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This image differs a little from the one shown at the end of the Christmas Image 1 tutorial, as you can download all its parts as freeware. When you download the fonts copy them (after unziping) to the same directory where your other true type fonts (* .ttf ) are. Since all components are on the same layer,this time it'll be even easier to create further images using them, as you will learn at the end of this tutorial. |
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A . TEXT 1. Set background black and foreground white - FILE - NEW - width = 450; heigth = 70; |
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background color = black; image type 16.7 million colors. Click on the text tool button, than on your image (from now on = call text). Set antialias; font Africaans; size = 16; bold, floating; type MERRY CHRISTMAS leaving 2 spaces between the words. OK. The white selected text appears on your black background. Place it in the center of your image (see sample). |
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| 2. Go to Image - Special effects - cutout - uncheck "fill interior color" (always); interior color = background; shadow |
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| color = green; opacity = 180; blur = 3; offset = 2 / 2. OK.Repeat the same with shadow color = blue; offset = -2/ -2. | |
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3. Go to Colors - Adjust - Brightness = 20; Contrast = 0 4. Image - special effects - hot wax coating 5. Again: colors - adjust - Brightness = 70; Contrast = 20 (the fatter the font, the heigther the values - test with preview) 6. Colors - Colorize - hue = 0; saturation = 255. 7. Image - normal filter - sharpen - 2 times. DESELECT |
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8. Image - plug in filters Filter factory B - Fluttering Flag Below are the control values used in this sample. As the |
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text was centered by hand, and specially if you are using a different font, small corrections may be necessary. Observe the effect after entering the figures before pressing OK. Should you not be content with the result, even after entering OK , go to edit - undo and try again. The last control (shading amount) should always be = 0. Control 1 = 220; control 2 = 255; control 3 = 159; control 4 = 102; control 5 = 146; control 6 = 0. |
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B. DEER
1. Call text - set: Animals; antialias; regular; size = 48; type "i" (without quotes). |
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| Note: there are other animal fonts, containing different deers associated to different characters; the method here refers to the font indicated above. A white selected deer appears on your image. Place it properly (see sample) . | |
| 2. Image - special effects - cutout - interior color = background; shadow = blue; opacity =110; blur = 10; offset = 1 /1. |
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Repeat the same with interior color = foreground; shadow = green; offset = -1/-1. 3. Colors - Colorize - hue = 24; saturation = 255. 4. Image - normal filter - Sharpen 2 times. 5.Edit - copy DESELECT 6. Edit - paste - as a new selection. Now you have the second deer. Place it at the end of the text. 7. Text button remaining pressed all the time , go to Image - mirror - correct position DESELECT |
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C. STAR 1. Image - plug in filters - Filter Factory B - Starmaker. The values of the controls were: 87, 167, 10, 12, 55, |
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| 44, 131 and 121. Remember that as the text was placed by hand, controls X and Y will probably need some manual adjusting. | |
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D. BLUE ICE CRYSTAL
1. Call text - Wingdings; antialias; regular; size = 22 ; floating; type T |
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2. Place it over Christmas 3. Cutout - background color - shadow = blue; opacity = 180; blur = 0; offset 1/ 1. Repeat with foreground color; offset -1/ -1. 4. Colors - brightness = 40; contrast = 0 5. Colorize - hue = 108; saturation = 255. 6. Normal filters - sharpen 2 times. DESELECT E. GREEN ORNAMENT 1. Call text - CarrDingbats 2; antialias; regular; size = 16; floating; type J 2. Adjust position (see sample) 3. Cutout - background color - shadow = green; opacity = 200; blur = 5; offset 1/ 1. Repeat with foreground color; offset -1/ -1. 4. Image - special effects - hot wax coating. 5. Colors - brightness = 75; contrast = 0 6. Colorize - hue = 70; saturation = 255. 7. Normal filters - sharpen more - DESELECT |
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F. SMALL WHITE ICE CRYSTALS
1. Call text - Wingdings; antialias; regular; size = 16 ; floating; type T |
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2. Place over the deer 3. to improve visibility, go to Flood Fill - solid color - tolerance = 180 - apply (white) 4. Edit - Copy - DESELECT 5. Edit - paste - as a new selection - place over the second deer. DESELECT G. SMALL STARS 1. Call text - CarrDingbats2; antialias; regular; size = 12; floating; type + 2. Place where you want it. 3. Cutout - background color - shadow = green; opacity = 120; blur = 0 ; offset 1/ 1. Repeat with shadow = blue; offset -1/-1. 4. Hot wax coating - Colors - brigtness = 80; contrast = 0 5. EDIT - COPY 6. Colorize - hue = 186; saturation = 255 (lilac) - sharpen once - DESELECT Further ones: Edit - paste - as a new selection - position - colorize (for golden: h = 186, ; for red: h = 0, for blue h = 140, for blue-green = 120 - saturation always = 255) - sharpen once - DESELECT. |
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H. FILE SAVING 1.Make a rectangular selection - feather = 0 - as close as possible around your image 2. Edit - copy - edit - paste as a new image 3. Colors - decrease color depth - 256 colors - OK 4. Colors - count colors = 215 ( in my image, value can vary) 5. Colors - increase color depth again to 16 millions. 6. Colors - decrease color depth by X colors - type the number you have counted before (215 in my case) OK. 7. Save as something.gif |
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QUICK IMAGES USING THE SAME COMPONENTS: To construct the 2 images above, all you have to do is: open a new file as you did at the begining; make rectangular selections around each component - begin with the text words (each at a time) - edit - copy - click on your new image - edit - paste - as a new selection - place where you want it - deselect. Using rectangular selection (the easiest one) it is unavoidable that some parts of the other components are selected too. To get rid of these, use Pen Tool - foreground black - size = 3 (or less) ; round; paper texture none. Repeat file saving as above. |
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For this image open a new file as before, but 300 x 300 pixel size, to give you lots of working space. Begin selecting MERRY as above and place it on the new image. Go to Image - rotate - 50 degrees right - sharpen 1 x to correct pixel distortion caused by rotation. Place where you want it - deselect. Do the same with CHRISTMAS. Rotate the deer 5 degrees left - sharpen 1 x - deselect. As you place the components keep in mind that your final image will be a rectangular one and that smaller images will make smaller files. For the white dots (may be stars or snowflakes) use pen tool - foreground white - size one - round - paper texture none . Save as above. |
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