Tutz by Tyzzye

Valentine Pops

Software: PhotoImpact Version 12
Work Mode: Full Edit
Using:  Path Drawing 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

Valentines Pop©bjhess.jpg


Steps 01   Steps 02

Open a new image 400w x 400h.  Activate the Path Drawing Tool Path Drawing Tool and create a 3D heart (Custom Shape S08) 173w x 167h using any color.

Go to the Easy Pallete, Material Attributes, Plastic and double click on Red 4.

Back to the path drawing tool, leave the mode set as 3D and change the color to white.  Create a rounded rectangle 14w x 204h.

Save your ufo and now select your heart and activate the path drawing tool.

Click on the adjust material options (camera icon) and select "Bump".

Click on the file folder and navigate to your Ulead material folder, apply "Texture043.jpg". OK.  Save your new pop.

Steps 03   Steps 04

Now right click, select all duplicate and use the arrow key on your keyboard to move your duplicate over.

Select the first heart, go to Edit, Fill, Check Multiple Colors, Select number "045" and change the file type to the diagonal arrow.  OK.

Select the second heart, activate the path drawing tool.

Click on the adjust material options (camera icon) and select "Color".  Pick a color of your choice.

Steps 05
Steps 06   Steps 07

Now to wrap it up!

Select your heart and on the attribute tool bar click the camera icon (adjust materials option).  Click on bump then click on the folder icon and navigate to your Ulead System files, open the Materials folder and double click on "CHROME03.jpg".  Change the density to 45 and click Ok to apply.

Right click and duplicate.  Activate the path drawing tool and change the color to #EAEAEA.

Activate the edit path tool.  Add a node to the left and right of the heart point as shown.  Pull the center node downward then add a node on each side and pull down as shown.

Right click, arrange and send to back.  Click on the pick tool and then use the arrow key on your keyboard to position it.

Right click, duplicate and in the layer manager type 75 for the transparency.  Deselect.

Steps 08

Create a 3D rectangle 224w x 201h using the color #F6F6F6.

Right click, arrange and send to back.  Click on the pick tool and then use the arrow key on your keyboard to center.

Open the easy palette, reset the bevel and the bump under materials attribute, then double click to apply Bevel B04.

On the attribute tool bar, click on the "adjust materials option", select bevel settings and change the width to 3.

Steps 09

Download this [ bump ] placing in a folder you can easily locate.

In "adjust materials option", select the bump tab, click the folder to browse and locate "vpop-bump_bjhess.bmp", change the density to 65 then click OK to apply.

Select your top heart and in the layer manager type 75 for the transparency, then select your bottom heart, go to Photo, Gaussian Blur, click "options" then check the box to expand outside object and change the radius to 8.  Click Ok to apply.