| This tutorial has many repetitive steps but
should be easy enough for the novice.
You will need the
Texturizer plug in which is located in your Photoshop plugins folder. To learn how
to import plug ins, click here. You'll
also need the picture shown below to use as the pattern for your rug. Right click
and save the image below to your hard drive.
Open a new image 400x400
pixels.
With the Path Drawing Tool
create a rectangle, Shape Rectangle, 2D Object, Color: #0D014E ( or very dark blue).
Make the rectangle approximately 270 x 345. Right click and duplicate.
While the duplicate rectangle is active, go to the Easy Palette, Type
Gallery, Hole. Right click on Hole 4 and go to Modify Properties and Apply.
Set the size to 40 and click OK. Close out the Easy Palette.
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To fill the rug with a
pattern, go to Edit, Fill. Click on the Image Tab. At File, browse to where
you saved the rug pattern fill. Check off Tile to Image and click OK. Keeping
this selected, go to Effect, Texturizer. Choose Sandstone, Scaling: 100, Relief: 8,
Light Direction: Top Left, and check the invert box. Click OK.
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With the Pick Took, click on the
dark blue rectangle to activate it. Right click and duplicate. Click on the
Path Drawing Tool and change the Mode to 3D Pipe, Border 4, Depth 30.
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Right click and Select All
Objects. Right click again, Align, Center both. Click on the spacebar to
deselect all objects. Your pattern and piping should lie over your initial
rectangle. Your rug should look like the example shown below.
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With
the Pick Tool, click on the 3D piping just made. Right click and Duplicate. Go
to Format, Dimensions. Make sure User Defined and Keep Aspect Ratio are
checked. Enter 90 for width and make sure Unit is set at percent. Check Apply
To "Selected Object". Click OK. Right click and Select All
Objects. Right click again, Align, Center Both. Your rug should now look like
the image below.
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With
the Pick Tool, click on the inner 3D piping to activate it. Right click and
Duplicate. With the Path Drawing Tool, change the Mode to 2D Object. Right
click on the rectangle and Duplicate once more. Drag this off your work area
and set it to the side for now.
Return to your working
canvas and activate the 2D rectangle. Go to Effect, Texturizer and use the same
settings as on the pattern fill above (Sandstone, scaling:100, relief: 8, Light Direction:
Top Left and check the invert box). Next, go to Format, Dimensions and enter 75 for
width and make sure Unit is set at percent. Check Apply To "Selected
Object" and click OK. Right click on the textured rectangle and Select
all Objects. Right click again, Align, Center both.
With the Pick Tool, drag
the duplicated rectangle that you set aside and drag it into your working canvas.
While active, go to the Path Drawing Tool and change the mode to 3D Pipe, Border 4, Depth
30. Go to Format, Dimensions and enter 75 for width with "Selected Object"
checked off. Right click and Select All Objects. Right click again,
Align, Center Both. Hit the spacebar to deactivate the image. To make
decorations for the center of the rug, activate the textured middle rectangle, right
click, Duplicate and drag this off your work area so you have a copy to work with your
decorations.
On your work area, right
click and Select All Objects. Right click once more and Merge As A Single Object.
Your rug should now look like the image shown below at its actual size.
(actual size)
Decorating Your
Rug
Now it's time to add a
little decoration to the center of your rug. You can use any shapes or objects you
like. You'll want to use the same pattern fill that was used for the main portion of
your rug.
Minimize your rug for now
and use the duplicate textured rectangle to work in for placement of your decorations.
On the textured rectangle, right click and merge all.
Click on the Path Drawing
Tool. Set the Mode to 2D Object. Click on Shape and choose Custom Shape
Decoration 4. Make the size of this shape approximately 74 x 82. Go to
Edit, Fill, and click on the Image Tab where you should still see your rug pattern fill.
Click OK.
