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Open a new image
by pressing Ctrl + N.
Accept the defualt size.
Click on file, Place, as an object, and
browse to find the image you will be using for this tutorial.
If needed, use the tranformer tool to resize
the image so that it will be small enough for stationery. Under 300
pixels is a good size.
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Click on the path tool, and set the shape
to rectangle. Choose a color that will compliment your ribbon
and the image you will be framing. Leave the mode set to 2d for now. |
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Draw a rectangle
a little larger than your image. |
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Click on the material icon in the path attribute
toolbar and then on the bevel tab. Set it to 3D Pipe.
Now click on the border/depth tab and set
it to 5 or more, but no more than 20. If you want a metallic shade,
click on the shading tab and click in the box beside the word metallic.
Make sure the transparency option is not checked. |
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If you want to add some interest to your
frame, use the reflections section of the easy palette as explained in
the easy bow tut to choose a reflection. Play around with the different
shading options in the shading section for some beautiful results.
Just click on the differnt options until you find a pretty shading for
your frame. Add a bump from the bump section if you wish. I'm
going to leave this part up to you. |
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Now drag the ribbon you saved to the the
easy palette in the ribbon tutorial out onto the canvas. Right click
on it, and click again on ungroup. |
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Drag the top section to your frame
and postion it near the top.
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Using the pick tool, drag the middle section
to your frame, and then on this button
in the attribute toolbar as many times as
it takes to send this part of the ribbon behind the frame only.
It should not end up behind your image. |
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Now drag the last section of your ribbon
over to the frame and in the attribute toolbar click on the bring to front
button if this section is not already on top of your frame. |
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Now click on each object in turn and use
the arrow keys to adjust them so they are positioned correctly. Pay
special attention to the image and the frame so that the image does not
show around the edges of the frame, and to the ribbon edges so that none
of the edges stick out. |
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When you are satisfied,
use the layer manager to select each part
of your frame and ribbon including the image. Hold down the ctrl
key while clicking on each part. When all are selected, right click
on one of them and click "combine as a single object". Right click
on the combined object and add a shadow. |
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Now change to the transformer tool, and
in the attribute toolbar, Type 15 in the box under the words Rotate by
Degree. Rotate counter clockwise.
Your image is now ready to add to your strip. |
