Screen saves images follow
along showing the basics of
How I fill in a template
Next after I have assembled
the images that I may want to use,
I can begin work on the
template(s)
and drag the template
from the files tray to the workspace
When I have the template
on the workspace,
I click on it and then,
I choose the
Magic Wand from the tool bar
and
while holding down the Shift Key on my Key Board
I choose the various
areas of the template, that I want
to fill in with the same
pattern or background or color.
NOTE:
if you choose Continuous from selection menu
of
the Magic Wand, you do not need to hold down the shift key
As you click in each area,
you should be seeing
dotted lines surround
the area chosen, and they
will appear to be moving,
this is also referred to
as Marching Ants.
After selecting the areas,
I Go to the Effects Menu, and
choose "Fill with Texture
or Color"
I will be choosing a
picture - and it is of a background
image that I brought
over from the Deluxe Browser
to use as a background
fill pattern
I will look through all
the images I have gathered
in the Files tray, when
I double click on the image
chosen I will be able
to preview how it looks, if
I don't like it I can
choose another background,
or cancel and go back
and choose a Color, etc.
Now that I have certain
areas of the template
filled in with one background,
I go back to the
main workspace, and now
I want to fill in other
areas of template, I
create a new layer, by
Choosing from the Edit
menu - Duplicate Whole Picture
The background fill areas
are now secure, and I use
the Magic Wand tool,
and hold down my Shift Key,
and select the other
areas that I want to fill. This time
I will select to fill
with a Color.
I continue to duplicate
the image again, and select
with the Magic Wand,
the remaining white areas
or template and fill
with another pattern.
Adding a graphic to the
template.
I will add a graphic of
3 flowers to the teapot template, I find
the graphic in the Files
tray and drag to the template, resize
and position over image.
It will have a white border around it.
I use the Magic Wand on
the Flowers graphic, and
click in all the areas
surrounding the Flowers, with
the wand, while holding
down the Shift key, and
make sure the marching
ants surround all the
white I want out.
Then, I select from the
Edit Menu >> Transparency and Even
Using the Adjust the Transparency
tool, I slide
the button to 100, and
you'll see the graphic
become transparent against
the background
If there are still some
areas of white, you can cancel
and go back to workspace
and hold down shift key,
and select those areas
with the magic wand
NOTE:
Alternative or easier method to remove the
white
from surrounding graphic -
Select
all areas with the magic wand and simply press your DELETE KEY!!
The 3 flowers graphic
is now transparent,
so to place it on the
opposite side of template
so that both sides match,
I click on the flower
graphic from the "stack"
located on the
right hand side of screen,
to select it.
Then from the Edit menu,
I choose to Copy it,
then I choose to Paste
It.
The Image will paste itself
on top of the one
it copied, so I need
to move it with the "select" tool
and move it over.
And to make it "mirror"
the image
from the other side of
template - I choose from the
"Format" menu in toolbar,
to Flip the Selected object.
Crop the template on the
workspace once it is done
Remember to save the
completed template in a folder
or area you have set
on your own computer for your
craft project images,
and name it something you will
remember when trying
to locate. You may also choose
to print out the image
and test folding and seeing how
it looks all put together.
Test on plain paper first, so
as not to waste Card
Stock or other materials, until
you have the image just
the way you want it.
Here is the completed template
image
Note: image size and quality has been
reduced for posting on a web page
NEXT:
I will show how I fill
a template
and use the feature of
the Deluxe Browser
of dragging the image
or graphic while
HOLDING DOWN THE SHIFT
KEY, and place
it in the Files tray.
Doing this takes out "ALL"
the White around the
Image and Also any
inside it. So
I will need to choose images,
that
DO NOT have alot of white inside the image itself.
I will use another template
for this example
and place on workspace
and fill selected areas
first with a background
image, following the previous steps
of selecting areas with
the Magic Wand while holding down
the Shift Key,
then Duplicating the image,
and selecting remaining
areas, for each separate
FILL I want to make on
the template itself.
As I drag the image of
butterfly from the tray,
it is very large, and
I will need to resize
and place over the template
I also chose another image
from the tray that
I also made transparent,
by holding down Shift
key while dragging from
Deluxe Browser and placed
it in the files tray.
Some crafters also choose
to create
white shapes and fill
with the Color - White
and they place the white
shapes Behind the
image, by using the Format
menu, and choosing
Arrange, and choosing
to Move the white filled shape
to Behind, so that it
is the layer behind the
graphics and the pattern
layer, and it prevents
the patterned layer to
show through.
I will save those steps
for another - How I Do it.
For now:
I have shown how I fill
in select areas of a
Template, using the Magic
Wand
and
I have shown how I remove
the white
around a graphic, by
using the Magic Wand
and holding down your
Shift Key and select
all the areas surrounding
the image, till you see
marching ants animated
in each area.
Then use the EFFECTS
menu and choose
Transparency and Even.
And
also mentioned the easier method of selecting the areas you want the white
out, with the magic wand, and simply
pressing
your Delete Key!
Related:
See
my how "I' do it - for using the Transparency effect to
create
a "vellum" or faded effect of layering different backgrounds
over
another.
http://www.just4hugsisters.com/4dipvellum.html
As you work with the Digital
Image Pro program
you may find easier ways
to accomplish these
same tasks. Plus there
are many online
web resources that have
tutorials on
using Digital Image Pro.
And please Don't forget
about using the
HELP feature button in
the program.
Print out the Help answers,
and place in front
of you as you attempt
to follow the instructions
that were provided.
Digital Image Pro also
offers video tutorials
within the program itself,
you can explore all
your options upon opening
the program itself.
Microsoft Digital Image
Pro 10 informational page
http://www.microsoft.com/products/imaging/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=002
Download free 30 day trial
http://www.microsoft.com/products/imaging/try/default.mspx
Visit the Microsoft Website
for further support
of their Imaging
products.
http://www.microsoft.com/products/imaging/products.aspx
MarysGraphics.com also
has excellent tutorials for Picture It and
Digital Image Pro users
http://www.marysgraphics.com