With the Pick Tool, drag
the shape to the upper right hand corner of the textured tile. Right click on this
and Duplicate. Place this shape in the bottom right hand corner. Right
click and Select All Objects. Right click and Duplicate. Go to Edit, Rotate
Flip, Flip Horizontally. Drag these shapes over to the left side of your tile.
It should look like the image shown below. (actual size shown).
(actual size)
Click
on the Path Drawing Tool once more and select Custom Shape Decoration 2. Size this
to approximately 74 x 46. Go to Edit, Rotate and Flip, Rotate Left 90 Degrees.
Click on the Pick Tool and set this shape in-between the decorations on the left
side of your tile. Right click on this, Duplicate. Go to Edit, Rotate and
Flip, Flip Horizontally. Drag this shape over in-between the decorations on the
right side of your tile. It should look like the image shown below.
(actual size)
For
the center of the rug, return to the Path Drawing Tool and choose Custom Shape Diamond
1. Make this large enough to fill in a good portion of the blank center of this
tile. Go to Edit, Rotate and Flip, Rotate Left 90 Degrees. Click on the
Transform Tool, Resize, and resize this object to elongate it and narrow it a bit, leaving
a little space in-between the outer decorations. See the image shown below.
(actual size)
Now
right click and Select All Objects. Right click again and Group. All of
your decorations should be grouped. Maximize your rug canvas and have it
beside your decoration tile. Drag just the decorations off the textured tile over
into the center of your rug. See the image shown below.
(actual size)
Once you've centered the
decorations, keep the grouped objects active. You need to add texture to these
decorations. Go to Effect, Texturizer, Sandstone, Scaling 100, Relief 8, Light
Direction Top Left and check invert. Click OK. Right click, Select All
Objects. Right click again and Merge As Single Object.
(*Note: If you like
your rug this size, you can add some fringe. To texturize this a bit more go to
Effect, Blur & Sharpen, Sharpen at 1.)
Resizing
Click on your rug to activate
it. Go to Edit, Rotate & Flip, Rotate Left 90 degrees. Click on the
Transform Tool, Perspective and with your mouse on the upper left hand corner, slide it
towards the middle. See image shown below.
(actual size)
Click
on Resize and resize it to horizontally until it looks like the image shown below.
(actual size)
Go
to Effect, Blur & Sharpen and Sharpen. Go to options and set at 1.
Your rug should look as if it has more pile. See the image shown below.
(actual size)
Adding Fringe
To add the fringe may be a
bit tedious but worth it for the finished effect.
Click on your text tool,
Arial, size 45, Mode 3D Round, Border 8, Depth 30. For your color go to the Easy
Palette and choose Materials, Metallic, Copper 6. Type in the symbol ~. With
the Transform Tool, Resize, narrow the symbol so it looks similar to the one shown here.
Duplicate this and flip the duplicate horizontally. Lay it beside the first image so
it looks like the image shown here. 
Select both objects, right click and Merge as a Single Object.
Now for the tedious part:
Click on the fringe object. Hold down the control key and while holding the
left click on your mouse down, drag down to duplicate this object. Do this one by
one aligning them along the side of the rug. Make it imperfect and not exactly
aligned.
Once you've aligned them
to your liking, right click and Select all Objects. While holding down the control
key click on the rug to deactivate it. Your fringes will be active. Right
click and Merge as a Single Object. Go to Effect, Sharpen & Blur, Sharpen 1.
See the image shown below.
(actual size)
Right click and Duplicate
this group. Go to Edit, Rotate and Flip, Flip Horizontally. Drag this fringe
to the right side of your rug and align it. When you're satisfied with the placement
and keep this group active. Go to Effect, Sharpen & Blur, Sharpen and use Option
1. Hit the spacebar to deactivate all objects. Click on the rug to activate
it. Right click, Arrange, Bring to Front. Right click again, Merge as Single
Object.
This is your finished rug.
(actual size)
I hope you've enjoyed this
tutorial.
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