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Friday 29 March 2024

Slitted Paper

 Slitted Paper


Sometimes it is fun to create a slit in paper from which an object projects (or disappears into).

The challenge is to create a shadow that is realistic so that one side of the slitted paper tends to slightly bulge.

This is one way of doing it.

pdf copy of tutorial

Please note if you are creating a larger page, such as an album page at 30dpi, you will need to considerably increase the size of many of the values given, .

Judy

Tuesday 19 September 2023

Vector Drawn Pencil

 

This tutorial is suitable for users of Paint Shop Pro Version 9 and above.

Instructions and gradient used in this zip file.

Another Example:


Tuesday 3 December 2019

Some Tips for Creating Wreaths in Paint Shop Pro


Pretty wreaths can be so useful in graphic design and particularly at Christmas. You can read and/or download some tips I've put together about their creation in Paint Shop Pro HERE 
Judy

Friday 23 March 2018

Tutorial Creating an Egg Preset Shape in Paint Shop Pro

This is a useful shape to add to a preset shapes library.
This is a reasonably simple tutorial for those not too familiar with vector images.
You can find it HERE

I have added some highlights and shading to this example: