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Corel Photo-Paint 9
Text with Metal Patina
by Joyce Evans
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We are going to give a metal patina
to some text. Patina is often added to bronze or copper
by using a chemical to control the color. We will
go as far as filling the text in this tutorial and
continue in part 2. Be sure to see the actions tutorial
which will make an automatic action out of the steps
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File|New. Color Mode: 24-Bit RBG I made the size
400x200 pixels. To change from inches to pixels just
click the down arrow and click on pixels, then enter
the number you want in the height and width boxes.
I use 72 resolution because it's for the Web.
Click OK
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Set your color to black. If it's anything else then
double click the Paint chip and select black.
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Click
on the Text tool
Choose your font and size from the properties bar.
I choose Staccato222Bt and a size of 150. Use any
type that isn't too thin. Type your text. |
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Select the object picker tool, your text is now an
object as you can see in the object docker
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In the
Objects Docker window we need to be sure that we have
the Lock Object Transparency on. See how it is depressed
and lighter in color, it is on. If it isn't you just
click on it.
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Go to Edit|Fill - click on the texture fill, the last
box to the right of the eye dropper. We want to select
our texture so click on Edit
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Texture Library, click the down arrow and choose Samples
7, then choose Moss.
We want to change the minerals colors so click the
down arrow under the 1st mineral, click other
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Under Name either locate Mint Green or type it in.
Click OK
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2nd mineral,
click down arrow, other, and type in or choose murky
green.
Click OK |
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The Light color, click the down arrow, other and type
in or choose Pale Yellow.
Click Ok
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Let's save these settings, that way if you want to
use the same fill you've got it. Click the + sign next
to the Samples 7 in the Texture Library (we are still
in the texture fill dialog box)
Name it (I named mine rustpatina)
Save - We are saving the settings for the texture,
not the image |
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If you'd
like to see the changes you made to the fill just click
the preview at anytime.
Click OK to apply the texture fill and OK again |
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This is looking
pretty good but is a bit flat. We'll add dimension to
it in the next tutorial
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