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This tutorial is ©Country City 2002.

March 17, 2002

 

You will need:

 

Jasc Home Page

Shape for the shelf `s backside - shelf_figure.zip  

(save in folder Paint Shop Pro/Shapes)

 

Wood texture 

(save in folder Paint Shop Pro/Patterns as .*bmp: right click and choose Save as): 

 

 

 

1. Open new file 300 х 200 ((Transparent, 16 million colors).

 

2. Create new layer "back".

 

3. Choose tool Preset Shapes:

Foregound Color - brown (69481D) 

Fill Pattern - wood texture. 

 

5. Find shelf_figure shape  in Tool Options - Preset Shapes.

 

Options (see left picture):

 

 

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6. Draw shape of any size in the center of image (see right picture).

 

7.  Create new layer "shelf".

 

10.Choose Preset Shapes

Rectangular

Line Width = 1

Antialias - checked

 

11. Draw rectangular (see image below).  

 

 

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12. Choose Deformation tool. 

 

13. Press CTRL, grab the upper left point and move it to the left: the lenght should be approximately decreased by 1/2.   

 

14. Grab the upper middle point and drop the side by 1/2 height. 

 

 

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15. On layer "back" choose Eraser tool and "erase" surplus parts of backside.  

 

 

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16. On layer "shelf" create new layer "edge".

 

17. Choose Preset Shapes tool (same options) draw a long narrow rectangular along the shelf edge. Minimize the image.

 

 

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