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Making A Flat Ribbon Look Realistic

#1 Becster

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 09:09 AM

In today's newsletter (5/11/2011) one of the products used was Chere Edwards She Sells Sea Shells. On the product page, Chere's layout has a flat ribbon that weaves through a word art label. The spots where the ribbon goes over/under the label appear raised and lighter. Is this achieved by lightening the opacity or is there something else I should know?

I'm using PSE9. Thanks!

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 09:19 AM

Personally, I would use the Dodge and Burn tools to create some shadows where the ribbon goes below the tag and highlights where the ribbon goes over the tag.

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 09:25 AM

I agree with Anna, I try to use a separate layer for the Dodge/Burn (which would use Black & White colors) and then change the blending mode of the layer.

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 09:51 AM

This Scrap Girls University tutorial might help too: Creating Slots in an Object and Threading It with a Paper Strip or Ribbon for Your Digital Scrapbooks!

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 09:56 AM

Thank you all! I just KNEW there would be great answers!

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 10:28 AM

anna, on 11 May 2011 - 09:19 AM, said:

Personally, I would use the Dodge and Burn tools to create some shadows where the ribbon goes below the tag and highlights where the ribbon goes over the tag.

I have tried the dodge & burn tools countless times but it never appears to do anything. I think mine is broken. :hit-head-with-hammer:

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 10:31 AM

I have not mastered those two yet.

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 10:49 AM

Dodge & burn tools are great stuff, but I tend to use them directly on the item and use undo a lot! LOL

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 01:14 PM

goodqueenbee, on 11 May 2011 - 10:49 AM, said:

Dodge & burn tools are great stuff, but I tend to use them directly on the item and use undo a lot! LOL

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 01:28 PM

tiza126, on 11 May 2011 - 10:28 AM, said:

anna, on 11 May 2011 - 09:19 AM, said:

Personally, I would use the Dodge and Burn tools to create some shadows where the ribbon goes below the tag and highlights where the ribbon goes over the tag.

I have tried the dodge & burn tools countless times but it never appears to do anything. I think mine is broken. :hit-head-with-hammer:

Belle, on 11 May 2011 - 10:31 AM, said:

I have not mastered those two yet.

The dodge and burn tools take a little practice (at least they did for me), their use is covered in Katherine Weaver's class: The Art of Painting with Light and Dark.

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 07:08 PM

Belle, on 11 May 2011 - 10:31 AM, said:

I have not mastered those two yet.

Nor have I, Belle!

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Posted 27 May 2011 - 04:34 PM

Try looking at your settings - Dodge set on Highlights and Burn set on Shadows. (Although I have gotten some interesting effectss when I forgot to do that lol.) I use a duplicate layer for each one so I can see the changes.

But Katherine's class is the best!

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