| Debbie Waldron March 1, 2000  1. Type out your text (wide rounded font works best)
2. Create a mask from object (Ctrl + M).
3. Edit + Fill + (Edit Fill & Transparency box opens up)
Use These Two Colors (Dark RGB 118, 67, 67) (Light RGB 153, 102, 102)
Choose: Foundation Fill + Edit
Type: Linear, Color Blend: two color
Option: Angle: -90, Steps 999, Edge Pad: 0 Mid-point 50, OK.
4. Choose: Effects + Emboss (original color), Depth 4, Level 60, OK.
5. Choose: Effects + Noise, Level 10, Density 20, Noise Type is
Gaussian, OK.
6. Choose: Effects + 3D + Glass
SETTINGS: Style: Wet, Bevel Width="3" Smoothness "71"
Refraction="73" Opacity="50" Dropoff="Gaussian"
Brightness="71" Sharpness="60" Color="Light Brown"
Direction="135", Angle="83".
7. Effects + 3D + Glass
SETTINGS: Style: Wet, Bevel Width="3" Smoothness="53"
Refraction ="0" Opacity="100" Dropoff="Gaussian"
Brightness="100" Sharpness="60" Color="Light Brown"
Direction="135" Angle="71".
8. Effects + 3D + Glass
Same as above settings - but use color white.
9. All done! Tips? You can use this to make copper pipes for interface designs. Graphics Program Used:
Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8
(or any Corel PHOTO-PAINT with 3D Glass Filter.) | | Copyright 2000, Debbie Waldron, All Rights Reserved |
