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Ruffles
and pleats
As always it is wise to save your project
frequently.
Use file/save as... to save as a ufo.
Be wise not sorry!
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1. Open the image you will be using for this tutorial. If you like, you may use this one I created. This is a good effect to use on that photo you want to enhance, whether it be one of a loved one, or your favorite pet. Artwork is also a good choice of subject. |
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2. Press control and 0 (the numeral)
to make sure your image is full size. If needed, use format/dimensions to size it appropriately. 3. Click the path tool, and click on the
rectangle in the upper left corner under the word shape.
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4. Click and drag to make a square on top
of your picture.
5. Click on the transform tool, and under
"rotate by degree, type 45.0. Click the arrow on either side to rotate
your square.
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7. Right click on this diamond and click
duplicate. Drag this duplicate off into its own canvas.
8. Go back to the original canvas, and switch back to the path tool. Make sure your diamond is selected. 9. Click the down arrow beside mode, and click selection. This will cause your diamond to turn into a selection. Use the arrow keys to move your selection to the precise part of the image you wish to frame, like the person's face. 10. When positioned correctly, right click and click convert to object. Click on your object and drag it to the same canvas with your spare 2d diamond shape. |
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11. Click on the spare shape to select it.
Right click and duplicate it. Again, drag the duplicate off into its own
canvas, or make the canvas you're working on larger with the transform
tool.
12. Click on it the diamond shape to select it. Click the material button in the attribute tool bar. For the color, choose a color that blends with your image. I usually use a dark color for contrast. In the bevel tab, select 3d pipe. Border depth tab, set the border to 3. shading tab, click metallic. Click ok to close the material box. |
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Now we will use the duplicate diamond to
make a backing for the image consisting of 3 diamonds, each slightly larger
than the one before it.
13. Now bring the duplicate 2d diamond back to the active canvas. Change the attributes of this diamond to these. 3d round. Border 3, Shading phong, 1 light, color of your choice to match your image. Shadow, all around. 14. Click the pick tool, and click the underlined
arrow pointing down to send this diamond to the back.
Duplicate this diamond twice. Send each duplicate to the back, and use the transform tool to resize so that each is slightly larger than the one before it. Use the layer manager to select all objects by clicking on each object while holding down control. Or if you have pi 6 right click and click select all objects. Use the pick tool's center both command, which you will find in the attribute tool bar, to center them. |
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frame.
Now we will make the ruffles! |
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1. Open a new canvas. I usually
use the default 640 X 480 for plenty of room. Change back to the
path tool, and click the rectangle under shape. Click custom shape.
In the shapes, find plaque 5. Change the color to a nice contrasting color to your pleats. I chose the dark purple in the background of my image. Leave the mode set to 2d object. 2. Click and drag to draw a plaque shape on your canvas. |
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3. Change the shape to rectangle,
and draw a rectangle of the same width as your plaque.
4. Duplicate both shapes. 5. Take one plaque and one rectangle. Arrange the rectangle under the plaque as in this image. Hold down control and select both the plaque and rectangle. Right click and combine as single object or if you use version 6, merge as a single object. 6. Using the duplicate plaque shape, Change to the transform tool and click rotate and flip in the attriubte bar. Click flip vertically, 7. Take the duplicate rectangle, and arrange it under the flipped plaque shape like this... Select both as before and combine as a single object, or if you use version 6, merge as a single object. |
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8. Change to the retouch tool and
hold down until the tool box opens. Click on the burn tool.
Use the burn tool to darken the edges of the first shape, and the middle
of the second shape. If needed, change to the blur tool to smooth
the colors together a little. Before you go on, be sure to save the
first shape (the one with the rounded top) to the easy palette. We
will need it a little later.
9. Click on both shapes, and use the pick tool's align bottom command to line them up at the bottom. Right click and group. |
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10. Now hold down the control key and drag to create more of these grouped objects. I usually make about 4 or 5 groups in all. The ruffle should be too long for the sides of your image. It will look better if you resize the width after grouping several of them. Again, select all objects, and align bottom. Right click and group. |
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11. Now retrieve your first image
with the pleats behind it from the other canvas. Just click on it
and drag it to your canvas with the ruffles.
12. Use the transform tool to rotate your pleated image 45 degrees clockwise. This will make it easier to get the ruffle the right size. Align your ruffle along the top of the image. Use the transform tool to squeeze the sides closer together so the ruffle is a little longer than the top of the image. Right click and duplicate it. Under rotate and flip, click rotate left 90 degrees. Arrange this ruffle along the left side of your image. |
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13. Right click and duplicate. Click
rotate and flip/flip horizontally. Arrange this along the right side.
14. For the bottom ruffle, click again on the top ruffle, and duplicate it. Click rotate and flip/flip vertically. Arrange at the bottom of the image. |
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15. Now go to the easy palette and find your extra ruffle piece we saved there. Double click it to bring it to the canvas. Use the perspective tool to squeeze the bottom closer together. Rotate 45 degrees. Duplicate and rotate or flip like we did for the ruffles so that there is one for each corner to cover the gaps in your ruffle. Arrange the correct one on each corner, with the rounded edge pointing out. Click on your pleated image, change to the pick tool and then the bring to top button. |
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16. Select all objects, whether with the easy palette or right click select all objects, and group. Rotate the entire piece 45 degrees counter clockwise. |
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