Rasterize

[BBx]

I don't know if anyone can help, but I am trying to do this tutorial:

http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/3022/1/Merry-Christmas-Tree

And I have drawn the tree using the pen tool but not sure if this is ok in the Background layer or should be in a new layer because after doing the Blending options stuff I can not rasterize it :(

If anyone can help please shout!

Thanks

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[Desmo]

Why would you want to rasterize any of that? It's something you've just drawn so no need. Rasterizing is usually to turn typed text in to an image :)

[Desmo]

Actually, just saw in the comments that the rasterizing is a mistake in the guide :)

[BBx]

Thank James!

I can't freaking get the pen drawn tree to be a green line anyway :( despite doing all the blending options > stroke changes followed all the instructions too.

Grrrr!

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[BBx]

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3361/treexw.jpg

For some reason it is turning the border of the black shape green and not the squiggly line!!!

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PS can we not embed images anymore???

[BBx]

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7480/finishedtreef.jpg

Success! :D there are A LOT of steps missing though from that tutorial!!!

They had better like it. The only thing not 100% is the star, which is different on CS5.

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PS was my own forum settings on user cp me = noob :(

[Desmo]

That looks pretty damn good :D

[leowyatt]

Looks really good Mei :)

[Kitten]

That's amazing! I LOVE IT!

[BBx]

Yay! :D Thanks guys!

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[Lozza]

Really nice, great effort!.. advice... keep practising that technique so you don't forget it.

[BBx]

Yeah I will have to practice... don't get to draw Christmas trees every month though :(

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[Lozza]

Doesn't need to be Christmas trees.... try applying the principle to text, just anything so you can practice.. maybe a shooting star?

[BBx]

But I only followed the directions - I don't actually know what I was doing!!

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[Lozza]

even more reason to try it ...

That aside, mum has just dropped off the Christmas issue of Morrisons Health & beauty magazine and guess what tree they are using on the front as a gift tag! A very similar tree!

[Feek]

That's my christmas wallpaper sorted, ta :)

[BBx]

That's my christmas wallpaper sorted, ta :)

Oh cool! :D

\o/

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[Desmo]

That's my christmas toilet paper sorted, ta :)
;)

[BBx]

:(

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[Psymonkee]

Did you do the decorations for Morrisons? :shocked:

I'll get a pic tomorrow but I was minding my own business on my till and saw the above dangling from the ceiling! :D

[BBx]

Really?! lol

Yeah get a pic! :D

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[Will]

That looks cool!

[Feek]

http://ocukroguesgallery.com/feek/temp/christmas-20101218-165703.jpg