Wouter's Designs - Silver Watch Tutorial

Silver Watch Tutorial for PhotoImpact 11
(Can be done using earlier versions of PI ).

Description: Create a silver watch using PhotoImpact's Path Tools.
Author: Wouter Démoet.
Terms of Use: Please read
Skill Level: Intermediate. I assume you know where the tools are in PhotoImpact. The watch itself is not that difficult to make, but I did not add extensive instructions and lots of screen shots, you need to have a good eye for details. Take your time and if you are not satisfied with your first results, please try again. Creating perfect images takes time.
Additional Files: None

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.

If you are using PhotoImpact 11 for this tutorial, you may want to download my advanced workspace configuration xum.file and import it into your My Workspace - Customize box. It will make all the tools you need for this tutorial readily availabe.

And if you need help, or if you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact me at:
wouter@demoet.nl

Instructions:
The case, backplate & face: Open a new image, 500 x 500 pixels color: #1E2B4B. If you want to print the image later on, set the resolution to 300 ppi. Otherwise 96 ppi. will do. Path Drawing Tool: Shape: Rounded Square. Mode: 3-D Pipe. Color: Any for now. Draw a shape of 200 x 200 pixels. Open your Easy Palette and apply the Silver 2 Preset from the Material Attribute Gallery - Metallic. Change the Width to 10 and leave the Depth at 30. In the Path Panel change the Roundness to 72. Align: Center Both. Rename this Layer: Case. Duplicate this shape and change the Mode to Selection. Convert to Object and fill the object with a circular gradient using the colors #434141 and #000000. Photo: Blur - Gaussian Blur - Options - Radius: 25 pixels. Rename this Layer: Backplate. Deselect. Line- and Arrow Tool: Shape: Straight Line. Color: White. Mode: 2D. Width: 2. Line Style: Solid Line.With your Shift key pressed, draw a vertical line a little shorter than the case of the watch. Align: Center Both. Keep Selected. Change to the Transform Tool - Rotate Freely. Set the Angle to 30 degrees and Copy Rotate the line 5 times for a total of 6. Using the Ctrl Key and using your Layer Manager select those 6 lines and Merge as a Single Object. Rename this Object: Face1. Deselect. Select your Backplate layer. Edit: Trace Edges - Selection Marquee. Accept the Default settings and change the Mode from Horizontal Deform to Selection. Change to the Standard Selection Tool. Shrink the selection with 22 pixels. In your Layer Manager select the Face1 layer, in the Attribute Toolbar click the Select on Object button and press the Delete Key on your keyboard. Selection: None. Arrange: Send Backward. Align: Center Both. Deselect. Line- and Arrow Tool: Shape: Straight Line. Color: White. Mode: 2D. Width: 1. Line Style: Solid Line.With your Shift key pressed, draw a vertical line a little shorter than the case of the watch. Align: Center Both. Keep selected. Rotate this object 6 degrees clockwise. Copy Rotate the line 3 times for a total of 4. Merge those 4 lines as a Single Object. Change the Rotate by Degree to 30 and Copy Rotate this object 5 times for a total of 6. Select these 6 objects and Merge as a Single Object. Arrange: Send Backward. Rename this object: Face2. Deselect. Select your Backplate layer. Edit: Trace Edges - Selection Marquee. Again change the Mode to Selection. Change to your Selection Tool and Shrink this selection with 15 pixels. Make the Face2 object your active layer, press the Select on Object button and press the Delete Key. Selection: None. Arrange: Send Backward. Align: Center Both. Deselect. The crown: Path Drawing Tool: Shape: Rounded Square. Mode: 3-D Round. Color: Any for now. Draw a shape of about 25 x 25 pixels. Change the preset to Silver 6. In the Material Box: Light tab, increase the number of lights to 4 (all direct). Maximize the width of this object. Arrange: Send to Back and put in place on the right side of the watch so half of the crown is showing. Align: Center Vertically. Deselect. Draw a 3-D circle of about 20 x 20 pixels, click the Remove Material preset that sits on top of your Metallic Gallery. In the Attribute Toolbar change the color to black. Set Width and Depth to their maximum values. Convert Object Type from Path to Image. Flip the circle Horizontally. Arrange: Send to Back, Align: Center Vertically like so: Center point and hands: With your Path Drawing tool, Mode 3-D Chisel, preset: Silver 2. Draw a circle of about 15 x 15 pixels. Deselect. Change the mode to 2-D and draw another circle in black of about 8 x 8 pixels. Select both objects and Align : Center Both. Merge as a Single Object. Resize this object to 75 % and Align: Center Both. Rename this object: center and deselect. On to Page 2

