Debisty Designs - Where PhotoImpact Comes Alive

This tutorial shows how to create a beautiful lace fan in PI and although the instructions are given primarily for PI 7, it can easily be done in PI 5 and 6 too!

To be able to complete this tutorial, you will need to download the following zip files:
Lace.zip - object in .psd format
Tassle.zip - object in .psd format

My terms of use for this tutorial are simple....What you create using this tutorial is yours to do with as you please. A link back to this tut is appreciated but is not a requirement. The tutorial itself along with the images herein are copyrighted to me and all rights are reserved.

1		Click on File/New/New Image and open a new RGB Black canvas with a width of 400 pixels and a height of 400 pixels. Open the lace-psd file you downloaded for the purpose of this tutorial as an object and drag it to the center of your new canvas. * With the lace selected go to Format/Frame & Shadow. Use the following settings: Style = Magic Frame; Effect = Mesh (Sobel in PI 5): Outer edge = 20; Inner edge = 20; Noise = 300; Be sure that Border is checked and that you're using the one colour, white. Click on OK * Repeat from * to * a second time. Repeat from * to * a third and final time but being sure to alter the following settings: Outer edge = 20; Inner edge = 0; Noise = 250.
2		Use the Path Drawing Tool with: Custom Shape = Shape 2; Mode = 3D; Border = 5; Depth = 30; to create a shape that spans from the center to the side edge of the lace. Reduce the height of this new shape to about half it's original height and then fill it will a gold preset or use one of Deb's gold foil presets. Right click and select to duplicate this shape, then click on Edit/Rotate & Flip/Rotate Horizontally. Position over the lace as shown in the example on the left here.
3		Use the Path Drawing Tool with: Custom Shape = Plaque 6; Color = White; Mode = 3D; Border = 5; Depth = 30; to draw a shape approximately 1/3rd the length of one of the arms you just created. Reduce the height of it to about half it's original height. Position this newly created plaque 6 shape over the left arm.
4		Use the Path Drawing Tool again: Shape = Rounded Rectangle; Color = Gold or same preset as used on the arms; Mode = 3D; Border = 3; Depth = 30; to draw a very slender bar that will attach to one end of the white plaque 6 shape as shown in the image on the left. Select both the white plaque 6 shape and the thin bar then right click and select to group them. From now on this grouped piece will be known as the strut.
5		Use the Transform Tool to Copy rotate the strut shape in a clockwise direction by 25 degrees 6 times. Delete the original strut and then arrange the remaining ones as you can see in the image on the left under the gold arms.
6		Click on the lace to select it and erase all areas of lace below the arms. You should now have a beautiful fan shape. Add the gold tassle downloaded at the beginning of this tutorial or create your own tassle to add a finishing touch to your lace fan. Right click to Select All then right click again to Merge as a Single Object. Give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. Your fan is complete and I'm sure it looks gorgeous!

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