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This tutorial was created in Photoshop 7 and will also work in later
versions.
Terms of use: this tutorial and all supplies are for personal
use only unless you purchase a commercial license.
FOR THIS TUTORIAL, YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD A ZIPFILE WHICH
INCLUDES A DINGBAT IN .PSD FORMAT, A .PSD FILE OF SEVERAL JEWELS, AND TWO SUPERBLADEPRO PRESETS. DOWNLOAD THE ZIP
HERE.
1. Open the file named "tutding.psd". Click on the layer "Shape 1" to activate it. CONTROL+left
mouse click to select the dingbat. Apply ks_sparkle silver preset to the selection. Your dingbat should now look
like this:
2. Under LAYER, go to NEW, LAYER. Name your new layer "gold outline". Go to EDIT, STROKE, and use the
settings below:
3. CONTROL+left mouse click to select the white outline. Apply ks_gold
border preset to the selection. Go to SELECT, DESELECT. Your dingbat should now look like this:
4. Open the file named "gems.psd". Click on the layer of whichever gem you want to use. CONTROL+left
mouse click to select your gem. Go to EDIT, COPY. Close the file "gems.psd". Go to EDIT, PASTE to paste
your gem onto the dingbat. Name your new layer "gem". Select the MOVE tool (the top-right one in the
toolbar) and position your gem in the bottom opening of the dingbat, making sure it is centered. Move the "gem"
layer to just above the background layer. Your dingbat should now look like this:
5. Click the eye icon for the background layer to turn it off. Go
to LAYER, MERGE VISIBLE. Add a drop shadow if you like. Click the eye icon for the background layer to turn it
on, and fill the background with your choice of colors. Congratulations! You're done!
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