BY...doing this tutorial you are agreeing to the Terms of Use
Please
make sure you have read them.
This tutorial uses a different
technique. You will only see the canvas in the downloaded file.
Everything you need is on the canvas. Make sure you have your Layer
Palette visible. You will Load from the Alpha Channel (not Selections).
Download
Supplies HERE
Open
Snowman Box ©2002 Carla Polston canvas
I left a background layer.
You may want to flood fill to help you see better. You can delete
this layer before merging.
Open smanbox fill supplied
in download.
Styles: Foreground
smanbox fill (Scale 200 - Angle 0 - Throughout tutorial)
Background Null
BOTTOM
Click on bottom layer on
Layer Palette
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel bottom
Flood Fill with smanbox
fill
Selections Invert
Effects 3D Drop Shadow
Vertical (-6)
Horizontal 0
Opacity 30
Blur 30
Color Black
SAVE
RIM 1
Click on rim 1 on Layer
Palette
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel rim 1
Flood Fill with smanbox
fill
Selections Invert
Effects 3D Drop Shadow
Vertical 0
Blur 10
Other settings stay the
same
Selections Select None
(Ctrl D)
Apply same Drop Shadow
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel rim 1 again
Selections Invert
Use Eraser Tool to erase
drop shadow as shown in image.
SAVE
LID1
Click on lid1 on Layer Palette
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel lid1
Flood Fill with smanbox
fill
Selections Invert
Effects 3D Drop Shadow
Opacity 20
Blur 15
Other settings stay the
same
SAVE
MIDDLE
Click on middle layer on
Layer Palette
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel middle
Flood Fill with smanbox
fill
Selections Invert
Effects 3D Drop Shadow
Vertical (-4)
Horizontal 0
Opacity 30
Blur 30
Color Black
SAVE
We wont add a rim to this
one because the ribbon will cover it.
LID 2
Click on lid2 on Layer Palette
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel lid2
Flood Fill with smanbox
fill
Selections Invert
Effects 3D Drop Shadow
Opacity 20
Blur 15
Other settings stay the
same
SAVE
TOP
Click on top layer on Layer
Palette
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel top
Flood Fill with smanbox
fill
Selections Invert
Effects 3D Drop Shadow
Vertical (-2)
Horizontal 0
Opacity 25
Blur 30
Color Black
SAVE
RIM 3
Click on rim3 on Layer Palette
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel rim3
Flood Fill with smanbox
fill
Selections Invert
Effects 3D Drop Shadow
Vertical 0
Blur 10
Other settings stay the
same
Selections Select None
(Ctrl D)
Apply same Drop Shadow
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel rim3 again
Selections Invert
Use Eraser Tool to erase
Drop Shadow as shown in image on Lid 1.
SAVE
LID 3
Click on lid3 on Layer Palette
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel lid3
Flood Fill with smanbox
fill
Selections Invert
Effects 3D Drop Shadow
Opacity 20
Blur 15
Other settings stay the
same
SAVE
BUTTON
Change Foreground to Solid
Color. I used #CF1111
Click on button1 on Layer
Palette
Selections Load from Alpha
Channel button1
Flood Fill with color
Selections Invert
Effects 3D Drop Shadow
Opacity 80
Blur 15
Other settings stay the
same
Selections Modify Expand
13
Selections Invert
Apply same Drop Shadow
Flood fill with another
color. I used #3A863A
Selections Invert
Apply Drop Shadow again
changing Blur to 5 and leaving other settings the same.
Use Paint Brush Foreground
color White
Round
Size 5
Hardness 0
Opacity 100
Step 15
Density 100
Paint two dots for button
holes.
Optional Use Single Line
Width 2 to draw thread lines.
Right Click on button1 layer
on Layer Palette Duplicate
Use Mover Tool to drag up
to middle box
Image Resize (Shift S)
80% - Make sure All Layers box is not checked.
Effects Sharpen Sharpen
Optional Drop Shadow under
both buttons same as last setting used.
SAVE
FACE AND BOW
Now to put on the finishing
touches. Click on the red X's on the
top two layers of the Layer Palette to make the face and bow visible.
I hope you had fun!
Contact
Carla
Back to Tutorials
