Tutorial: Embroidering with Arial font, by Anne

Embroidering with Arial Font using PhotoImpact.

(Can be done with all versions of PI).

Description:

Creating an embroidered look on elements.

Skill Level:

Beginner. I assume you know where the tools are in PhotoImpact.

Author: Anne Green.

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Choose or create the shape you want to “sew” onto. You can use any shape but its best to avoid sharp corners for now. To make your own for this tut use the path tool to make an oval then fill with the colour or texture of your choice.

Duplicate your shape and resize it to be slightly smaller than the first (bottom) one.

Click on the T (text tool) and use the following settings:
font: Arial, bold, size: 32 (for now), colour: your choice (one that contrasts with your oval shape works well), 3D custom.

Click anywhere on your image and type a single letter capital I

With the letter still selected, click on the smaller of your two shapes to select it as well.

From the object menu choose “wrap-fit together” and voila! You now have an oval of satin stitch that you can re-size to fit around the hem of your shape or use as a decorative element.

You can add more stitched shapes, as many as you wish, repeating steps 2-6.

At step 4 you can choose a different letter as well eg. capital T will give blanket stitch and X will give cross stitch. Or you can type a combination of 2 or more characters eg 0-

To make your stitches longer & wider, you can select (click on) your stitching then on the Text tool and chose a bigger font size. This will change the size of your stitching object, but you can re-size it again with the re-size tool.

Personalising your work:

As long as you keep to the suggested shadow and 3D custom settings, you can experiment with changing textures, colours, and bumps to your heart’s content!

One quick way is to use the Text options in the Easy Palette Gallery, but you’ll need to adjust the shadow, etc., with most of them. (See screen shots below for controlling 3D object properties the easy way).

Remember, some changes (but not those listed here) will convert your 3D object to an image, so your editing options are then changed.