Instructions:

The case, backplate & face: Open a new image, 500 x 500 pixels color: #1E2B4B. If you want to print the image later on, set the resolution to 300 ppi. Otherwise 96 ppi. will do. Path Drawing Tool: Shape: Rounded Square. Mode: 3-D Pipe. Color: Any for now. Draw a shape of 200 x 200 pixels. Open your Easy Palette and apply the Silver 2 Preset from the Material Attribute Gallery - Metallic. Change the Width to 10 and leave the Depth at 30. In the Path Panel change the Roundness to 72. Align: Center Both. Rename this Layer: Case. Duplicate this shape and change the Mode to Selection. Convert to Object and fill the object with a circular gradient using the colors #434141 and #000000. Photo: Blur - Gaussian Blur - Options - Radius: 25 pixels. Rename this Layer: Backplate. Deselect.

Line- and Arrow Tool: Shape: Straight Line. Color: White. Mode: 2D. Width: 2. Line Style: Solid Line.With your Shift key pressed, draw a vertical line a little shorter than the case of the watch. Align: Center Both. Keep Selected. Change to the Transform Tool - Rotate Freely. Set the Angle to 30 degrees and Copy Rotate the line 5 times for a total of 6. Using the Ctrl Key and using your Layer Manager select those 6 lines and Merge as a Single Object. Rename this Object: Face1. Deselect.

Select your Backplate layer. Edit: Trace Edges - Selection Marquee. Accept the Default settings and change the Mode from Horizontal Deform to Selection. Change to the Standard Selection Tool. Shrink the selection with 22 pixels. In your Layer Manager select the Face1 layer, in the Attribute Toolbar click the Select on Object button and press the Delete Key on your keyboard. Selection: None. Arrange: Send Backward. Align: Center Both. Deselect.

Line- and Arrow Tool: Shape: Straight Line. Color: White. Mode: 2D. Width: 1. Line Style: Solid Line.With your Shift key pressed, draw a vertical line a little shorter than the case of the watch. Align: Center Both. Keep selected. Rotate this object 6 degrees clockwise. Copy Rotate the line 3 times for a total of 4. Merge those 4 lines as a Single Object. Change the Rotate by Degree to 30 and Copy Rotate this object 5 times for a total of 6. Select these 6 objects and Merge as a Single Object. Arrange: Send Backward. Rename this object: Face2. Deselect. Select your Backplate layer. Edit: Trace Edges - Selection Marquee. Again change the Mode to Selection. Change to your Selection Tool and Shrink this selection with 15 pixels. Make the Face2 object your active layer, press the Select on Object button and press the Delete Key. Selection: None. Arrange: Send Backward. Align: Center Both. Deselect.

The crown: Path Drawing Tool: Shape: Rounded Square. Mode: 3-D Round. Color: Any for now. Draw a shape of about 25 x 25 pixels. Change the preset to Silver 6. In the Material Box: Light tab, increase the number of lights to 4 (all direct). Maximize the width of this object. Arrange: Send to Back and put in place on the right side of the watch so half of the crown is showing. Align: Center Vertically. Deselect. Draw a 3-D circle of about 20 x 20 pixels, click the Remove Material preset that sits on top of your Metallic Gallery. In the Attribute Toolbar change the color to black. Set Width and Depth to their maximum values. Convert Object Type from Path to Image. Flip the circle Horizontally. Arrange: Send to Back, Align: Center Vertically like so:

Center point and hands: With your Path Drawing tool, Mode 3-D Chisel, preset: Silver 2. Draw a circle of about 15 x 15 pixels. Deselect. Change the mode to 2-D and draw another circle in black of about 8 x 8 pixels. Select both objects and Align : Center Both. Merge as a Single Object. Resize this object to 75 % and Align: Center Both. Rename this object: center and deselect.

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