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Valentine's Day Card Tutorial for PhotoImpact 10
(Can be done using earlier versions of PI ).

Description: Create a nice card for Valentine's Day.
Author: Wouter Démoet.
Terms of Use: Please read
Skill Level: Beginner. I assume you know where the tools are in PhotoImpact.
Additional Files: Objects and a font of your choice or you may use mine
NOTE: Save your work often. I suggest you read the entire tutorial, before you start. Where it reads "Rc" in this tutorial, it means right click. And if you need help, or if you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact me at:
wouter@demoet.nl

Instructions:
Open a new white image of 500 x 400 pixels. Set your foreground color to #C40000 and your background color to #FF9797

Change to the Standard Selection Tool and in the Attribute Toolbar click on Options and make sure Anti-aliasing and Preserve Base Image have a checkmark.


In the Menu bar go to Edit - Fill - Color and fill your canvas with the background color. In the menu bar click on Photo: Noise - Add Noise - Options and use these settings:


Rc: All. Rc: Border. Create a border of 5 pixels Inward:


Rc: Convert to Object and fill with your foreground color.


Deselect. Rc: All. Rc: Expand/Shrink. Shrink your selection with 20 pixels like so:


Rc: Convert to Object and fill with #FFC7C6. Keep selected. Change to your Paintbrush with these settings using your foreground color:


On your keyboard click Shift+P to paint a thin red line on the edge of the object.


Keep Selected. Add Noise with the same settings as above, but change the Variance to: 3. Deselect. Rc: All. Rc: Expand/Shrink. This time shrink your selection with 35 pixels. Convert to Object. Rc: Arrange - Bring to Front and fill with the same color #FFC7C6. Add the same amount of Noise and repeat the Paint on Edges effect with the same settings as above.


Press your Control key and in your Layer Manager select the 2 objects we just created.


Merge as a Single Object. Rc: Shadow with these settings usisng your foreground color:


Deselect. Click to Show your Ruler. Rc: All. Change to your Transform Tool - Resize. Click the Selection button:


Watch your Ruler and drag the top transform handle down to 150 like this:


Convert to Object. Arrange: Bring to Front. In your Layer Manager select the layer with your dark red outer frame


and Rc. Arrange - Bring to Front and deselect. This is what I have now:




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