Note Book.
Skill Level Beginner...Assuming knowledge of path tools.
Tools: Path and transform tools.
Path Edit.
Continue Draw.
PI 10 users please substitute border and depth for width and depth.
The texture effect will be found Effect then texture filter.
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Making the covers.
1.Open a new canvas 400W x 500H colour white.
Using the path drawing tool shape rectangle, mode 2D for now, colour any.
Draw a rectangle 212W x 330W.
Adjust this size if you want the book to be a different size.
2.Click into path edit.
Move both of the nodes on the right hand side upwards as shown.
Exit path edit.
3.Right click and duplicate this piece.
Place the duplicate on a separate canvas for now.
If you want to apply a preset please do so now, in this one I have used only a colour.
4.Now change to 3D mode, border 6 depth 30.
Add a shadow, as pictured with the settings shown.
1.Open a new canvas 400W x 500H colour white.
Using the path drawing tool shape rectangle, mode 2D for now, colour any.
Draw a rectangle 212W x 330W.
Adjust this size if you want the book to be a different size.
2.Click into path edit.
Move both of the nodes on the right hand side upwards as shown.
Exit path edit.
3.Right click and duplicate this piece.
Place the duplicate on a separate canvas for now.
If you want to apply a preset please do so now, in this one I have used only a colour.
4.Now change to 3D mode, border 6 depth 30.
Add a shadow, as pictured with the settings shown.
Making the holes.
5.Select your book front and change the mode to continue draw.
Shape circle and draw a tiny circle approx 9 x 9.
Change the mode to 3D round and then to path edit.
Click on the background to deselect everything, then select the small circle only.
Now duplicate this circle 10 times.
6.Now while holding down the shift key select all these circles.
To do this just click inside the circles near to the tops.
With the circles still selected click the align button and align left.
Click the background again and deselect all the circles then select the bottom one and move it to the correct position.
Now select all the circles once more and align distribute vertically.
Return to mode 3D round.
7.Right click and select "split shadow"
Now right click on this piece (cover and shadow) and duplicate, place the duplicate on a new canvas.
Working on the duplicate remove the shadow.
Book Spine.
8.Using the duplicate you made at the beginning, (this piece is still in 2D mode) change the colour to Hex: #ECE8E1
Move this piece to your main canvas.
Using the layer manager place it between the front piece of the book and the shadow.
All that should be visible is the part behind the holes....see picture on the left.
Right click and select all 3 pieces then merge as a single object.
Have you saved this recently:-).
9.Now still using the colour Hex: #ECE8E1 draw a 2D rectangle size 20W X 322H.
Go into path edit and move the bottom left node upwards as shown.
Exit path edit and return to 2D mode.
10.Now add some texture to this piece to make it look like pages.
Effect then Material Effect then texture filter.
Use emboss 9 changing the settings to those shown.
Right click arrange and send that piece to the back.
11.Now get the duplicate of the front (the piece you just made in step 7) and move it back to the main canvas.
Right click arrange and send to back.
Place in position as shown.
Right click and merge as single object.
The Spiral Rings
12.Using the path outline tool.....ellipse shape border 1 depth 30 draw an ellipse size 45 wide x 8 high.
Apply the silver 2 preset from the material attribute metallic gallery.
Place in position as shown.( I changed the background colour so this was more eaily visible)
13.Convert to image and using the eraser tool size 8 soft edge 0, carefully erase the top part of the ellipse so you end up with one ring as shown.
Be careful to leave the tiny part that will show through the hole on the back cover of the notebook.
14.Select the ring and duplicate, put both rings in position as shown.
Merge the rings as a single object then duplicate that as many times as you need for each hole in the cover.
Place in position and select all objects and merge as single object.
15.One note book all done, all that remains is to decorate the front.
Use text or a fancy font or a nice picture, remember you need to keep the perspective correct.
Now you have a basic note book you can play around with this to make other things, for example, a photo flip album or maybe a guest book?...Have fun!!
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