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PI
Version:
10
Level:
Intermediate
Featured tools: Pick Tool, Zoom Tool,
Transform Tool, Paintbrush, Ruler/Guidelines
Additional filters:
None
Additional files: Tube
... you can choose any tube you want, but
if you want to use the same tubes as I did, you can
download it from here
together with the two masks we will need to make this
taggie.
Tutorial:
Copyright © Inge Klement |
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DESCRIPTION:
Make a stylish Sig Tag with PI and 2 masks.
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Before we
start, you should open the masks, and store them into your Easy
Palette. In case you need to freshen up your memory on how to save
a mask into the EP - you can take a look at one of my other
tutorials, where I explain a little bit more about how to use a
mask in PI. You'll find the tut here.
IMPORTANT: Don't merge the picture before I tell you ... you can
as always save your work in ufo.format in between, but do not
merge the tubes with the picture ... or else the masks wouldn't
work that way!
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Open a New Image:
White canvas
and Size: 400x400 Pixels.
Go to Edit/Fill/Gradient (1), choose the 2. Fill type (white
hand)/Fill color: Two-color:
Black (red arrow) and 129/129/129 (white arrow).
Click OK.
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Click
the Ruler (red arrow), activate the Pick Tool (white hand), and
drag one Guideline from the left ruler (white arrow) into the
middle of your image. (Here ... 200 ... red ring).
This step isn't necessary if you redo the tutorial with the same
tubes I used, because I later on give you the exact position for
the tubes, but if you use another tube, the guideline will help
you to place your tube exactly into the right position.
You can now deactivate the ruler by clicking the ruler button one
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Open
the tube (1), copy
(Ctrl+C) the tube (1), activate our main picture (2), and paste (Ctrl+V) the
copy of the tube on it. (Here you can copy the whole tube at
once, or do each part of it for itself. If you copy the whole
tube, deselect it on the main picture.)
Right click the light part of the tube on our main picture (2)/Properties/Position&Size
(white hand)/Position, and use these settings:
Left: 199 (red arrow)
Top: -2 (white arrow):
Click OK.
Activate the dark part of your tube on the main picture, right
click/Properties/Position & Size, and use these settings:
Left: 59/Top: -2.
Click OK and deactivate the tubes (return key).
Now you can replace the guideline by dragging it out of the
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Open
your Easy Palette/Libraries (white arrow) and double-click mask01
(1), which you've downloaded, unzipped and stored into the
EP.
On the screenshot you can see that the mask applied on my
image.
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Choose
the Transform Tool (red arrow), click the Selection button (white
hand), and drag the mask (white arrow) to fit your tube. I want to
have the mask line upon the bottom line of the tube as you can see
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next step is optional ... you have to do this step, if you use the
same tubes as I did, because if not, the black background of the
dark tube part will show through later on. On my other taggies,
below, I didn't have to do this step at all!
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Zoom your picture, so you can see the tube as you can see on the
screenshot.
Activate the Mask Mode (red arrow), choose the Paintbrush (white
arrow), with the Foreground color: Black (white hand).
I changed also the Shape (1) of the Paint- brush into square and a
bigger size ... 133.
Paint the mask in front of the dark tube as you see on the
screenshot.
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Leave
the Mask Mode by clicking one more time the Mask Mode button (red
arrow), and your mask should now look like the one you can see on
this screenshot to the left.
(We've painted away the mask part in front of the dark tube!)
Go to Edit/Fill/Color, and fill the mask with White.
Deactivate the mask (space bar). |
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Open
your Easy Palette/Libraries and double-click mask02 (1), which
you've down- loaded, unzipped and stored into the EP.
On the screenshot you can see that the mask applied on my
image.
Go to Edit/Fill/Color (white hand) and fill the mask with Black
(red arrow).
Click OK and deselect the mask (space bar).
Merge All.
Right
click/All, right click/Border: Border width: 2,
Direction: Inward, Shape: Box and
Anti-aliasing.
Click OK, and keep the border selected. |
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Go to Edit/Fill/Gradient (white arrow)/ Magic Gradient (1), choose
Mode: 7
(white hand) and click the Edit button (red arrow).
Choose Palette: 102 (2) in the Palette Ramp Editor.
Click OK and deselect the border (space bar).
You can also use any other color/gradient that fits your taggie
... in this case, this gradient was perfect.
Click OK.
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Add
some text ... if you want to, ... and your taggie is finished!
:))
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Another try after the same tutorial.
:)
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And one more ... couldn't resist! :))
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it! A stylish Sig Tag ... made with PI an 2 masks. HAVE FUN!!!
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If you need any help with
this tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it -
please me!
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Copyright © inkl-Designs. All
rights reserved.
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