This
tutorial is written for intermediate users, but
beginners may not find it too difficult at all, if
you know where your files - especially your plugin's
are supposed to go. I don't know about you,
but I like to see full-sized screenshots, just so
you know. =)
Today we'll be making a very simple gold garland.
Once it's done, you can adorn it with lots of
different little Christmas decorations. Ready to
get started?
Here we go...
For this tutorial you will need:
-
NEW
Mehdi
Plugin called Fur. Download it from the site
and check out all the plug-ins while your there. I
picked up a couple myself. =) Can't beat the price -
FREE! I'm assuming you already know how to download and
install your plug-ins.
-
My Sassy Brass - mdh_sassybrass
gradient, download it
here.
Be sure
to put it in your Gradients folder.
-
My Shiny Things - shinythings_mdh inner
bevel preset, download it
here.
Be sure to put it in your
Presets folder.
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Start a new document with the following settings:
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here for a full-sized screenshot
Grab your shapes tool and select the
circle shape and apply these settings to the shape:
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here for a full-sized screenshot
Be sure that you stroke is set to the
mdh_sassybrass gradient and your fill is null/empty.
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here for a full-sized screenshot
With your mouse starting from about the
center of your blank document, drag out the
circle shape. Take a look at my screenshot
to give you an idea of the size. Then go
to Objects...Align...Center in Canvas.
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here for a full-sized screenshot
Apply the shinythings_mdh inner bevel
preset.
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here for a full-sized screenshot
Apply the Fur effect from your new Mehdi
Plug-ins with these settings:
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here for a full-sized
screenshot
Well, that's it. Now you can adorn
yours with all
kinds of ornaments, lights...lots of decorations. Don't forget
that you can use this as the seasons change too. Play around
with different colored gradients or patterns for the stroke
setting. Also, if you prefer silver over gold, then click
here to see another tutorial on
how to do that.
My wreath at the top is pretty simply
decorated with gingerbread. Of
course, you can be much more creative. I also
changed my stroke setting to something like 50 and played around
with the Random button for the plug-in.
Looking for more tutorials?
