Tutz by Tyzzye

Conversation Hearts

Software: PhotoImpact Version 12
Work Mode: Full Edit
Using:  Path Drawing Tool, Edit Path Tool and Text Tool

IMPORTANT: As soon as you complete Step 1, save your work as a ufo.
Continue to save often as you progress through this tutorial.

Author: B. J. Hess
Homepage: Tutz by Tyzzye

Conversation Hearts©bjhess.jpg


Steps 01  

Open a new image 150w x 150h.  Activate the Path Drawing Tool Path Drawing Tool and create a 2D heart (Custom Shape S08) 123w x 81h using the color #F991C5.

Right click, duplicate and change the color to #F9B9D9.

Use the arrow key on your keyboard to move the light colored heart upwards.

Steps 02

Click on the lower dark shaded heart and activate the path edit tool.

Pulll the top handle of each side node upward to parallel the side of the top heart as shown.

Steps 03  

Go to Photo>Noise>Add Noise>Click Options>Check Varied and Monochromatic>Set Variance to 8>Click OK.

Select your light heart>Go to Photo>Noise>Add Noise>Click Options>Check Varied and Monochromatic>Set Variance to 5>Click OK.

Steps 04

Activate the dodge tool.  On the attribute tool bar set brush shape to circle, head size to 10, soften paint edges to 50 and leave level at 100.

Brush a stroke to the left and right of the heart point as shown in the image to your left.

Change the brush head size to 50 and brush one stroke at the point of the heart as shown.

Steps 05

Activate the burn tool.  On the attribute tool bar set brush shape to circle, head size to 30, soften paint edges to 50 and leave level at 100.

Brush a stroke to the top left and top right of the light heart as shown in the image to your left.

Select the dark heart and brush a stroke to the left and right sides as shown.

Change the size to 3 and the level to 50.  Draw a line at the heart point as shown.

Right click, select all then right click and group.

Activate the Text Tool.  I used Arial font, size 26 with the color #B11362.

Type a word than use the transform tool set to perspective to slightly increase the bottom of your word.

Right click, duplicate your text.  In the layer manager select the bottom text.

Go to Photo>Blur>Gaussian Blur>Click Options>Check "Expand outside object", change the pixel size to 2 and click OK.

In the layer manager, enter 40 for the transparency.

Save your ufo!

Just for fun duplicate your ufo and close the original.  Click on your grouped heart to select it.

Go to Photo>Color>Hue and Saturation>Click "Colorize" and play with the sliders.

(For a Salmon shade, try Hue -152, Saturation 0 and Lightness 26.  For purple, try Hue 69, Saturation 0 and Lightness 26.)