SuperBladePro Tutorial #1:

Filigreed Nameplate

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Reproduced with written permission from a Flaming Pear representative November 2, 2000.

These four tutorials may be downloaded from Flaming Pear in one zipped file,
but the screenshots are huge. Also with permission from Flaming Pear,
I have reduced the image sizes for faster downloading and to facilitate printing.

Please note: The SuperBladePro filter screens have been cut into two pieces [left and right].
Reducing the entire screenshot blurs the text and numbers too much.

On a black background, create some white text.

Create a new layer, and use an ornament font to make one side of a decorative border.

Near one end of the border, make a screw by drawing a white circle with a black line through it.

Copy and rotate the border and screw three times to make a complete box. Flatten the entire image into a single raster layer.

Use your paint program's Gaussian Blur tool to slightly soften the edges.

Select the whole image and invoke SuperBladePro. Reset the effect by clicking the "simple bevel" button. Then load the gold environment, and turn Embossing up.

Adjust the bevel to your liking, and add rain and moss for an aged appearance.

Click OK to apply the effect. The result: A weathered gold nameplate.

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