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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:37:46 GMT -6
Here's the siggy we will be making...
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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:38:08 GMT -6
Start with a new file 5" x 2" at 100 pixels per inch with a transparent background. Choose white as your foreground color and fill your layer with white. You do this either with the paint bucket tool or from the menu bar choose Edit>Fill... and make sure Foreground Color is selected. You can also try hitting option + delete, that works on a Mac. Now take the rectangular marquee tool and make a selection like you see in the picture. This is going to be the border. From the menu bar choose Select>Inverse. Make a new layer and name it blue border. Choose a blue and fill this selection just like you did above with the white.
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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:38:30 GMT -6
Should look like this...
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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:39:51 GMT -6
Open your picture file. However you cut objects out, remove your chi from the background. I used the lasso tool to outline Woody and then chose Select>Modify>Smooth set to 1. Then with the same selection I chose Select>Modify>Feather and chose 1. Then from the menu bar Layer>New>Layer via Copy. You can also try Quick Mask Mode. To see how check out the tutorial Removing Backgrounds w/QMM. Now drag the layer of your cut-out chi over your siggy file and release. Your chi's layer should now be in your siggy file. If you need to reduce/enlarge your chi and don't know how check out the thread Reduce/enlarge. Notice Woody's layer is under the blue border's layer. That's because I want Woody behind the border in the picture. When your picture is the size you want take your crop tool and drag it around your entire siggy then click the check in the options bar or whatever else you do to apply it.
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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:40:18 GMT -6
Make a new layer and name it frame. Choose a blue as your foreground color. Now take your custom shape tool and make sure you have the option I have outlined in blue in the options bar selected. I used the rounded square shape. If you hold your cursor over the shapes in the custom shape window it will tell you the name of the shapes. Hold the shift key and click and drag to make your shape.
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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:40:43 GMT -6
This next step you are going to use the custom shape tool again but just change the setting in the options bar, that I've outlined in red, to what you see. Hold the shift key and drag inside your frame. You can hold the space bar while dragging to move the shape around. When you are happy with its position release the mouse. Notice how a Shape 1 layer has been added to your layers palette. You are going to hold the control key for a PC or the command key for a Mac and click where you see the purple arrow pointing in Shape 1's layer.
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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:41:10 GMT -6
Now click on the frame layer and you should see a selection. Hit delete. Deselect that selection and throw the Shape 1 layer in the trash. You do that by dragging the layer to the trash can icon at the bottom of the layers palette.
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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:41:39 GMT -6
Make the frame layer active by clicking on it and add these layer styles to it. You do that by clicking on the tiny f in a circle at the bottom of the layers palette.
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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:42:15 GMT -6
Now hold the control key for a PC or the command key for a Mac and click where the red arrow is pointing in the frame's layer. You will see the frame get selected. Now this next part you don't have to do but on a Mac if you choose command + H the squiggles will be hidden. Hit command + H again and they reappear. It might be the same for the Windows version I don't know. It's totally okay to keep the selection so you can see it I just like to hide the selection sometimes. Make a new layer and name it frame pattern.
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Post by Jen on Oct 4, 2009 13:42:51 GMT -6
Now take your custom shape tool from the toolbox and make sure the option I have outlined in purple is selected. Pick a color and start making shapes over your frame. They will only show where the selection is. When you are done deselect that selection.
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