Tutorial Requests

Do you want to make something in PSP but don't know how to do it? Let me know what you need help with or what you would like to draw and I just may make a tutorial about it. (If I can make it [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] )

Thanks,

Gary

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[img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] I am so glad you offered [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
I have been working on this bottle topper for well over a month, and am just about ready to give up. It is a topper for a perfume bottle I am making and I want to it look like gold metal...and have been trying to use gradients to get the look I want. But just can't seem to get it right. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Carolyn

I am looking for an easy way to add multiple animations to one graphic.. here i added the soldier and then I added the fireworks... I had about 30 layers to merge as visible, save, unmerge, etc... it took forever to achieve. I am hoping to find an easier way to add more than 1 animation.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Carolyn Barrett:
[img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] I am so glad you offered [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
I have been working on this bottle topper for well over a month, and am just about ready to give up. It is a topper for a perfume bottle I am making and I want to it look like gold metal...and have been trying to use gradients to get the look I want. But just can't seem to get it right. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Carolyn<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I like the gradients for the base. You did a good job on that. Ok there are two options for the topper: an easy one, and a more difficult one.

1) I have a tutorial called, The Midas Text, which is a gold effect tutorial. To make it work try adjusting the thickness of your bevel in the topper. That is the easy way to do a gold effect.

2) The second way that I suggest is a bit harder and will take more time. Using the colors in the base to serve as a reference, airbrush the top. Start with a darker gold color and smoothly airbrush your way until it shines.

Does that help? Hopefully, it helped you think about some other ways you might get it to work.

Sincerely,

Gary Bacon II
Learn2Paint

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by StrawberryDOW:
I am looking for an easy way to add multiple animations to one graphic.. here i added the soldier and then I added the fireworks... I had about 30 layers to merge as visible, save, unmerge, etc... it took forever to achieve. I am hoping to find an easier way to add more than 1 animation.
http://users.adelphia.net/~70chris/xionusatag.gif</img>

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Off the top of my head, I don't know of another way to do it but your end result looks great! One thing to remember about making outstanding graphics: "It takes time." What I do sometimes is spread a project out over a few days so that I don't become discouraged or exhausted. The most valuable lessons my art teacher gave me is that practice makes perfect, never give up, and to take your time - don't rush it. Keep exploring for new ideas and digging into Animation Shop's settings you might find something you've never noticed before. You can do it! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

God Bless,

Gary Bacon II
Learn2Paint

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But I get so excited to get it done and see what it looks like done that I usually dont take much extra time...... lol
(you can probably tell I didnt shade in the soldiers throat on every layer)

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Thanks Gary, I will give your suggestions a try and when I have the completed bottle done, I will post it for you all to see. Also, your tut looks like it could be what it takes to do the trick!

Carolyn

Hi,

I am brand new to this board, and I visited your site and tried your tutorial on the bowl.

I got between step 4 and step 5 and when I went to flood fill all I got were faded shadows.

Like I said, I am brand new to PSP but I will try some of your others and try to figure out what I am doing wrong.

Laurie

Could you show me what you got? That way it will help me pinpoint what went wrong. Thanks!

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by gbacon:
Do you want to make something in PSP but don't know how to do it? Let me know what you need help with or what you would like to draw and I just may make a tutorial about it. (If I can make it http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif )

Thanks,

Gary

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Lorraine A Krokenberger

I am new to PSP and just need help with the basics. I have version 8 and all the tuts I have found so far are 7 or less. Is there a place on the net that has 8 tuts? I need to learn the text tool settings first and then working with layers.

I have been working with ulead photoimpact 8, but like many of the features of PSP. Your help is appreciated.

Steve

How about this? The bottle lid on the left is done in PSP 8 with lace tube accents inverted to a negative image superimposed over your original bottle lid. I applied Flaming Pear's Lacquer Filter which shipped as a bonus with the Anniversary Edition of PSP 7. Adobe Lens Flare effects were added. The one on the right, (I cheated, I used Ulead's PhotoImpact 8). Both are nice. I'm not sure what you are after.

Hi Sallybode....thanks for replying...it has been so long since I have worked on that graphic I had forgotten all about it! I guess the look I want is just shiny metallic gold without the beveled look. The bevel tool has been used so much in graphics and I was kinda wanting to get away from that look...but I don't know if I can achieve the look I want.
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Sorry it wasn't exactly what you had in mind but you'll probably start playing around with it again which is where the fun lies. I love what other people do but even when I do tutorials, I change what they have done to express my ideas, but it is great to learn their techniques, isn't it?

Yes you are certainly right about tutorials..they were a lifesaver when I first started with PSP! Tutorial writers have a talent that I very much envy http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Carolyn

Here's a my version of the lid i'm still new so i'm not sure if it's what is wanted

http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gifThat's looking pretty good John, especially if you're new to the program, or did you mean new to the group http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
Did you do that with shading and highlights?
Carolyn

Hello Carolyn thx 4 the compliment and i'm both, new 2 the program and the group, but i made a little mistake http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/frown.gif i made the drawing with XaraX (i'm new 2 that program 2)and i was showing my aunt (who works with PSP) how XaraX works in solving some problems she had.
I posted the drawing here thinking it was the Xara site.I use PSP 2 but mostly I use Animation shop & Xara.Here is the first i made with the 2 together.

http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Not a problem at all posting that here. I love to see the work other people are doing and my time is very limited so I don't get to the other groups here at TG very often. I like your animation very much!
Carolyn