"DOUBLE - - TAKE" Tutorial by GAYNELL Scarlet and Princess Pink
There are many ways you can get a "DOUBLE LOOK" to your image. This is just one way we have been playing with and thought you would like to also try it. You can also put your own "spin" on it to change varying components involved If I tell you how,,,,what fun would that leave you to discover them? Take the basic idea of what we did here and let's see what you can do to get a "DOUBLE-TAKE"
ORIGINAL:  GET SIZE OF GRAPHIC FX/VIGNETTE = 30x60 / BACKGROUNDCOLOR= TRANSPARENT OUTPUT AS GIF BACK UP TO BEFORE OUTPUT FX/SHADOW=100x40+40+40 RESIZE TO ORIGINAL COMPOSITE//SCREEN GRAVITY=SOUTHEAST OFFSET= -40-40 EFFECTS/SHARP= 12x12 DECORATE/COMPOSITE MULTIPLY 0x0 PINK DECORATE BORDER= 4x4 LIGHTGREEN ANNOTATE, OUTPUT@ QUALITY=25 RESULTS: 
ORIGINAL:  TO START, WRITE DOWN THE SIZE OF YOUR IMAGE FOR YOU WILL NEED IT. FX/VIGNETTE= 30X60 BACKGROUND COLOR=TRANSPARENT OUTPUT AS GIF/SAVE BACK UP TO RIGHT BEFORE "OUTPUT" (when you saved URL) FX/SHADOW= 40/60/20 YOUR IMAGE IS TWICE THE SIZE AS IT WAS. RESIZE BACK TO ORIGINAL SIZE YOU WILL NOTICE THE IMAGE IS IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER. COMPOSITE/HARDLIGHT WITH SAVED URL GRAVITY=CENTER DECORATE/COMPOSITE THE IMAGE AND RESIZE TO WHAT YOU WANT. DECORATE/COMPOSITE FRAME= 8X8+3+3 COLOR=MAGENTA, COMPOSITE=HARDLIGHT, DECORATE/SINK= 8X8+3+3, ANNOTATE OUTPUT @ QUALITY=25 RESULTS:  DECORATE/COMPOSITE BORDER= 8X8+3+3 COLOR=MAGENTA, COMPOSITE/HARDLIGHT, DECORATE/SINK= 8X8+3+3, ANNOTATE OUTPUT@ QUALITY=25 RESULTS:  THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN USING FRAME VS. USING BORDER WITH THE SAME "DECORATE/COMPOSITE" STEPS
ORIGINAL:  F/X VIGNETTE= 30X60 BACKGROUND COLOR= TRANSPARENT OUTPUT AS GIF SAVE, BACK UP TO BEFORE OUTPUT F/X SHADOW= 100X10+60+60 BACKGROUND COLOR=WHITE COMPOSITE/OVER GRAVITY=SOUTHEAST OFFSET= -30-30 DECORATE/COMPOSITE BORDER COLOR=ROSYBROWN 0X0 DECORATE 7X7 RAISE NO COLOR ANNOTATE,OUTPUT@ QUALITY=25 RESULTS: 
ANOTHER EXAMPLE:  **NOTE: WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR "F/X SHADOW" AFTER YOUR VIGNETTE, PUT "WHITE" IN THE BACKGROUND COLOR BOX, MAKE SURE YOU USE "BIG" PARAMETERS FOR SHADOW. (the bigger the more your Vignette will S-T-R-E-T-C-H THEN, IF YOU OUTPUT AS A JPG, YOU WILL GET THE BLACK BACKGROUND BUT WHITE IMMEDIATELY UNDER YOUR VIGNETTES OR THE COLOR YOU USE IF YOU DECORATE/COMPOSITE IN ESSENCE, YOU ARE ALMOST CREATING YOURSELF A "MATTE FOUNDATION" BY DOING THIS... AFTER MAKING "F/X SHADOW" YOU CAN USE "TRANSFORM/FLOP" OR "TRANSFORM/ROLL" IN ORDER TO PLACE THE "DOUBLE-TAKE" LOOK ANYWHERE ANYHOW YOU LIKE... |
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY USING THIS TECHNIQUE.
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--GAYNELL,SCARLET & PINK
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