By
SCARLET PIRATE VOYAGER
&
SPANISHLADY RIDER





HI ALL...
Scarlet & Spanishlady Rider bringing you some more tidbits on using Image Magick Studios.

Alot of new things have been added since it was updated to Version 6 and this Effect is just one of them.
So sit back,,,take some notes,,,go try it out and enjoy!!!
**NOTE:These are basicly examples below.
I added a total definition, including Variables in which to add with this "Effect" and your "Imaging Repertoire". Scarlet

Click on the "DECORATE" key.
You will see a new component added
COMPOSITE
with the same drop-down features as the "COMPOSITE" that you are used to using has.

**A GOOD WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF "DECORATE" AND "COMPOSITE" IS HELPFUL. I USUALLY DO PRECEDE THIS IN MY CLASSES WITH THOSE 2.
HOWEVER, IT IS NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. THAT IS WHAT EXPERIMENTATION IS FOR...

PARAMETERS

-CHOOSE SIZE OF BORDER/FRAME YOU WANT ANYWHERE FROM
0x0
UPWARDS.
**YOU CAN ALSO "BEVEL" A FRAME

-PICK ANY COLOR YOU WISH AND TYPE IT,
HEX NUMBER OR WORD
INTO COLOR PARAMETER BOX.

-CHOOSE "BORDER" OR "FRAME"
(THERE IS GOING TO BE A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHETHER YOU CHOOSE BORDER OR FRAME)

- CHOOSE YOUR COMPOSITE "EFFECT" FROM DROP-DOWN BOX IN "DECORATE"
- SEE WHAT YOU HAVE AND DECIDE FROM THERE IF YOU ARE PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OR NOT.

IF NOT, HIT YOUR BACK BUTTON ONCE AND CHANGE PARAMETERS ie. A DIFFERENT COLOR, A DIFFERENT COMPOSITE "EFFECT, FRAME INSTEAD OF BORDER OR SEVERAL OF THEM

THIS IS AN AMAZING NEW FEATURE THAT ADDS COLOR THAT WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO OBTAIN BEFORE BECAUSE IN ORDER TO DO "PAINT / RESET/COMPOSITE" ONE HAD TO START WITH A MATTE OF ONE COLOR
(OR PRE-MADE BACKGROUND)
AND COMPOSITE IT USING ONE GRAPHIC.
WITH THIS YOU CAN
"PAINT RESET COMPOSITE"
A GRAPHIC WITH ANOTHER GRAPHIC,
(NOW YOU CAN DO YOUR INITIAL COMPOSITES OF THE 2 WITHOUT HAVING TO OUTPUT, SAVE AND GO BACK.)





AFTER YOU READ ABOVE THOROUGHLY AND LOOK AT THE POSSIBLE RESULTS BELOW
IN ORDER TO BE TOTALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE WORKINGS THAT CAN BE TIED IN WITH "DECORATE/COMPOSITE",
THERE ARE DIFFERENT EXERCISES IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU SOME OUTLINES TO LEARN, RATHER THAN JUST POSSIBLY "HIT-AND-MISS".
WITH SOME OF THESE TECHNIQUES, YOU WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE ABLE TO DO THAT SO I SUGGEST YOU AT LEAST TRY EACH ONE ONCE,
IF NOT MORESO...

VARIABLES/EXERCISES FOR LEARNING "DECORATE/COMPOSITE"

EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS COMBINATIONS

ORIGINAL





STEPS:
DECORATE/BORDER 10X10 ROSYBROWN
COMPOSITE = BUMPMAP
RESULT:





STEPS:
DECORATE/FRAME 10X10 ROSYBROWN
COMPOSITE = BUMPMAP
RESULT:





STEPS:
DECORATE/BORDER 10X10 ROSYBROWN
COMPOSITE = DIFFERENCE
RESULT:





STEPS:
DECORATE/FRAME 10X10 ROSYBROWN
COMPOSITE = DIFFERENCE
RESULT:





STEPS:
DECORATE/BORDER 10X10 ROSYBROWN
COMPOSITE = MODULATE
RESULT:





STEPS:
DECORATE/FRAME 10X10 ROSYBROWN
COMPOSITE = MODULATE
RESULT:





STEPS:

DECORATE/BORDER 10X10 ROSYBROWN
COMPOSITE = MULTIPLY
RESULT:





STEPS:
DECORATE/FRAME 10X10 ROSYBROWN
COMPOSITE = MULTIPLY
RESULT:





Here is one that Spanishlady did with all of the steps for you...



STEPS:
DECORATE/BORDER 10X10 ROSYBROWN
COMPOSITE = DIFFERENCE
DECORATE/SINK 40X40
COMPOSITE/DARKEN
ANNOTATE +40+40 SOUTHWEST
FILL-WHITE STROKE-ROSYBROWN
POINT-38 CIVITYPE
OUT @40
RESULT:







Here is one that Scarlet did with all of the steps for you...



STEPS:
PART 1-
DECORATE/BORDER 1X1 DARKMAGENTA
COMPOSITE=DIFFERENCE
ENHANCE/SATURATE=130,
DECORATE/RAISE 10X10,
ANNOTATE, OUT@25



PART 2-
STEPS:
BACK UP ALL THE WAY TO RIGHT AFTER DECORATE/COMPOSITE STEP
ENHANCE/NEGATE
TRANSFORM/FLOP
COMPOSITE/DIFFERENCE
COMPOSITE/DARKEN
ENHANCE/SATURATE= 130
ANNOTATE, OUTPUT @ 25,



PART 3-
STEPS:
BEFORE OUTPUTTING, DO
"PAINT" FLOODFILL 100 BLACK on top space
OUTPUT @ 25














So now you have some idea of how
"DECORATE/COMPOSITE"
works, grab a graphic and go have some fun!!!

TE NAMASTE,
SCARLET PIRATE VOYAGER




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