nonchalant Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Yesterday I purchased the beautiful Lockets template created by Erica Hite, but ... how do you go about applying the lovely gold or silver she has? I have BladePro on my computer, but that doesn't look too great -- either that, or I just don't know how to go about doing this. Erica (or anyone else who might know), can you give a quick tutorial on how to go about doing what YOU did to show off the finished product? Thank you so much -- for ANYONE's help! -- Gabby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieStar Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I sent a message to Erica. I have not played with these yet myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digigal Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 TOOLS The metal effects are made by styles under the category "Tools." It puts a metal, glass, glitter, etc., effect on an item.( They can be gold, silver, etc., ) I have PSCS, but I have never heard of BladePro. I *think* they are only made for Adobe PS and Adobe Elements -- Hopefully, Erica can come along and help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonchalant Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 TOOLS I have PSCS, but I have never heard of BladePro. BladePro is a product from FlamingPear that does bevels and the like (http://www.flamingpear.com/blade.html) it's compatible with Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro (both of which I use). The TOOLS does seem like it might help, but even HOW to go about using it on the product would be helpful to a newbie like me. Thanks for your help! -- Gabby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sfcgijill Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I used Cheryl Barber's silver styles and they looked great. all of her metal styles are just awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericahite Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Hi Gabby, I used my gold styles for the gold locket, and my brushed aluminum styles for the silver locket. After I stacked up all of the pngs for the lockets, I applied a layer style to each layer. I know I removed the black stroke on my brushed aluminum style for the silver locket. Styles are easy to go in and tweak when you want to get a slightly different effect. On the open lockets in the image below, I applied my punch out style to the top photo hearts. You can see how the photos look like they're sunk in and in the image to the right, it looks like the empty lockets have space to put photos in. I hope that helps! Erica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelaNussbaum Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 okay okay... i havnt used the lockets yet, but thats cause i myself am dumbfounded on how to get the gold and silver for psp. Now it looks like you need a style? so here i am with an embie that i'll never use because im a PSP'er! LOL... Is it possible to do a style or something for psp?? Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelaNussbaum Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 eeks... i thought, as soon as i posted that, .. wait, there is a psp tool! but does it work? i saw this one in the boutique.. angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericahite Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Here are a couple of quick examples of using the locket templates without styles. I uses Keri Schueller's Gathered Beauty papers and a quick bevel. If you add a slight drop shadow too, it really adds to the dimension. But anyway, you can use the lockets with what you have or experiment with styles and scripts. They're pretty versatile! You can use different color papers and colors for more fun, too. Erica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericahite Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I don't have PSP, but I bet those metallic scripts will work just great for the lockets. Erica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonchalant Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Hi Gabby, I used my gold styles for the gold locket, and my brushed aluminum styles for the silver locket. After I stacked up all of the pngs for the lockets, I applied a layer style to each layer. I know I removed the black stroke on my brushed aluminum style for the silver locket. Styles are easy to go in and tweak when you want to get a slightly different effect. On the open lockets in the image below, I applied my punch out style to the top photo hearts. You can see how the photos look like they're sunk in and in the image to the right, it looks like the empty lockets have space to put photos in. I hope that helps! Erica Yes, thank you! Now I just need to figure out how to do styles ... hehehe... but I'm sure it won't be a problem, now that I know how to go about it. Thank you so so much! You rock! (And I love the lockets. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digigal Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Gabby, as for a tut - information comes with the style. You access the style in in the "color/swatch/STYLE" pallette (right side of photoshop) Here's the path to download: C>program files>Adobe>Photoshop__>Presets>Styles You just click on the "style" to your text and your done! Easy! hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonchalant Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Hi Gabby, I used my gold styles for the gold locket, and my brushed aluminum styles for the silver locket. [ OH, I just remembered, quick question: Do these work on older versions of Photoshop? I use Photoshop 7. (Old, I know, but it's what I have. *le sigh*) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonchalant Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Gabby, as for a tut - information comes with the style. You access the style in in the "color/swatch/STYLE" pallette (right side of photoshop) Here's the path to download: C>program files>Adobe>Photoshop__>Presets>Styles You just click on the "style" to your text and your done! Easy! hope this helps Ah, okay, I think that makes sense (never used it before). Thanks, digigal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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