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Software: Ulead PhotoImpact 7, 8, XL or Pro
Author: Debbie Hardisty
Home Page: Debisty Designs
Title: Create A Pencil
Skill Level: Intermediate

Featured Tools:
Path Drawing Tool
Easy Palette Presets
Air Brush

Additional Files:
None Required

Description: Create an artistic and realistic looking sharpened pencil with an eraser on the end.

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

 

Open a new white canvas 500W x 60H pixels.

Select the Path Drawing Tool, Shape - rectangle; Mode - 2D with a colour of your own choosing, Draw a rectangle 395W x 10H. Click on Object / Convert Object Type / From Text/Path to Image.

 

2

 

Right click and duplicate your rectangle 2 times.

Move one of the duplicated rectangles to just above the original and use the transform tool to reduce the height to 8 pixels. With this top rectangle still selected, click on the (plus) + sign of the brightness controls 3 times to make it lighter in colour.

Move the other duplicated rectangle to just below the original and use the transform tool to reduce the height to 5 pixels. With this bottom rectangle still selected, click on the (minus) - sign of the brightness controls 4 times to make it darker in colour.

 

3

 

Use the Path Drawing Tool, Shape - diamond; Color - #E4A68B; Mode - 3D; Border - 10; Depth - 30; to draw a diamond shape approximately 76W x 23H. Send it to the back and place it into postion as the sharpened end of your pencil.

 

4

 

With your diamond shape still selected, click on Object / Convert Object Type / From Text/Path to Image. Use the Burn Tool to slightly darken the lower edge and go over the whole sharpened end with the blur tool. With this diamond shape still selected, click on the (plus) + sign of the brightness controls 2 or 3 times to make it lighter in colour. Use the paintbrush set on black to paint over the point to create your pencil lead.

5

 

Use the Path Drawing Tool, Shape - rounded rectangle; Color - #E4A68B; Mode - 3D; Border - 8; Depth - 30; to draw a shape approximately 49W x 23H pixels. This will formulate the eraser on your pencil, so place it into position and send to the back. Click on Object / Convert Object Type / From Text/Path to Image then go over it once with the Blur Tool to make it look a little duller.

 

6

 

Select the Path Drawing Tool, Shape - rounded rectangle; Mode - 3D; Border - 1; Deph - 1; then open the Easy Palette/Material Attributes Gallery/Metallic and double click on Silver 5. (PI 8, XL or Pro users to use Silver 7)

 

7

 

Change the colour in the attributes bar to #F7BC5B. Draw a rounded rectangle approximately 33W x 22H pixels. Place into postion over the end of the main pencil and eraser. Click on Object / Convert Object Type / From Text/Path to Image.

 

8

 

With this metallic rounded rectangle still selected, click on the (plus) + sign of the brightness controls 3 times and then click on the (plus) + sign of the contrast controls 4 times. Erase a very small section at the eraser end of the metallic part.

 

9

 

Use the airbrush Shape - round 10; Color - black; Transparency - 50; Soft Edge - 50; to darken the lower edge of this piece and then change the colour to white and shade the top edge in the same way and also airbrush another white line following the midline of the pencil.

 

10

 

Select the three rectangles of your main pencil and use the eraser Shape - round 8; Transparency - 0; Soft Edge - 0; to erase a little area of each section to create the shaved edge look.

 

11

 

You pencil is almost complete. All that's left to do is to add some gold lettering and a shadow if you wish and that's it!


 

 

Debisty Designs Tutorial Award

When you have completed this tutorial you are welcome to download and display this award on your web page. As a courtesy, you may wish to display your results on the PhotoImpact International Board. This award is being offered on the honour system. Right-click on image and save to your hard drive.

30th October 2002


 

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