Re: graphics help

If you have PhotoShop, the arrows should be fairly simple.  I last used
Paint Shop Pro way back in 1996..but I understand it now supports layers, so
these instructions might work for Paint Shop Pro as well.

If I were to do it, I'd:

1. Create a layer with a circle filled in with any color.

2.  Use the Selection tool to create a circle-shaped selection about 60%
smaller than the first circle.

3.  Making sure it's center, hit delete, so that you now have a
doughnut-shaped object.  Duplicate that layer three times for each color,
then select each layer and color them to one of the three in the graphic
(green, yellow, red)

4.  In a separate layer, create an arrowhead (triangle) graphic that you
will then duplicate three times, each a different color (green, yellow, red)

5.  Arrange the arrowhead graphics in their respective positions over the
circle.  Select 1/3 of each circle and delete the rest, since only 1/3 of
each color will be visible in the completed graphic.

6.  Arrange all elements to look like your graphic and do the bevel effect.

Probably a million other ways that are more effective, but that's the
quickest way I can think of.

HTH,
Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Noteworthy Web Designs" <webmaster(at)noteworthydesigns.com>
To: "Charles A Upsdell" <cupsdell(at)upsdell.com>
Cc: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: graphics help


> Does anyone know how to re-create the curved arrows? I've been using Paint
> Shop Pro 6. Thanks! (I'd rather just start from scratch anyway:-)
>
> Charles A Upsdell wrote:
>
> > Karen:
> >
> > It would probably be best to re-create the graphic.  It looks pretty
> > simple, and you would end up having something that (a) looks better
(right
> > now it has a bad case of the jaggies), and (b) is easier to change in
the
> > future.
> >
> > At 06:36 PM 04/25/02, you wrote:
> > >I need help in changing a graphic for a customer. See the site map at
> > >http://www.klemm-and-associates.com. My customer would now like the
> > >arrowed circle totally revamped. He'd like the dark pinkish red and the
> > >blue to be different shades, he'd like the colors of the lettering to
be
> > >different, and he'd like the whole thing turned so that the shades are
> > >in different places (blue on the left, gold on the right, and maroon at
> > >the bottom). But, I'm having trouble taking off the lettering without
> > >the whole thing looking crummy. I took this over from someone else, and
> > >the arrowed circle was never saved without the letters. Is there a
clean
> > >way to take the words off, and if not, an easy way to redo the curved
> > >arrows? THanks!
> >
> > -
> > Chuck Upsdell
> > Email:     cupsdell(at)upsdell.com
> > Website:   http://www.upsdell.com/
>
> --
> Karen Stafford
> Noteworthy Web Designs
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>
>
>

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