Satin Ribbon in DIP9
By and © Shelleyrae Cusbert
This should also work with DIP7 and
possibly earlier versions of PictureIt!
Open the page to which you wish to
add the ribbon. Decide the length you desire and Insert >Shape>Square Stretch
the square into a rectangle the width and length of the ribbon you want. Remove
the line on the rectangle Format>Shape or line>Line Thickness>None
Fill your ribbon with your choice of
design …either a solid colour , gradient or picture.
Duplicate the original ribbon and use
Effects>Fill with Texture or Colour > Picture to fill the rectangle with the DIP
gallery image White Satin Background. Adjust as desired.
Move this rectangle of satin over
your ribbon.
Use Effects>Transparency >Even and
adjust the transparency to about 60 depending upon the colour of your base and
your own preferences.
Group the two objects.
Select Effects>Distortion
Brush>Shrink to pinch the ribbon. Start with a large brush, place the crosshair
in the middle of the ribbons width and pinch. Change brush sizes and make
changes one click at a time until it gives you the pinch you desire. As a final
adjustment use the largest brush to add a final pinch. This seems to add a more
realistic twist.
To add a knot in the pinch use the
marquee tool to copy a square part of the ribbon that is both shadowed and
light. Move over the pinch and use Effects>Skew Object to slant it to one side.
Add a soft shadow Effects>Shadow to the shape. Then duplicate and flip this
shape and place over or under the other, lining up the top and bottom edges.
Group the two shapes. Use Effects>Shadow to add a shadow to the combined shape
eg drop left.
Pinch using Effects>Distortion
Brush>Shrink. To clean up any stray areas use the
Effects>Transparency>Transparency Brush with a hard edge at 100% transparency.
Group all of the objects together and
to add a final touch of realism add a shadow to the ribbon.
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