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Help - Create Sparkles, Color In An Image

#1 marti {pezadoodle}

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Posted 08 April 2011 - 08:08 PM

hi folks!

i have two questions about this graphic (from a friend's website)

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how do i make something sparkle like the hearts and the flowers - i bought a brush set MRE_starbright brush set - do i just throw a few in on a few different layers and then save as a GIF?

how do i color a digital image in with shading like this? is that a hard thing to do?

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Posted 08 April 2011 - 09:46 PM

I wish that I could help you with that. Animations are on my list of things to learn, but it hasn't made it to the top yet. lol The lovely name tag that I'm using was made by one of the SG members as a gift to me. I know that there are a few here who know how to make animations and hopefully one will come along and help you out. :-)

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Posted 08 April 2011 - 10:15 PM

I could walk you through the process (if you are using a version of PSE) or you could just go check out this free tutorial: ANIMATION

If you have any questions after watching that lesson, let me know, it's really pretty easy, just a lot of steps.

And, Heather, love that Siggy...it's flattering that you're still using it!

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Posted 08 April 2011 - 10:35 PM

AnnBK, on 08 April 2011 - 10:15 PM, said:

I'm as happy as a clam to have an animated siggy. I loved it when you made it for me and still do! I just can't bring myself to use another - it's just so special to me. :-)

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Posted 08 April 2011 - 10:46 PM

If you're talking about the background, it looks as if it might be a cloud paper.

#6 marti {pezadoodle}

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Posted 09 April 2011 - 03:21 AM

how about coloring in a digital image - especially with shading?

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Posted 09 April 2011 - 03:50 AM

marti {pezadoodle}, on 09 April 2011 - 03:21 AM, said:

how about coloring in a digital image - especially with shading?

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Posted 09 April 2011 - 05:53 AM

Shading like that can be achieved by "painting" in a darker shade using your brush tool. In my scrapping however, I usually use my burn and dodge tools to create shading and highlights. The burn tool will darken the area, and the dodge tool will lighten it.

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Posted 09 April 2011 - 06:22 AM

I've always wanted to learn animation. It's on my list, but way down at the bottom. I'm just learning how to use the Lasso tool.

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Posted 09 April 2011 - 07:02 AM

I love animation! It is so fun to do ... like putting a puzzle together!

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Posted 09 April 2011 - 05:00 PM

There are a couple of ways to do the shading but one really easy one is to use a gradient. Select the area you want to shade, be sure the two colors in your foreground and background are the dark and light colors you want, and choose the gradient tool. There are several so you may want to play around a bit the first time, but it can look amazing!

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