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YOU WILL NEED |
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 Paint
Shop Pro
Download a trial version here 
Blade
Pro or Super Blade Pro
Download a trial version of super
Blade Pro here 
Fantastic
Machines Paint Engine 
dsb
flux filter
Mardi's
Stainless Blade Pro Preset 
Basic
knowledge of vectors and layers |
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Remember to Save Often
STEPS - These are the steps I used. |
| 1. |
Make A Custom Line |
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New Image 400 x 400
File/Save As:
chocolates.psp
Draw Tool
Open the Tool Options Palette
Click the Custom button next to Line style
1. Click the Save as new button at the bottom
Type in rounded line
Click Ok you will be back at the main
window
Click Custom again
2. Click the arrow under First cap in the top left corner
Choose the second one Round cap
3. Click Size and type in 1.00 notice both numbers change
4. Click the arrow under Last Cap and choose Round Cap
again
5. Click size and type in 1.00 again
6. Click Save and you are ready to go
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| 2. |
Make Some Fillings |
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Cherry Cream
New Image 100 x 100
File/Save As:
cherrycream.psp
Flood Fill with: #DF99A6
Effects/Plug-in filters/Fantastic Machines/Paint Engine/Borg
Change Effect/Amount to 2.21
It came to my attention that not everyone has the borg
and bloom settings in their Paint Engine
so I have included screen shots of the original
settings.
Apply
File/Save
Nut Crunch
New Image 100 x 100
File/Save As: nutcrunch.psp
Make the Texture
Flood Fill with Color: #743D1C
Effects/Plug-in filters/Fantastic Machines/Paint Engine/Bloom
Change Effect/Amount to .34
Apply
File/Save
Minimize both of these on the desktop for use later |
| 3. |
Lets Begin |
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View/Grid
View/Change Grid and Guide Properties
Under Grids
Units: pixels
Horizontal spacing: 100
Vertical spacing: 100
Line color: black
Each block of the grid will hold a candy
We are going to do all the vectoring first
To make node editing easier Zoom in several times
Use +/- on the numeric keypad to change the magnification
+ = increase
- = decrease
If you have a mouse with a wheel
rotate forward to increase
rotate backwards to decrease |
| 4. |
Candy 1 - Chocolate Covered Cherries |
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New Vector Layer: Candy 1
Foreground: Null
Background Color: #572311
Preset Shapes: Ellipse
Line Width: 3
Line Style: rounded line
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: Checked
Draw an ellipse in the first block
Object Selector
Click on the ellipse
Right Click/Node Edit
Click on one of the side nodes and move it down until
The bottom is almost flat
Repeat with the other side node
Click on the bottom node
Hold down the CTRL Key and run the mouse over the node
until you will see a small MERGE just below the arrow
Now click on the node to remove it. Notice how
the
bottom is now nicely rounded
Right Click/quit Node Editing
Right Click/Copy
New vector layer: candy 2
Move over to the third block
Right Click/Paste New Vector Selection
This will be used later for another candy
Layer palette
Click on the glasses next to this layer to turn it off
Make candy 1 the active layer
Click on the shape
Right click/Node Edit
Click on the top node and pull out slightly on each arm
until the shape resembles a gumdrop
Draw Tool
Type: Freehand Line
Width: 8
Line style: rounded line
Antialias: checked
Create as vector: checked
To reverse the background and foreground colors,
click the double-headed arrow to the left of the boxes
Foreground color: #572311
Background: Null
Draw a small swirl on top of the candy
Layer Palette
Click the + next to candy 1
Click the glasses next to ellipse so you can see the
swirl
Click the glasses again to turn the ellipse back on
Object Selector Tool
Drag the cursor to draw a box around the entire candy
Right Click/Copy
New vector layer: candy 1a
Right click/Paste New Vector Selection
Paste into the second block
Layer Palette
Click on the + sign next to candy 1a
Click the eyeglasses next to Freehand to turn this off
for now
Right Click on Ellipse/Properties
Click on the little arrow next to Stroke and choose
solid
it will switch to the foreground color #572311
Click on the Fill color box and change it to white #FFFFFF
Click the glasses next to Freehand to turn it back on
and
Drag this section below the Ellipse
Foreground: Null
Background: #800000
Preset Shape: Ellipse
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: Checked
Hold down the shift key and draw a circle for the cherry
Save
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| 5. |
Candy 2 - Bonbons |
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Layer Palette
Make candy 2 the active layer
Click on the glasses to turn this layer back on
Object Selector
Click on the shape
Right Click/Properties
Click on the Fill box/Change the color to #2F0800
Right Click/Copy
New Vector Layer: candy 2a
Right Click/Paste New Vector Selection
Place in the fourth block
Right Click/Properties
Click on the little arrow next to Stroke and choose solid
Change to color: #2F0800
Click on the little arrow in the Fill color box and choose
solid
Change to color: #DF99A6
Save
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| 6. |
Candy 3 - Chocolate Covered Caramel |
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New Vector Layer: Candy 3
Foreground color: Null
Background: #572311
Preset Shapes: Rounded Rectangle
Line Width: 3
Line Style: rounded line
Antialias: checked
Create as vector: checked
Draw out a rectangle in the fifth block
Object Selector
Right Click/Node Edit
Move the two bottom nodes towards the center and down
slightly
Move the two top nodes towards the center and up slightly
Double click on any Node and type
CTRL + S to change all the nodes to Symmetric
Click in the center
Click on a node and pull the arm slightly toward the
corner
Repeat for each node. This makes the corners round
nicely.
