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You will need the following programs to complete this tutorial:

    I have reduced the size of most of my screen captures between 60 and 75 % to keep the downloading time down.  Your images will, obviously, be bigger than these!

    A golden rule to remember is to save your work often...you wouldn't want an 'illegal operation' or computer freeze to delete what you have spent so much time doing.  So have your auto save activated...I don't always rely solely on this feature as it has been known to let me down, so I try to save my work at crucial points that I don't want to lose...well, I have been known to forget.  Often!

    The Pinking Edge

    For this you can either choose to use my tube that I made or make your own.  This is how I made my edging:

    Select Preset shapes  Rectangle Vector unchecked and Antialias checked, Line width 1...Foreground Null and...Background, Metalic gradient.

    Draw a long rectangle about 20 x 280

    Go to 'Effects...Plugins..Redfield...Jama 3D and choose 'Roof' with these settings:

     Now you can tube this so that it is ready for when you need it. Ctrl+C  then  Ctrl+V

    I resized mine about 55%...doesn't matter though as you probably will be adjusting it to fit the blade anyway....at least I did. ;o)

    We are going to do the lower blade first.

    Open a 400 x 200 transparent image.

     Select Preset shapes  Rectangle Vector and Antialias checked, Line width 1...Foreground Null and...Background, loz_scissors2 gradient



    Draw a long thin rectangle.. Click on node edit .move the right end nodes in slightly see diagram below, ...add an extra node to the centre of the left side and pull this out to form a pointed end.

    Duplicate this layer and rename it 'upper blade'.  Put it out of sight until we come to do this blade. (click on the glasses in the layer palette, it will change to a red cross)

     Go back to the original layer that you were working on and 'Convert to Raster Layer'.
    ...call this 'lower Blade'

    Save!

    Go to Effects...Inner Bevel and these settings:

     

    Grab the deformation tool Move your mouse until you see the arrows as in the diagram below...now grab that handle and rotate the blade until you have it on an angle.

     

    Now we need to add the pinking edge to this blade, select your and find the pinking edge that you saved in your Tubes folder. I applied mine at 80%.  Then I grabbed the deformation tool again by the handles, as previously, rotating it to fit on top of the blade, like so: Click Apply.

    Merge these two layers Visible and call it 'lower blade'

    Save your work!

    Next we will do the small handle

    Preset shapes Ellipse...Vector and Antialias checked, Line width 8...Foreground  A color of your choice...Background...Null

    Draw an oval shape for the first handle, which in this case will be attached to your lower blade. Click on your Object selector tool and select node edit.....move the bottom centre node down a little and move in the handles on either side of it, so that it forms a small point... Convert to Raster Layer and call this 'Handle1' 

    Draw a small oblong shape between your blades and handle. Click on your Object selector tool and select node edit, add on extra node in the centre top . Move the nodes around to fit both the blades and the handle...adjusting the size and position as you go along....this is how mine looked at this stage. To get this I changed the lower right node to Symmetric and turned the arrow into the handle which created a curve.  The other 3 nodes I just pulled into the shape of the blades and handle.

    Happy with it?  Good! Convert to Raster Layer.

    Merge visible these two handle parts.

    Now add the Inner Bevel with settings as below.

    Merge visible this handle and the lower blade...rename it  'Lower Blade'

    Tube this blade for future use *see footnote below*

    Now for the upper blade!

    Click on the duplicate layer and make it active again. Image...Flip the blade.  Use the deformation tool to rotate it into position on top of the lower blade...its up to you whether you want yours open or whatever.

    Apply an Inner Bevel with these settings:

    Save your work!

    Add a New Raster Layer and drag this below the upper blade layer.

    Select your tool and with the same tube as you used before, position it under the top blade....flip the tube and make sure that it only just shows below the blade....see diagram below, (which also shows the nut that keep the parts together).

    For the nut (or whatever you wish to call it)...Add a new Raster layer

    Preset shapes Ellipse...Vector unchecked and Antialias checked, Line width 1...Foreground Null ...Background...Scissors 2 Gradient.

    Draw a circle in the centre of your top blade, hold down the shift key at the same time and it will give you a perfect circle...if you want one that is! ;o)  Apply an Inner Bevel...this time we are just using 'Groove' with the default settings.

    Merge visible the nut, edging and blade layers and call this 'Upper Blade'

    Boo!!   that got you awake, huh? ;o)  Now Save!!

     

    Now lets give this blade a handle!

    Preset shapes Ellipse...Vector and Antialias checked, Line width 8...Foreground  A color of your choice...Background...Null

    Draw a larger oval shape for this handle, of your upper blade. Click on your Object selector tool and select node edit.....move the top centre node down so that the handle has a flat top...also move the bottom node up a wee bit. Convert to Raster Layer and call this 'Handle' 

    Leave this as now we will make the part that connects it to the blades.

    Preset shapes Rectangle...Vector and Antialias checked, Line width doesn't matter...Foreground....Null ...Background...your chosen color

    Draw a small oblong shape between your blades and handle. Click on your Object selector tool and select node edit, add on extra node in the centre top . Move the nodes around to fit both the blades and the handle...adjusting the size and position as you go along....this is how mine looked at this stage.

    Convert to Raster Layer. Merge this part and the handle together and rename it Handle 2. Add an Inner Bevel with the same settings as for the other handle.

    Now merge visible this handle and the upper blade layers and call it 'Upper Blade'.

    Now tube this blade also!

     

    Merge visible the two blade layers and here you have your Pinking Shears!

    Don't forget to tube them!

     

    Footnote**  Now for those of you who did my scissors tutorial first, will have noticed that I did this tutorial a different way...*grin*....Well, that's because I thought of this way after it was too late!  Isn't that always the way? LOL  This way you can tube each blade and handle separately and then when you need a pair of scissors or shears, you just have to rotate the blades to have them open or shut or in between. 

    Extra* Wouldn't you know it but someone has pointed this out to me today after doing my scissor tutorial...why didn't I think of it whilst I was creating it!  Thanks Sharon!  Just Shoot me!*

     

    Have Fun! and  Email if you have any problems!

     

     

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