4. Selections/Invert

5. Gradient Designer -
Create a green gradient with dark green on right side, light green on left
Direction - 90
Mode - linear blend
Blur if necessary by clicking on "Blur" and dragging slightly to the right
OK

6. Selections/Select None

7. Create a new layer - call it Sun

8. Selection tool -
Circle
Antialias - checked
Feather -10

9. Flood fill selection with white

10. Gradient Designer - make yellow/orange gradient orange left, light yellow right, mode=circular sunburst

11. Selections/Select None

12. Create a new layer - call it "Sidewalk"

13. Selection Tool -
Rectangle
Antialias - checked
Feather - 0
Draw selection from bottom of canvas to horizon - about 25 pixels wide

14. Flood fill selection with white

15. Activate deformation tool. Hold the Control key down and click on a corner at the bottom of the selection and drag to make it wider. Again holding the Control key down, drag a corner at the farthest end to make it narrower. Release Control key and drag lower end down so that it's touching the bottom edge of your canvas.
Apply the deformation.

16. Selection Tool -
Rectangle
Antialias - UNchecked
Feather - 0
Draw selection around sidewalk without touching it. Click once on the sidewalk to activate the selection.

17. Gradient Designer -
Options/Reset to normal
Click on black end, drag slightly to right to lighten
Click on white end, drag slightly to left to darken
Blur slightly if necessary
Direction - 270

18. While sidewalk is still selected, apply small inner bevel

19. Selections/Select None

20. Create a new layer - name it "Cloud"

21. Activate Lasso Tool -
Freehand
Antialias - checked
Feather - 10
Draw cloud shape

22. Flood fill the cloud shape with white.

23. Gradient Designer -
Options/Reset to normal
Drag the left side of the bracket over to the center of the gradient
Click on the gradient near the left side of the now smaller bracket (on the lighter side) and choose white. (marked "1" in the screen capture below) This will cause a definite line in the center of the gradient. That's ok.
Slide the whole bracket over as far as it will go to the left and click on the darkest end, then choose a light gray (marked "2" in the screen capture below)
Blur slightly if you still see a line in the center.
Direction - about 245.

24. Reduce opacity of cloud if desired.
Reposition cloud if desired.

25. Now you're ready to tube paint! Place your tubes on individual layers so you can move them around.

26. When you're finished tubing, add a white symmetric border of 10
Use magic wand with tolerance of 0 to select border

27. Gradient Designer
Make blue & green gradient
Repeat - 3
Mode - Linear blend
Direction - Move the direction around while you watch the preview. When you see something you like, use that.
Try Loop - Triangle for a bit of different effect.

28. Apply a bevel or buttonize effect to the frame.
Apply a drop shadow if desired.

29. Selections/Select None

30. Add white symmetric border of 20
Use magic wand to select border

31. Gradient Designer -
Use the same gradient, but change the Repeats, Direction, or Loop to give it a slightly different look

32. Apply a bevel or buttonize effect to this outer frame.

33. Save as .jpg and you're all done!
Click on the image to the right to see the original large picture.

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