SHIRLEY KIRK TUTORIALS

Designing a Beautiful Stamp
(Part I of III)
Written for Versions 6-XL


Stamp by Shirley Kirk


If you find anything wrong, please let me know.


Software: Ulead PhotoImpact 10
Author: Shirley Kirk
Home page: Dia's Dimensions
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Title: Design a Beautiful Stamp


Skill Level: Beginner


Featured Tools:
Text tool - Transform tools


You will need:
DesignerMotifs Two font


Description: This is the first tutorial of three for designing a Beautiful animated stamp tag. It can also be done in version 10, if you know the tool placements.




Unzip the font, open it, and minimize it to your task tray.

1. Create a New Image, white, 400x400 px. Save your design with a name as a .ufo file.

new image

2. Text tool, bring up your DesignerMotifs two font. Set your size at 128, and your color to what color you want. Mode is 3D Round. Type the lower case x on your image.

3. Click on the Transform tool, Rotate Freely Method.
Find the center cross and bring it straight down to the center of the bottom line like so.

move center cross down

4. Set your "Rotate by Degree" to 45.
Set your "Copy Rotate" to Clockwise.
Click on the Copy Rotate icon, and create 7 more for a total of 8 pieces like so below.

copy rotate

5. Rclick, Select All.
Rclick, Merge as Single Object and save to your PI/Stamps folder.

Shirley's finished stamp

Feel free to contact me if you get stuck and need help!



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