Digital Alphabet Freebie for You plus Instructions on How to Make it Yourself!

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Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial and Freebie

from Maggie Lamarre, Creative Team Member

There are several ways to create Alphabets, just like there are tons of ways to get to Rome. It’s a matter of preference. I prefer to use Illustrator, but for the purpose of this tutorial I will show you a very easy way to create them using your software.

Rule of thumb if you are not creating the font from scratch - use a commercial-use font- there are several sites that provide them: Larabiefont.com, myfont.comAnd for others do a google search.

I am going to be using a commercial font that I purchased and some vintage fabric that I purchased in Paris 5 years ago. (Note: If using a patterned fabric, be sure to follow copyright rules if creating for commercial purposes).

Supplies: For this purpose I am going to show you how to create just 3 using paint shop pro and the filter Eyecandy 4000 by alien skin.

Let’s begin: I have scan the fabrics (BTW the copyright and moral to the fabrics have expired) and installed in the pattern folder and texture folder of Corel.

In Paint Shop Pro: (instructions are good for most software programs with minor adjustments)

• Open a new document. I am using 2400x2400 300 dpi so I can have room.
• Select the font and the size of 1200 antialias checked and type the foreground and background colour is a light pink. Create as vector.
• Now on the keyboard hit ctrl +A then ctrl+F to float the selection.
  

• Next select effects, texture effects, sculpture and apply the pattern. Play with the selection until you are satisfy, in this case here’s my selections

• Next we are going to apply a bevel boss to give it the round feel of a soft chiseled alpha. Select effects , Select plugin then select Eyecandy 4000, then bevel apply the default below.

• Now at this point you can add a grunge to the alpha, flowers, swirls etc..
• I choose to add a glass layer to the alpha. effects , Select plugin then select Eyecandy 4000 select glass select the default below and select the correct colours for the shadow.
  

Here’s the final alpha, now I did every single alpha the same way.


Here’s another one I use 26 different fabrics to create this alpha.


You can download the alpha for free here.

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Have fun, create your art!
Maggie

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