Draw Tool
Type: Freehand Line
Width: 6
Line style: rounded line
Antialias: checked
Create as vector: checked
Foreground color: #572311
Background: Null
Draw a small swirl on top of the candy
Object Selector Tool
Draw a box around the entire candy
Right Click/Copy
New vector layer: candy 3a
Right click/Paste New Vector Selection
Paste into the sixth block
Click on any empty space to deselect
Click on the Rounded Rectangle
Right Click on Ellipse/Properties
Click on the little arrow next to Stroke and choose
solid
it will switch to the foreground color #572311
Click on the Fill color box and change it to: #BD8D5F
Layer Palette
Click the + next to candy 3a
click on rounded rectangle and move it above the freehand
line
Save
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| 7. |
Candy 4 - Chocolate Covered Brazil Nut |
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New Vector Layer: candy 4
Foreground: Null
Background: #2F0800
Preset Shape: Ellipse
Line Width: 3
Line Style: rounded line
Antialias: checked
Create as vector: checked
Draw out an ellipse in block 7
Object Selector/Node Edit
Click on shape
Right Click/Copy
New Vector Layer: candy 4a
Paste New Vector Selection
Place in the eighth block
Foreground: #2F0800
Background: #FEF3DE
Preset Shape: Ellipse
Line Width: 2
Line Style: rounded line
Antialias: checked
Create as vector: checked
Draw a small ellipse near the bottom of the candy in Block
8
Object Selector/Node Edit
Edit this so it matches the candy underneath
Save
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Candy 5 - Chocolate Cream |
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Foreground: Null
Background: #743D1C
Preset Shape: Ellipse
Line Width: 2
Line Style: rounded line
Antialias: checked
Create as vector: checked
Hold down the Shift Key and draw a circle in the ninth
block
Foreground Color: #E4DAAA
Background: Null
Draw tool
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: Checked
Line width: 4
Line Style: rounded line
Draw another squiggle
Object Selector Tool
Draw a box around the entire candy
Right Click/Copy
New vector layer: candy 5a
Right click/Paste New Vector Selection
Paste into the tenth block
Foreground Color: #743D1C
Background Color: #9C6F54
Preset shape: Rectangle
Antialias: checked
Create as vector: checked
Line width: 3
Line Style: rounded line
Draw a small rectangle across the lower part of the shape
Layer Palette
Click the + next to candy 5a
click ellipse
Object Selector
Right Click/Node Edit
Adjust the lower nodes to match the rectangle
Save
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| 9. |
Candy 6 - Orange Cream |
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Foreground: Null
Background Color: #572311
Preset Shape: Rounded Rectangle
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: Checked
Line Width: 3
Line Style: rounded line
Draw candy shape in block 11
Object Selector
Node Edit
Edit as desired
Foreground Color: #BD6B44
Background: Null
Draw Tool
Type: Freehand Line
Width: 2
Line style: rounded line
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: Checked
Decorate the top as desired
Object Selector Tool
Draw a box around the entire candy
Right Click/Copy
New vector layer: candy 6a
Right click/Paste New Vector Selection
Paste into the twelfth block
Background Color: #572311
Foreground color: #F2CC67
Preset Shape: Rounded Rectangle
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: Checked
Line Width: 3
Line Style: rounded line
Draw a small rectangle
Edit to fit main shape
Save
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| 10. |
Candy 7 - Mint Cream |
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Foreground: Null
Background color: #2F0800
Preset Shape: Ellipse
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: Checked
Line Width: 1
Line Style: rounded line
Hold down the Shift Key
while drawing to create a perfect Circle
Object Selector Tool
Draw a box around the entire candy
Right Click/Copy
New vector layer: candy 7a
Right click/Paste New Vector Selection
Paste into the fourteenth block
Foreground Color: #2F0800
Background color: #FFFFFF
Preset Shape: Rectangle
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: Checked
Line Width: 1
Line Style: rounded line
Draw a thin rectangle across one end of the candy
Object Selector/Node Edit
Adjust the nodes to fit the shape of the candy
Click on the ellipse below the rectangle
Right click/Node edit
Add a node where the ellipse crosses the bottom of the
rectangle
Add one on the other side
Click the bottom node
Tap the delete key
Right click/Quit Node Editing.
Save
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| 11. |
Candy 8 - Nut Crunch |
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New Vector Layer: candy 8
Foreground: Null
Background Color: #743D1C
Preset Shapes: Starburst 3
Antialias: checked
Create as vector: checked
Place the shape in block 15
Save
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| 12. |
Candy 9 - Chocolate Covered Cashews |
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New Vector Layer: candy 9
Foreground: Null
Background Color: #743D1C
Preset Shapes: ellipse
Antialias: checked
Create as vector: checked
Draw 2 small ellipses in block 16
Object Selector
Click on one of the ellipses
Right Click/Node Edit
Adjust the nodes until you have a sort of comma shape
Right Click/Quit Node Editing
Repeat for the other ellipse
Save
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| 13. |
Saving The Shapes |
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Shift D to make a new copy of your candies
Close the original
Object Selector
Draw a box around the first candy
Right Click/Group
Draw a box around the second candy
Right click/Group
Continue Selecting and Grouping each candy that has
more than one part
Layer Palette
Click on the + next to candy 1
Double Click on Group 1
Rename it: choco cherry
Repeat for all the grouped candies
For the candies with no group
Click on the + sign next to the candy
Double click on the next layer and rename it
Object Selector
Click on any blank space to make sure none of the objects
are selected
File/Export/Shape
Name it Candies
Click Ok
Check it out
Preset Shape
Click the Tool Options window and you will now see each
candy as a separate shape
Now close this copy [I don't save this one] |
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On To Page
Two to Finish the Candies
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