Deco Draw
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Redux Arbor I saw this deco image in a recent share from Mare. TY, Mare! Decided it would be easy to duplicate it for Image Magic. Hope you like the look! It's real easy to do, so give it a try. Have a look at my examples, and then choose a background, and an image you want to "frame". Background used with the Cat Background used with the Duck Once you've chosen a bg, ccp that url and go to IM, & make a 300 x 350 white xc. Go to DRAW & chose ellipse. No fill color - Stroke color = black, size = 5. +150+170 +155+170 +0+180 Transform = FLIP Scroll to paint functions. Paint the LOWER part, (the part under the "arch") of the image. BLACK, FLOODFILL, FUZZ = 65000 Go to composite, and comp the bg, using MULTIPLY. Check the tile across bx. NOTE - when choosing a bg, try to choose one without any black in it. You'll see why in a minute. I had a heck of a time finding the right fuzz for my cat, cause of the black. Scroll to paint, choose FLOODFILL, MATTE, FUZZ = 50000 - 65000 (will work best) Point arrow to the black area, and click. Output as a GIF, and save. Now - if you are using an image that isn't a gif, you can just resize it to 300 x 350. The problem will be finding images that looks good with those proportions. I used a textured bg for the cat - resized to 300 x 350, then comp'd the cat over. You can decide which way you want to go with it. (Note - I did the comp on the PC, so I could use a dropshadow.) If you use a solid colored bg, you can do comp dstout, paint the cutout area, and blur. Then comp again, over. Move image by 3 pixels right and down. Ok - so once you have your image at 300x350, comp the GIF you made with draw using OVER. Go to transform, & flip the image. Go to DRAW and repeat the draw from above. You can use a slightly larger stroke if needed, to cover up any jaggies. 5 - 7 should do it. Flip the image right side up, & OUPUT and save. It should look something like this If you want a framed look all the way around the image, like at the top, make an xc in the size you want - ie if you want a 20x20 frame make it 340 x 390. Then composite the same bg you used for the "arch", OVER, & ck tile across bx. Then comp your image over that. For the Duck, I skipped matting out the black, and comp'd the duck over, then did a small border of 2x2 to complete it. Have fun! ŠApril 7, 2006 Club Choco Tutes |
