| 1. Open a new paper 600x600 pixels
white. My resolution is 200dpi. It is easier to draw your lines all
the way across the paper so double click on the top bar so that your
paper is now
directly on your work surface.
2. Select your Path tool/ line and arrow. If it is
easier for you to use the Spline instead of the free hand line
then by all means use that one. Color I used is black, any color you can
see well will do for this. Set shape to free hand and Width at 2 and
straight line.
3. Draw a wavy line from your left side of the paper to the right
side and make sure it goes past the edges of your paper a little
bit. Then draw a second one under it and somewhat follow the first one
but not exactly.
You will have something like the screen shot above.
4. Deselect your last line. [Click enter key]
5. Select the Magic Wand Tool, use the settings shown in the screen
shot. Click between the lines you drew.
[*I drew lines for the screenshots each time hence they are going to
look different on these screenshots.]
6. Keep it selected just R/C /Expand Shrink and Expand 2
pixels.
7. R/C convert to object
8. Select all 3 objects, the 2 lines and the object between them and
merge together as a single object. Keep it selected.
9. Edit/Trace Edges/Selection Marque use default and ok. This will
change that object to a Path but the Mode shows Horizontal Deform change
that to 2D. It will look something like mine.
You can see now that it’s all one piece and a path object the ends
are kind of funny. I just Edit it and straighten it out by deleting a
couple of the points. If you like what you made save in your path
objects in the EP. You can select it and draw this again any time you
want it.
You can fill this and even change it to 3D if you need to. Use any
fill glass pretty or a seamless tile. Have fun experimenting. You can
flip the one you made to use it again. You can edit this one if you want
to make it a different shape.
Have some fun and draw different ones and use them on graphic
designs, scrapbook pages, or cards etc. Here are some examples of what I
have made.
A graphic design...
A card...
A scrapbook page.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial as much as I enjoyed writing it. I
would love to see what you do with your pretty ribbons.
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Rosalie Elmore all rights reserved
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