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Tutorial
Created May2005 Updated July 2007
©
2005 2007 Alicorn
Sparkly
Veil Tag
Part2
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Now to add the Text ~~~
In
your 'Materials' palette you will have the gold
in the 'Foreground and Stroke Properties' box.
Click
on the solid black dot of the 'Background and
Fill Properties' box, click on the colour that
appears there to open the 'Materials Properties'
box, and select the colour black.
We
want these colours the other way round, so
click on the little double ended arrow between
the boxes to 'Swap Materials' and they will
change places.
 
Go
to 'Layers' 'New Raster layer'
'Raster
5' will appear in your 'Layer' palette. Click
hold and drag 'Raster 5' to the top of your
'Layer' palette.
Click
on the 'Text Tool'
On
the 'Tool Options' palette, click on the down
arrow to the side of the bar under 'Fonts' and
select your chosen font from the drop down menu.
Set the size,
I've set mine to 100 here, but
yours might differ depending on the style of
font you use.
Have
the 'Stroke Width' set to '1.0' and under
'Create As', set it to 'Floating', and 'Line
Style' should be '+Solid
Click
on your image to open the 'Text Entry' box, type
in your text and click on 'Apply'.
Your text
will appear on your image with 'Marching Ants'
round it.
If
you are not happy with the actual text ie its
too large/small or you wish to change the font
you can go to 'Edit' 'Undo Text' , it will
delete and you can start again.
To
move your text into position run your mouse
over the text until the cursor changes from a
cross with the letter A to a cross with double
ended arrows then click and drag.
With
the text still selected [marching ants] go to
'Effects' '3D Effects' 'Drop shadow and apply
these settings....
'OK'
it.
Go
to 'Effects' '3D Effects' 'Drop Shadow' again
and apply these settings, changing the blur size
and changing the colour to yellow by clicking on
the black square.
'OK'
it.
Go
to 'Selections' 'Select None' to deselect.
Should
you wish to reposition anything on your image,
click on the 'Move Tool' 
and
you will be able to click and drag any of your
pieces around your canvas. Take care when
moving the net and the gold that you dont
move the background.
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Frame ~~~
When
you are happy with your image, go to 'Layers'
'Merge' 'Merge All Flatten'. This puts all your
layers onto the one layer named 'Background' ready
to add a frame.
Go
to 'Image' 'Add Borders' and set your settings
to these....
Select the
'Magic Wand Tool'
....
and
on the 'Tools Options' palette, make sure the
'Mode' is set to 'Replace' and that 'Inside' is
set.
Click
inside your border and it will become
surrounded by 'Marching Ants'
In
the 'Materials' palette, click the little double
ended arrow to 'Swap Materials again so
that the gold is in the 'Foreground and Stroke
Properties' box.
Click
on the gold square to open the 'Materials
Properties' box. On the top right hand side of
this box you will see 'Texture' and a texture
already showing in a box beneath it. Click
on the little check box next to the word
'Texture' to tick it.
Click
on the texture which is showing in that box and
this will open a drop down menu. Scroll down to
where you see 'Polka Dot', click on it to select
and 'OK'
Your
gold foil has now changed to gold dots.
Using
the 'Floodfill Tool' 
click
inside your border and this will place the
gold polka dots.
With
the 'Marching Ants' still marching go to
'Effects' '3D Effects' 'Outer Bevel' and apply
these settings. Use the cross arrows to navigate
the preview.
'Selections'
'Select None' to deselect.
Go
to 'Image' 'Add Borders' again and this time set
your settings to these...changing the colour
from black to any other colour. If you keep it
as black, when you select with the magic wand
tool the marching ants will bleed into
the border you have just made. The colour you
choose won't show in your final image.
'OK'
it.
In
the 'Materials' palette,click on the the centre
of the 3 dots under the 'Foreground and Stroke
Properties' box [the Texture]and this will
return your gold foil to normal.
Using
the 'Magic Wand Tool' 
click inside your new border to select it,
then
using the 'Floodfill Tool'
click
inside the 'Marching Ants' to floodfill with the
gold.
Go
to 'Effects' '3D Effects' 'Inner Bevel' and
apply these settings......
'Selections'
'Select None' to deselect.
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This tutorial was created and written for
High
Heel Renders and for Upsited.
Please do not reword or upload the
tutorial onto another website or group. You may
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Have fun !
©
2005 2007 Alicorn
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