How do I 'wrap' ribbon around . . .

[rubberjunkie]

I know it has something to do with shading/highlights etc., but is there another process involved to making ribbon look like the ends are wrapped around a ring or buckle? You know, coming up through the botton of the ring then wrapped around and pinned, or stapled, or whatever? THis is one thing that I have really been wondering about. LOL! Oh, Yeah, I have PSE 3.

Thanks,
Tracy

[jamie]

It depends on which program you are using ...

In Photoshop, you can use Dodge / Burn to darken and lighten the "wrapped" part until it looks realistic.

Anyone else use a different technique?

[rubberjunkie]

LOL, Jamie! I must have been editing my reply to include the program the same time you were posting. So I may be on the right track then because that is what I started playing around with--dodge, burn.

[valeri]

I use dodge and burn sometimes, but many times it just doesn't look right, so I just "paint" in my own shading on a new layer. I just pick a dark and a light color that matches my ribbon and apply the paint and then use the smudge and push tools to get them to look right. having it on its own layer helps too for cleaning up smudges and such without disturbing the orginal ribbon. I guess I feel like I get more control of the creases and folds this way.

Any other ways?

[rubberjunkie]

Okay, now you are just trying to scare me. LOL! ;-)

[valeri]

LOL, not really! I just like to paint, so thats probably why I like my method better, but I can assure you that I am probably in the minority :)

[Lauren]

LOL, not really! I just like to paint, so thats probably why I like my method better, but I can assure you that I am probably in the minority :)
No Im right with you Val - new method I just read about in a Scott Kelby book - put your shading on a new layer - with the blend mode set to soft light and then use a white or black soft edged brush set at about 30% opacity - Im going to try it next time!!!

[rubberjunkie]

I just got a Scott Kelby book for my birthday. I am dying to have time to read through it.

I put ribbon through a buckle, and didn't do too bad on the dodge and burn, but I wanted to know if there was more to it. Sometimes, I mess around doing this and that, and I will do something cool. However, because I was doing so many different things, I won't be able to remember just what I did! :eek:

[Meryl]

Val is in good company with this way - its the way Janee does it too, funny, because her's was the first site i learned anything about PS from I did it and thought that that was the way everybody did :)

[Emma]

I put my shading on a new layer, "invented it" LOL! Never heard of doing dodge/burn until Lauren told me last year. For major shading, I do a new layer, but for little minor stuff I still dodge and burn. Depends on how much you wanna add.

LOOK at some real ribbon and copy those highlights and shading.

I have a tutorial here for some sutble shading on paper, not as dramatic as ribbon folds, but a good start, step 17-end
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/ps_antiquedistressed.shtml

[valeri]

How funny Emma, cause I know I invented it! lol I just thought everyone used dodge and burn cause that is what everyone talked about. lol I do use it once in a while, but not really for shading, mostly for edges. Ok.. so maybe I am not in the minority! lol