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Folded Paper Tip

Submitted by Gimper on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 02:10.

Average: 4.4 (34 votes)
Preview:
paper_fold.jpg

This technique is common these days on blogs,icons, backgrounds etc so in this tutorial i will teach how to create a fairly simple folded paper tip.

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Getting Started

The aim of this tutorial is not trying to create a realistic result so don't mention it :)

Open a new image 640x480 , now lets start

step 1

Will first draw the flat paper using the "rectangle select" tool , once you have drawn it hit enter to finish.

step 2

Grab the Path tool and draw a triangle in the corner of the paper, *tip always switch to Edit mode to close off a path

step 3

now if you don't already have the Path dialog on screen go ahead an open it from Dialogs>Paths , inside you will see the path we drew, right click on it then click on "Subtract

step 4

Create a new layer and Fill your selection with solid white using the the "bucket fill" tool. go to filters>light & shadow>drop shadow in the dialog set values to
offset x: 0
offset y: 0
Blur radius:9
color 8f8f8f
opacity 80

go to Select none to remove the selection.

step 5

draw another path triangle and in the "tools option" dialog click on "Selection from path"

step 6

Create a new layer grab the blend tool select the FG to BG gradient from the tools option then set your bg color to white and your foreground to eaeaea

step 7

still with the blend tool selected apply it from the top corner of the triangle to the center bottom as shown in the image.

step 8

deselect go to filters>light & shadow >drop shadow and set the values to
offset x: -7
offset y: 2
Blur radius:9
color 8f8f8f
opacity 40

then move the piece 1px down and 1px to the right so that it cover some of the shadow in the corner

step 9

Select the "blend tool" and apply the same gradient in step 6 from top corner to bottom as shown in the image

thats it your done!

here is what i originally made the paper for, to place an icon for one of my shortcuts :) this outcome seems to have turned out better because i used a lighter gray in the gradient so try that.

You can download the XCF file from below , also if you need help please use the forum instead

Coffe

If you liked this post, you can buy me a coffee, thanks

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Re: Folded Paper Tip

Submitted by Visitor on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 08:19.

Well done! It is again a demonstration of how easy such nice effects can be acheived.

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Very good!!! Nice tut. I

Submitted by Visitor on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 14:17.

Very good!!!
Nice tut.

I try it

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http://img301.imageshack.us/i

Submitted by Siddharth on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 16:04.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2761/siggy5ax4.png I have used this technique in many of my icons :) nice tut :D

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Re: Folded Paper Tip

Submitted by Visitor on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 09:57.

Nice one - the gradient idea is so simple and effective and I doubt I would have thought of it myself :P

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Re: Folded Paper Tip

Submitted by JTornado (not verified) on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 17:57.

Great tutorial!! I just used this tutorial to create the same thing in Inkscape.
- Keep up the good work!

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Re: Folded Paper Tip

Submitted by Gimper on Sun, 04/20/2008 - 16:19.

your welcome :)

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Re: Folded Paper Tip

Submitted by Daniele (not verified) on Sat, 05/03/2008 - 11:54.

Great tutorial, simple and effective! Thanks!

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Re: Folded Paper Tip

Submitted by Shayne (not verified) on Fri, 07/25/2008 - 09:52.

in step 5 it wont let me click the Selection from Path, is there any other ways?

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Re: Folded Paper Tip

Submitted by Gimper on Fri, 07/25/2008 - 09:57.

Try going to dialogs>paths in there you should see your path that you drew, right click on the path layer and then click on path to selection.

btw it should work the way i mentioned in the tutorial. what version do you have?

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