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4 new PhotoFiltre Studio Tutorials.  Wire Frame Text and Out Lined Text were added 6/11/05 and 2 basic tutorials, Snap to Grid and Bottom Guide.
PhotoFiltre Tutorials Picture Example
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Here is a good looking orb to use in your interface or web pages.  This is one of those things were it is easier to work on a larger scale and then shrink it down after you are done.  The one to the right is resized from this tutorial.

By the way don't get nervous.  This tutorial may look long but really isn't I just tried to be very detailed in order to show folks the new buttons and tools available is PhotoFiltre Studio.

I swear I made this button in less than 2 minutes.

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  1)  Create a new image 400 x 400 pixels with a gray background.

2)  Menu = Layer / New / Blank

3)  Menu = Layer / New / Blank

You should now have 3 layers in your layer palette.
 

  
PhotoFIltre Studio Selection Tool 4)  Select Layer 2 in the Layers Palette, choose your selection Tool (Shown Left) and then choose the Elipse Tool (Shown Right) and draw a 300 x 300 circle.

*Hint:  Holding the Shift Key while drawing the circle will give you a perfect circle.

5)  Menu = Selection / Center / Image Center
 

 PhotoFIltre Studio Elipse Tool
Invert Layer 6)  Choose the Invert Selection Button (Shown Left)

7)  Menu = Edit / Clear (Or just hit the Delete Key)

8)  Select Layer 1 in the Layers Palette

9)  Menu = Edit / Clear

Now before we go any further I must explain why I created my circles this way.  I have had bad results when I copy and paste circle shapes in PhotoFiltre Studio.  There are times when certain edges or sides get a little squared off.  I also run into this problem from time to time when I duplicate a layer shape and then use Selection / Select Layer.  Not a lot but enough that I find it annoying so rather than risk it I just do it this way. 

 
Invert Layer 10) Select your Invert Layer Button again (Shown Left).  Our Circle on Layer 1 Should be active now.

11) Menu = Filter / Color / Gradient

      Style = Duotone
      Direction = Top to bottom
     
      Color 1 = RGB 0,0,128
      Opacity = 100%

      Color 2 = RGB 153,204,255
      Opacity = 100%

You should now see your gradient in the layers palette

 

 PhotoFIltre Studio Layers Palette
  13) Select Layer 2 in the Layers Palette and draw a 400 wide by 200 high oval over you circle like mine below.  
PhotoFIltre Studio Selection Tool
Hide Selection 14)  Menu = Edit / Clear (or just hit the delete key)

15)  Choose the Hide Selection Button.

16)  Menu = Selection / Select Layer

17)  Menu = Filter / Color / Gradient

      Style = Duotone
      Direction = Top to bottom
     
      Color 1 = White
      Opacity = 100%

      Color 2 = Use the Eye Dropper and select the blue area just below the white selection in the center (See Image Below)
      Opacity = 100%

 
  Select Color  
 
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