How to Make an Inked Rubber Stamp Look Using the PI Selection Tool

Description: How to Make an Inked Rubber Stamp Look Using the PI Selection Tool
Author: Cindy Piper
Terms of Use: Use the tutorial, what you make belongs to you. The tutorial is under copyright to me.
Skill Level: Beginner. I am presuming you know where the tools are in PhotoImpact.
Additional Files: None
Program: PhotoImpact X3, other versions can be used.

Note: Save your work in .ufo or .png format for use as a stamp. If you need help or have suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact me at shalaanne@gmail.com

We're going to use a floral image from Dover Sampler which you can download here. You can also use an image of your choice.

Open your image in PhotoImpact and open a blank image same as Active Image. I align mine next to each other so I can see them side by side.

Click on the floral image to activate it, click Selection in the tool bar at the top of the screen, Select by Color Range.

Now using the eye dropper, choose a color. In this one I chose the lighter shade of red. You can play with the Sample Color Similarity slider bar to get a greater depth of colors with your choice.

That screen will disappear after you have chosen your color and you will see something like this.

Use the Selection Tool and drag the highlighted colors of the image and onto the blank image.

Continue doing this with the colors you want in your rubber stamp look. When you are happy with the result, select all objects, merge as single object, and save as .ufo or transparent .png format. I save mine in my Stamp Folder.

Thank you for trying my tutorial and I hope you enjoyed it. If you have any questions, any suggestions, please feel free to contact me at shalaanne@gmail.com