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Wooden
Flower Decoration
This
was done in PSP
8 but can be done
in any version.
Download
green and red wood
patterns HERE
Open
a New Image 500
x 500 Vector background
Don't
run away. We are
using Vectors but
No Node Editing.
Open
the green wood pattern
you downloaded.
Make two copies.
Use
Adjust Brightness
and Contract to
make the first copy
lighter green
and
the second copy
darker green. The
Light settings about
Brightness 50, Contrast
0,
and
the Dark -50, 0.
We will use these
for the shading.
Minimize
the two copies for
now.
Do
the same for the
red wood pattern
and minimize.
Change
your background
to the green wood
pattern you downloaded
Size
100, Angle 0. Foreground
color null.
1.
Leaves
Add
a New Vector Layer
Using
Preset Shapes Tool
Ellipse Anti-alias
and Vector checked
make
four
large ellipses.
Use your Object
Selections Tool
to move and rotate
them.
Look
at my picture above
for placement. When
done Convert to
Raster.
Lock
the Transparency
clicking on the
lock on the layer
palette.
Airbrush
Size 80 Hardness
0 Step 25 Density
26 and Opacity 53
Use
the light and dark
green wood tiles
to shade the leaves
and make the angle
the
same as the leaves.
I smudged the dark
shade a bit but
not the light shade.
Click
the lock to open
the layer again.
Change
your background
color to the red
wood pattern, Size
100, Angle 0
2.
Petals
Add
a New Vector Layer
Using
Preset Shapes Tool
Ellipse Anti-alias
and Vector checked
make
four
large ellipses.
Use your Object
Selections Tool
to move and rotate
them.
Place
them between the
leaves. When done
Convert to Raster.
Lock
the Transparency
clicking on the
lock at the layer
palette.
Use
the light and dark
red wood tiles to
shade as you did
for the leaves.
Remember
to change the angle
and don't forget
to click the lock
to open the layer
when done.
3.
Center
Add
a New Vector Layer
Using
Preset Shapes Tool
Ellipse Anti-alias
and Vector checked
make
five
hearts to form the
center. Do each
heart on a New Layer.
When
you are happy with
the placement of
your hearts, Convert
to Raster.
4.
Shadow
Go
back to your Leaves
layer and use the
Darken/Lighten Tool
to darken under
the petals.
Go
back to your Petals
layer and use the
Darken/Lighten Tool
to darken under
the hearts.
Go
back to each heart
layer and darken
under the heart
the same way
as
you did with the
leaves and petals.
5.
Decoration
Add
a New Vector Layer
Place
it under the leaves
layer. Decorate
as you like
That's
it. You're done.
05.02.2005
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