PLUGINS

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Using the Filter Unlimited 2.3 If you are using the Unlimited 2.3 filter, pay close attention.

The filter consists of three folders.

Always check the folders carefully before adding a preset!

The following filters are utilised in this lesson.

Simple  Here

Toadies   Here

Andromeda perspective  Here

Nick Softwar Color Effex Pro.3 0  Here

Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 – Impact   Here

Ulead Effects particle  Here

L & K's    Here

AAA Frame Works  Here

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Halloween 2025

- Material Properties: Set the foreground color to color number 1 - Set the background color to color number 2

1. Replace your foreground with a rectangular gradient configured like this:

2. File - Open a new transparent image in this size :  1050 x 700 Pixels

3. Activate the Flood Fill Tool - Flood fill the layer with the gradient

4. Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur use the settings below

5. Effects - Plugins – Simple – Diamonds

6. Effects - Plugins – Simple – Left Right Wrap

7. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Halloween-2025-1’’

8. Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

9. Effects – 3D Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings : 0 / 0 / 70 2/ Color - Black

10. Effects - Plugins – Toadies – What are you  82 /82

11. Effects – 3D Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings : 0 / 0 / 70 2/ Color - Black

12. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

13. Layers - Duplicate

14. Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 25%.

15. Adjust - One Step Photo Fix

16. Effects - Plugins - Filters in Unlimited 2.0 - ICNET-Filters - Tile & Mirror - XY Offset 50% (negative)

17. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

18. Open the tube ‘’Renee-TUBES-Halloween-2025-2’’ - Edit - Copy - Activate your work - Edit - Paste as new layer

19. Effects- Image Effects- Seamless Tiling use the settings below

20. Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur use the settings below

21. Effects - User Defined Filter - Emboss 3

22. Layers - Merge - Merge Down

23. Effects - Plugins - Filters in Unlimited 2.0 - ICNET-Filters - Tile & Mirror - Seamless Blend (vertical)

24. Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror using the default settings

25. Effects - Plugins – Simple – Left Right Wrap

26. Layers - Properties - Set the blend mode to ' Hard Light "

27. Effects - Plugins – Andromeda - Perspective use the settings below

28. Effects - Image Effects - Offset with these settings : - Horizontal – 32 and Vertical 0 / Transparent

29. Effects - Plugins- Nick Softwar Color Effex Pro.3 0 - Bleach Bypass use the settings below

30. Activate the tube ‘’ Renee-TUBES-Halloween-2025-3’’

- Image - Resize 60%

- Edit - Copy - Activate your work - Edit - Paste as new layer

-Place on the frame (see finished image )

31. Activate Freehand Selection Tool - Point to point

- Select as follows

32. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 – Impact – Perspective shadow use the settings below

- Activate the layer underneath (Copy Merged )

33. Effects – 3D Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings : Color number 3

- Activate the top of the layer palette

34. Layers - New Raster layer

35. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Halloween-2025-2’’

36. Activate the Flood Fill Tool – Flood fill the selection with color number 3

37. Effects - Plugins – Ulead Effects - Particle use the settings below

Effect : Smoke

Click Load : Smoke 1

Ok

Ok

38. Effects - Plugins - Filters in Unlimited 2.0 -  &<Background Designers IV> - @Night Shadow Pool using the default settings

39. Layers - Arrange - Move Down

40. Reduce the opacity of this layer to 67%

- Activate the top of the layer palette

41. Activate the tube ‘’Halloween-petit-titre’’ - Edit - Copy - Activate your work - Edit - Paste as new layer

- Place on the red moon

42. Layers - New Raster layer

43. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Halloween-2025-3’’

44. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 - Impact – Textures -Texture brick wall :Tab Settings/ User Settings and select my file Preset :’’Halloween-renee-2025-Brick-Wall’’

44a. Effects - Plugins – Andromeda - Perspective use the settings below

45. Activate the tube -‘’ Renee-TUBES-Halloween-2025-4’’ - Edit - Copy - Activate your work - Edit - Paste as new layer

46. Pick Tool: (K) on your keyboard -Enter these parameters on the toolbar

   127 /131

Press the ( M ) button to close the tool.

47. Layers - New Raster layer

48. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Halloween-2025-4’’

49. Activate the Flood Fill Tool - Flood fill the selection with color white (click 5 times in the selection)

50. Effects - Plugins - L & K's  - Pia : 21

51. Effects – 3D Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings :  2/ -12 / 65/ 6 Color - Black

52. Effects – 3D Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings :  2/ -12 / 65/ 6 - Color #3c4447 (Color number 2)

53. Layers - New Raster layer

54. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Halloween-2025-5’’

55. Activate the Flood Fill Tool – Flood fill the selection with color number 4

56.  Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

- Repeat a second time.

57. Effects - Plugins - Filters in Unlimited 2.0 - Toadies - Living Sine (circular) using the default settings

58. Layers - Properties - Set the blend mode to ' Hard Light "

59. Activate the tube ‘’Renee-TUBES-Halloween-2025-5’’ - Edit - Copy - Activate your work - Edit - Paste as new layer

- Place to your liking.

60. Effects - Plugins- Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 – Impact – Perspective Shadow use the settings below

61. Layers - Arrange - Move Down

- Activate the top of the layer palette

62. Activate the tube  ‘’Renee-TUBES-Halloween-2025-1’’ - Edit - Copy - Activate your work - Edit - Paste as new layer

Placer

63. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Perspective Shadow same settings

64. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked: 1 Pixel – Color number 2

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked: 15 Pixels – Color - White

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked: 4 Pixels – Color number 3

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked: 35 Pixels – Color - White

65. Selections - Select All

66. Selections – Modify – Contract by 15 pixels

67. Effects - Plugins - AAA Frame Works use the settings below

68. Effects – 3D Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings : 0 / 0 / 100 / 75  Color - Black

- Add the author's watermark and your own watermark.

69. Layers - Merge - Merge All (flatten)

70. Image - Resize to 1005 pixels Width - Resize all layers checked !

Save as JPG

I hope you enjoyed this lesson

Renée

This lesson was written by Renée 17/08/2025

Edited and Update

  2025

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