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The "Outer Bevel" feature provides a different sort of
3-D frame effects. It is quite a complex tool with many parameters
that interact with one another, but it is also very interactive.
There are a number of presets that come with it, but it is fun to
play with. In this case we will be putting a frame around a group
of mimes on their way to a performance in a Dallas Texas park.
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| First we must expand
the canvas size to make room for the shadow. Under the "Image"
menu, select "Canvas Size". |
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We are going to put the outer beveled frame all the way around
the image, so we need some space in which to do it.
I have a 320 x 249 pixel image and as you can see on the
left, I added 40 pixels to make the width 360 and the height
289.
In this case I check the boxes to center the image both horizontally
and vertically.
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| "Outer Bevel"
is on a sub-menu off the "Effects" -> "3-D
Effects" menu. |
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| Select the "Magic
Wand" tool, set the "Tool Options" for a "Match
mode" of "Brightness", with a "Tolerance"
of zero and no "Feather".
Now there is a 20 pixel area of white all around the image.
Click somewhere in the white area to select it.
Like the drop shadow, we invert the selection this time.
The selection could also be made with the rectangular Selection
marquee.
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This window both complex and interactive. Play with the controls
until you get a result you like.
A lot of gloss was not needed with white on white so set
the "Shininess" to 32. I wanted a complex frame
so I selected the double half-round shape under "Bevel".
"Ambience" sets the overall lightness. I found
10 was about right. "Intensity" sets the level of
brightness of the shine, which includes the picture itself.
Settings can be saved.
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And here we have the final result.
While it works, I find it the least effective and least interesting
of the four effects illustrated here.
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© Larry Bolch 2002
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