In the
previous article, we placed four separate images onto a single new
background (canvas) and arranged them beside each other. Below, you'll
learn how to turn this creation into a picture postcard like the ones
you can get at the newsagent around the corner.
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1. This is where we left off
First, change the background to a color that is featured in one of the components. We chose a nice sky blue using the Eyedropper Tool (press I to activate). Now switch to the Paint Bucket Tool (press G), and click Background
on the Layers palette. Click the white area around the picture
components with the paint bucket. The background will change to the
color you chose.
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2.
Do it with style
Return to the layer of a component and double-click beside its name on the Layers palette. The Layer Style
dialog will be displayed. It can be used to apply various effects to
the selected layer, such as drop shadow, color gradient, pattern fill,
color border, etc.
First, select Drop Shadow and set Angle to about -140. This is the angle of the imaginary main light source for the shadow Set the shadow Size to about 10 pixels.
Now select Stroke, set Size to 2 pixels, and Position to Inside. Choose a Color you like (one which matches the blue background nicely). As a counterpoint to blue, we chose yellow.
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3.
All the same
The
layer styles you have set are only affecting a single layer. It would
be rather tedious to set them individually for all the layers every
time. So, we shall copy them instead.
Right-click the layer affected by the styles and click Copy Layer Style in the context menu. Switch to the next layer, right-click again and click Paste Layer Style.
Repeat the procedure for all the remaining layers—except the lower
background layer—to make the specified layer styles globally effective.
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4.
A background for the caption
Let's create a caption for the postcard to make the illusion perfect!
You'll need a background to do so. Use the Custom Shape Tool on the Tools palette. Under Shape
among the options at the top, select an appropriate shape, e.g. the
ribbon you can see in our picture. Keep the foreground color the same
as that of the borders (in this case, yellow), and make sure the third
button (Fill pixels) is selected in the left-side option button row.
Click the picture and drag the mouse to draw the shape, and then use the arrow keys to place it accurately.
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5.
Captioning
The last step is to create the actual caption. Press T, or select the Horizontal Type Tool from the Tools palette.
On the options bar, specify the font (we chose Arial), font size (11 px) and color (black).
Click the yellow ribbon, start typing, and finally click V to place the text precisely using the arrow keys.
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6.
Greetings from...
Now
you have a real "retro" postcard! If you want to print it, start the
complete procedure with a document size of 1600x1200 pixels, and
specify a print size of 10x15 cms. For e-mail usage, a size of 640x480
or 800x600 will be perfect.
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Hope you can
learn something new from this tutorial.
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