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Things you'll need:
Wreath Blank Transparent gif Bows Charset Bows TTF Rough orange background A Plasma background you made - size 314 wide x 291 in height. First step: CCP the url for your plasma background into your find box. Snag the url for the wreath blank. Enter the url for the wreath @ IM Go to Composite Enter url for the plasma background in the text box Choose IN from the drop down Click composite. Go to composite, again. Enter the url for the wreath in the text box. Choose Bumpmap from the dropdown Click composite. Output as a gif & save to your account Your result should look something like this: Wreath Next step: Look over the bow charset and choose a bow style. Then ccp the ttf font into your find box. Snag the url for the transparent gif Enter it at Image Magic Go to annotate Enter the letter you've chosen for your bow - ie a, c, e, g in the text box gravity= +0+0 center point size=150 fill color=white stroke color=none stroke size=0 Trim (under transform) & output as a gif and save. Next step: Choose a background to fill your bow & ccp the url into your find box - I used the rough-orange from above. Snag the url for the white bow you made - enter it @ IM Go to composite Enter url for the background. Choose IN from the dropdown Click composite Output as a gif and save Results shold look something like this: Orange Bow Final step: Ccp the url for your finished bow into your find box. Snag the url for your finished wreath, enter it @ IM Go to decorate Add a border of 15 x 30 - color none Go to composite Enter url for the bow Choose OVER from dropdown Gravity= +20+0 SouthWest ( NOTE - these numbers will need to be adjusted depending on the bow you chose and the size) Here's how: The first number moves the image from the left side So - if you enter +20, your image will be moved to the right 20 pixels. The second number moves the image UP from the bottom. So - if you enter +20, your image will move up 20 pixels from the bottom. Experiment a little, you'll get the hang of it. Finished wreath with bow If the colors are too dark for your taste, you can brighten them up using ENHANCE. Click brightness, and enter a number in the text box. Start with 155 and go from there. The higher the number the brighter the colors. OR use gamma 1.6 to lighten it up. To save on file size - decide what color you would like your email background and make a background at IM of that color. Then composite your finished wreath using OVER. Output as a jpg, quality 50-65. It will save, huge, on the bytes. Here's a leaf blank you can use, if you want to add some extras. Leaf Blank |
