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PI
Version:
X3
(you can use earlier, and newer versions too)
Level:
Intermediate
Featured tools:
Eyedropper, Transform Tool, Zoom, Pick Tool,
Eraser, Selection Tool and Text Tool
Additional filters:
Filter Attacks (+ optional:
Almathera)
Additional files:
Tube - You can choose any tube you
want. I've chosen a tube from SpringAngel.
You have to register, but it's free to download tubes from
her site. Remember to read and accept her TOU.
Additional material: None
Tutorial:
Copyright © Inge Klement
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| DESCRIPTION:
Make an easy and stylish Sig Tag with PI and different filters.
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New Image: Canvas color: White and Size:
360x300 Pixels.
Open your tube and use the Eyedropper Tool to pick a nice
color from your tube for your background color (white arrow). For this taggie I used
83/120/101.
Effect/Filter Attacks/Border: Linien and move the sliders (1) to the
right, until you find some settings you like.
Go to Adjust/Expand Canvas/Expand sides equally: 20 Pixels,
Expand color: White.
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Open
your tube (1), copy (Ctrl+C) the tube, activate the main
picture (2) and paste (Ctrl+V) the copy on it.
Right click the tube on our main picture/Properties/
Position & Size (3)/and go to Size.
Check that you have ticked the box Keep aspect ratio
(red arrow) and change the Height to 201 (white hand).
Now we can change the
position of the tube:
Left: 65 and Top: 76 (white arrows).
Click OK, close the original tube (1) and keep the tube on the main picture selected.
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Right click the tube on the
picture/Duplicate.
Leave the Duplicate activated.
Choose
the Transform Tool (red arrow)/Flip Horizontally (white arrow)
and use the Rotate Freely command (white hand) to put the
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Choose
the Pick Tool (red arrow)/Arrange/Send to Back (white
arrow).
Still working on the Duplicate - choose the Object Paint
Eraser (white hand) and delete parts of the shoulders, so no parts of the
tube are outside the middle part of the picture.
Finally - change the Transparency to 80%.
Merge All.
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For
the next step, I've zoomed in the picture ... choose the
Selection Tool (white arrow)/Rectangle and draw a rectangle
like the one you can see on the screenshot (red arrows).
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Go
to Photo/Lens Filter/Spot Filter, choose Grain spot filter (red
arrow), and use these settings:
100/100/60/50 +
Color: Background Color (white hand).
Click OK.
Optional: If you want, you can use the filter Almathera/
A Halo
for the selected part of the picture. I did, - with these
settings:
Background color + 8/22.
Keep the selection activated.
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Open
your Easy Palette/Image Enhancement/Special Effects/Creative (red
arrow): TP62
(1). Right click the thumbnail of the effect (1)/Modify Properties
and Apply, and use these settings:
Type: 2. + Corner: last one +
Mode: 2. + Angle: 72 +
Background color: White.
Click Preview (white arrow) to see if you like the effect.
When you are satisfied ... click OK.
Merge All.
Choose the Text Tool, and add your name.
Merge All, and the taggie is finished :)
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And
that's how my finished taggie looks in the original size :))
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it! An easy and stylish Sig Tag ... made with PI and different filters.
HAVE FUN!!!
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If you need any help with
this tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it -
please email
me!
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Copyright © inkl-Designs. All
rights reserved.
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