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Velvet
Cushion
Shading with the Cut-Out effect
This
tutorial is written for Paint Shop Pro 8 but can be done with
versions 7 and 9. No external filters are needed.
The tutorial is for making the cushion and name plate only -
the flowers are supplied as a tube.
You can
get my Silver Flowers Tube HERE
or use one of the other silver items - or any tube that needs
a dark background to show it off.
| Create a new image 300 x 300
pixels, transparent background (raster)
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| Click on the Selection Tool
On the Options pallet, set the Selection Type to
Circle, and the Mode to Replace.
Start with the mouse pointer in the middle of your
image and drag outwards to create a circular selection
that almost fills your image.
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| Select the Flood Fill tool
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| Set foreground colour to
a dark colour for
you cushion - make sure it is set to solid colour
Fill the selection with the colour
Adjust,
Add/Remove Noise, Add noise
Gausain, 30%, Monochrome
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| Selections,
Modify, Contract 10
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| Layers
menu, New Raster Layer
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| Effects, 3D Effects, Cut-Out
Vertical = 20
Horizontal = -20
Opacity = 70
Blur = 100
Shadow Color = Black
Fill with colour = unticked.
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| Layers menu, New Raster Layer
Effects, 3D Effects, Cut-Out
Vertical = -20
Horizontal = 20
Opacity = 70
Blur = 100
Shadow Color = Black
Fill with colour = unticked.
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| Layers menu, Merge, Merge Visible
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| Selections menu, Invert
Selections menu, Float
Selections menu, Defloat
(the edge of the cushion
should now be selected.
Effects, 3D effects, Inner Bevel
Shape 2
Width = 3
Smoothness = 20
Depth = 3
Ambience = 0
Shininess = 0
Color = White
Angle = 315
Intensity = 50
Elevation = 30
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| Selections, Select None.
File, Export,
Picture Tube... give it a name and click OK.
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| Layers
menu, New Raster Layer
Click
on the Selection Tool
On the Options pallet, set the Selection Type to
Rounded Rectangle, and the Mode to Replace.
Drag
diagonally to create a rectangle in the bottom, center
of the cushion.
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| Select
the Flood Fill tool
Set
the foreground colour to white, and set the background
colour to pale gray (#C0C0C0).
Set
the foreground material to Gradient and select the
Foreground-Background gradient.
Style
= Linear
Angle = 45
Repeats = 3
Fill
the selection with the gradient.
Effects
menu, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel - use the same settings as
before.
Selections
menu, Select None |
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| Layers
menu, New Vector Layer
Click
on the Text tool
Set
the foreground material/colour to null (no-entry sign)
Set
the background colour to medium grey, solid colour
Click
on the center of the rectangle with the text tool
Font
= Copperplate Gothic Bold
Size = 20 to 30 depending on length of name
Alignment = Centre
Anti-Alias = ticked (set to smooth on PSP9)
Enter
name in the text box and click Apply
Click
on the Object Selector tool(use the Picker tool in PSP
Photo XI), and move the text into
position in the center of the rectangular plate. You can
also stretch or squeeze the text to get a good fit,
using the handles on the text selection frame.
When
you are happy with the size/position of the text.....
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| Layers
menu, Convert to Raster Layer
Effects,
Texture Effects, Emboss
On
the Layers pallet, reduce the opacity of the top layer
to 80
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| Click
the Tube tool, select the tube you want to use from the
pull down list on the Options pallet, and click wherever
you want to place it on the cushion.
If
you use a different tube and reduce the scale from 100%
to make it fit, then Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen.
Layers
menu, Merge All (Flatten)
Save
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