Re: Gemstone / Jewelry Look

"Joëlle" wrote:
> 
> "North of 60" <cmgarven@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4802dadd$1_2@cnews...
> >I am fairly new to PSP and am trying to make text that looks like
jewelry /
> > gemstones.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a script or tutorial for doing this?
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can provide.

> Write your text.
> Selections>From Vector Object.
> Merge Visible.
> 
> Leave the text selected, then apply Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.

I'm confused. Why not just place vector text and then apply
Inner Bevel to the vector text layer. It will be automatically
rasterized. You don't need a selection to run Inner Bevel when
there is transparency around your text.

> Play with the Randomize button (the dice) until you get an effect you
like,
> save that as a Preset by clicking on the Save (floppy disk) icon, give it
a
> name + save it.
> 
> To get a patterned effect as in the attached I used a Picture Tube and
> clicked on the text to fill it.

You can also simply specify a pattern or gradient as the fill
material (background swatch) when you create the text. Any open
image will work as the pattern source.

> Again, experiment with that, it's fun.
> Then apply the Inner Bevel effect.

It can also be effective to apply the Texture filter before
Inner Bevel to create the effect of a bumpy surface to the
text. Running the Sculpture filter before Inner Bevel can
also be useful.
 
> (To get very flashy Jewel/Shiny/Glossy effects you'll need the Eye Candy
or
> Blade Pro plugins.
> PSP can do a fair amount, but it is a lot of trial and error.)

It might be a plan to Google for "blade pro presets" to see the
kind of things people have come up with. This search will work

Spandex Rutabaga wrote:
> "Joëlle" wrote:
>> (To get very flashy Jewel/Shiny/Glossy effects you'll need the Eye
>> Candy or Blade Pro plugins.
>> PSP can do a fair amount, but it is a lot of trial and error.)
>
> It might be a plan to Google for "blade pro presets" to see the
> kind of things people have come up with. This search will work
> http://www.google.com/search?q=%22blade+pro+presets%22



I have a few that look somewhat jewelish:

http://www.justkiss.com/gallery/nightingail/workpresets1.html

http://www.justkiss.com/gallery/nightingail/workpresets2.html

Gail



-- 
Nightingail's Gallery
http://nightingail.com/ 

"Joëlle" wrote:
> 
> "Spandex Rutabaga" <SpRu@agabatur.xednaps> wrote in
message
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> > "Joëlle" wrote:
> -snip-
> 
> The user is new to all this, I made it simple.

I agree - adding unnecessary extra steps and making sure you
don't explain their purpose always simplifies anything you
are doing :)

"Spandex Rutabaga" <SpRu@agabatur.xednaps> wrote in message 
news:48033892.B163D107@agabatur.xednaps...
> "Joëlle" wrote:
-snip-

The user is new to all this, I made it simple.
The complicated stuff comes later :-)

Joëlle 

"Spandex Rutabaga" <SpRu@agabatur.xednaps> wrote in message 
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-snip-.
>
> I agree - adding unnecessary extra steps and making sure you
> don't explain their purpose always simplifies anything you
> are doing :)

We're in agreement then, how refreshing ;-)