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How to create a Goldleaf-like fill for photoshop or corel? I would like to find or create a fill or pattern to show my customers what Goldleaf would look like on a layout?Something that would look more realistic than just a gold-color fill for fonts..any suggestions? any help would be greatly appreciated..
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I dont know if you have a Wacom drawing tablet, but if you do there's a metal leaf option in the PenTools software/filters. You DO need to have the drawing tablet to make it work.
Otherwise, you could make your own pattern and load it into your software.. just leaf a panel, take a photo or scan it, then use that for your pattern.
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I made my own pattern fill. I saw the Bergen Design Leaf fill and decided to make my own. It wasn't difficult but using the fills would be much quicker. This fill only works for an engine turn fill, though.
To make a carved look, you would have to use EyeCandy or some other Photoshop filter. The downside of EyeCandy is the angles are a bit funky put they are acceptable for presentations.
I also made a Diamond metal plate fill. It looks pretty darn good. It does, however, have the same downfalls as the Gold Engine Turn file I made.
Bergen Designs did an excellent job on his fills. I think that they would be worth the money if you didn't have the expertise to make your own.
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BERGEN DESIGNS Bill did a terrific job on his fills - It still surprises me how good the gold looks for a print - now all Gerber has to do is give us Omega users a decent way to work with images in shapes! (But that's another post!) Buy it- if you don't vinyl print, it makes equally impressive paper comps! Karen
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I have used this method sometimes, although it leaves something to be desired. In corel 9,I select fill then fountain fill, then scroll through the preset fills, then select gold cylinder #8. Then I play with the slider buttons to smooth it a little, taking out some of the sharpness, then I rotate it about 60 degrees. It looks like flat gold with light and shadows streaking through it.I am going to check out the Bergen site though...it sounds good. 'Just wanted to add a little something to this post........hope it helps.
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Hey Dave, that is pretty cool gold! This post got me thinking, I have a few of my own fills too, that I use in Corel all the time, a variety of woodgrains and shingle patterns. I keep my eyes open when I'm surfing the net for interesting backgrounds and patterns that will come in handy. I'll be loading that turned gold into my Corel tiles library for sure.
For everyday comps, I have a couple custom 'gold' gradient fills I made and saved. They're just bands of 'gold' tones (ambers), shifting from light to dark and back. They work ok for letter fills - beats solid colors...but they work exceptionally well for border fills, especially if you set the output for 'conical' instead of linear. Here's an example of two, shown as linear and conical. I use these every day.
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