Open the wd-book-mask.jpg in PhotoImpact and minimize it. Open a new white image of 600 x 400 pixels.
Rc.: Import Selection. Rc.: Store Selection. Rc.: Convert to Object and fill with #FFFFEB. Photo: Noise - Add Noise - Options. Distribution:
Varied. Variance: 5. Monochromatic: Unchecked. Deselect.
Rc.: Load Selection. Rc.: Border. Create a 1 pixel border Inward. Convert to Object. Rc.: Arrange - Bring to Front
and fill with the gold fill from the download. Select All Objects and Merge as a Single Object. Photo: Focus - Options - Auto-adjust.
Keep selected.
Rc.: Duplicate. Adust - Resize. Resize the duplicated object to 99%. Repeat Focus: same settings.
Repeat duplicate, resize and focus untill you have 5 objects in your Layer Manager. Keep selected.
Your image will look similar to this:
Select All Objects. Rc.: Align - Center Both. Deselect.
Using your Ctrl key select
4 layers starting at the
bottom of your Layer Manager like so:
Don't select the top layer.
Merge as a Single Object. Keep selected. Photo: Light - Brightness & Contrast. Gamma: 0.8. Deselect.
Change to your Line & Arrow Tool. Color: #D5B853. Mode: 2-D. Line Width: 2. Line Style: Solid Line.
With your Shift key pressed, draw a vertical line (about 350 pixels high) that fits between the two gold edges of the top object like this:
Rc.: Align - Center Horizontally and keep selected. In your Layer Manager set the Transparency to 50%. Deselect.
Change to your Path Drawing Tool. Shape: Circle. Mode: 2-D. Colour: Any for now. Draw a shape of about 15 x 15 pixels.
Edit: Fill - Gradient tab with the colours #CCB75B and #FFFED4. Settings:
Duplicate this object twice for a total of 3. Select all these 3 objects. Rc.: Align: Space Evenly with these settings.
(Don't worry if they disappear from your canvas).
Rc.: Merge as a Single Object..
Put them in place alongside your vertical line and Align: Center Vertically. Keep selected. Duplicate and put them in place at the
other side of the line like so:
Select both rows of circles and the line. Rc.: Align: Space Evenly - Horizontally like so:
Keep selected and Merge as a Single Object. Deselect.
Using the Path Drawing Tool: Shape: Rectangle. Mode: 3D-Round. Colour: Any for now. Draw a shape of about 50 x 8 pixels.
Open your EasyPalette - Galleries - Text/Path Effects - Material Attribute - Metallic and double click the Copper 3 Preset.
Position it like so. If necessary adjust the width of your rectangle.
Duplicate this piece 2 times and put in place over the other 2 set of circles. (I prefer to use the Arrow keys on my keyboard for this action).
Select the 3 rectangles and Merge as a Single Object. Shadow:
Select All Objects, Merge as a Single Object and Deselect.
Open the flower object from the download and position it on the right page.
With a font of your choice and using a color from the flower object, put a quote or greeting on the left page of your book.
If you feel like it add a nice shape from your Shape Library using the Path Drawing Tool. add your name or watermark.
When you are happy, select All Objects and Merge as a Single Object and Deselect
Using a colour from your flowers, I am using: #93392D, fill your Base Image and apply a texture of your choice.
Select your book object and apply a shadow. Keep selected. Menu bar: Effects - Gregs Factory Output Volume 2 - Pool Shadow
with these settings:
Merge All. Optimize and save your work. If you need to resize, don't forget to use the Focus command. Otherwise your image
and gold will look dull.
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The beautiful image below was created by Rosalie
(ggrannyrose).
Fabulous choice of subject, objects and presentation.
Thank you Rosalie for allowing me to share your lovely result.
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That is all, I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial as much as I liked writing it for you.
your work often. I suggest you read the entire tutorial,
before you start. Where it reads "Rc" in this tutorial, it means right click.
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