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Rutain Tandino
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Join date: 15 Feb 2006
Posts: 20
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09-12-2006 22:27
I am trying to make some tank tops and baby-t's and want to add piping...... I only know how to do it freehand in PhotoShop...
1) can someone tell me a technique of making my piping straight or at least evenly curved when i try and make a half circle or something ofthe sort, instead of this jagged unstraight or gradually cruved line i have...
2) is there an automated way of making lines that are even and straight, and i can copy and flip to other side of shirt, keeping all the piping even>?
any help would be great
Rutain Tandino
Bone Head Custom Cycles
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Erin Talamasca
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Join date: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 617
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09-13-2006 01:35
Have you tried using the pen tool? When I figured it out I wondered how I managed without it. You might have done, so I won't explain it (haven't finished my first coffee yet!) and there are lots of web tutorials in its use if not. When you have the path made for one side of the garment, you can transform it to flip it (or duplicate it and flip it), line it up, and bingo, two matching curved paths (or shapes) which you can stroke to make lines or fill.
Apologies if this isn't what you were asking for - as I said, first coffee!
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Cottonteil Muromachi
Abominable
Join date: 2 Mar 2005
Posts: 1,071
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09-13-2006 05:10
If you have CS2 you can mess around with the smart objects function as well.
- Create a new layer
- Marquee select a long thin strip
- Apply a gradient within the selection
- Right click on the layer and select 'Group into new Smart Object'
- Deselect
- Goto Edit>Transform>Warp
- Point at the shape and drag it about to deform it.
You can use this to make clothing folds and also collars as well as piping.
The fun part is, the gradient stays smooth even after you squeeze it around.
You can subsequently apply other filters to roughen the appearance and make it look more fabric like.
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Govindira Galatea
Just ghosting...
Join date: 6 Mar 2004
Posts: 416
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09-13-2006 07:58
If I have an effect like piping all around my clothing, or nearly so, I take an image of the clothing's texture to be piped. This image I then enlarge a tiny amount in a new image or with a distort tool. I change the color of the image to the desired piping color, put it on a layer beneath my clothing, align properly, and I have piping, evenly all around. Areas where I don't want piping, I just erase on the piping layer. Then, I use a dodge brush to add some shine, if it's a shiny piping fabric.
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