28. Have your Jar Front layer active. Go selections
- Select All, Float. Go to Selections - Save to Alpha Channel. We will be using
this in a bit. 29. Have your Foreground set to white and background set to
null. Grab your Selection tool set to ellipse. 30. Add a new layer for this
ellispe. We need it span the width of the front of your jar, and hangs over the
bottom slightly. It's ok if you go over the base of the jar, we want it to and
we'll get rid of the excess shortly. Flood fill with white and Keep seletected.
31. Go to Selections - Modify and Contract by 30 pixels. Hit delete once
- Deselect. 32. Go back to your selection tool...choose retangle and select
the top part of the elipse. Hit delete once.
33. Go to Selections, Load from Alpha Channel,Selections Invert, Delete and Deselect.
Move into place if needed. Name this layer Jar Deco.
Save!
34. Now go to Selectins - Select All - Float and fill with a pattern or solid
color of your choice. You may use my gingham patterns if you'd like. 35.
Go to Effects - Inner Bevel and apply the effect with these settings :
36. Now to add some text. Add a new layer - layers - arrange - bring to top. Click
on your text tool. I've got my stroke set to null and my fill set to the same
fill as I have on my Jar Deco layer. Floating and anitialias checked. 37.
Add the same Inner Bevel as you did for the Jar Deco layer. Add a drop down shadow
with the settings below. Deselect. Name this layer text 1.
Save!
38. Add a new layer, add the same text as you did before, only have your fill
set to black. Deselet. Move this layer below your text 1 layer. Move this text
an itty bit above your main text so it gives a little more depth.
39. Add you favorite cookie tube and you're done!!! This jar can be used
for any occasion. Adorn with Halloween Candy, Easter Chocolate, Jellybeans or
Sweet Hearts for the special someone. =o)
Save! As .psp
or tube because you're done! Whoohoo! Thank you for giving my tutorial a try.....I
hope you enjoy decorating your jars. Have fun with them!
If you'd like to have your KPT Cookie
Jar added to the All Occasion KPT Cookie Jar Cupboard,
send it along to the e-mail below. Please make your images no larger than 300
x 300. Include your name and url so that I can link back to you. Submissions without
this infomation will not be added...so if you don't see your creation there....send
it again with the correct info. Thank you!
This
tutorial was created when I was looking for a cookie jar. The ones I found are
terrific...but not what I wanted in shape or look. Thanks again to Meneka, for
allowing me to use her pearl preset for KPT. It was the main ingredient in the
tutorial that made all the difference. =o)
Do
not copy or reproduce without my written permission. It is to remain here. You
are welcome to link to it. The image you create is yours to do with as you'd like.
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