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Several of you have asked for more fun projects, so I thought you would enjoy this one.
You will need a couple of things. You need to go here and pick out a color (or use one that you already have) that you would like to use - http://members.tripod.com/%7Eosodeoro/Spar...Sparkelies.html Keep in mind, for a dark background, pick a lighter shade and for a light background, a darker shade. When you find one that you like, right click on it and save it to your computer. Also, at the bottom of this article, you will find the flower background that you will need for this project. Just right click and save it to your computer. (Or you can use any background pattern that you like.)
After you save the background to your computer, go to gifworks at http://www.gifworks.com/. Click on "file" and then to "file open". Click on "browse" under "method 2". Now find your background that you saved from the attachment and click on it and then click "open". Now click "upload image" and wait for the image to appear.
When it does, go up to "edit" and then to "add transparency". Another box will come up with the option to click on the color that you want to make transparent. Click on the "black" and wait for your new image to appear. Now go back to "edit" and then to "resize/crop" and then to "resize". A little box will come up with the measurements. Uncheck the box that says "constrain proportions".
Now reset your measurements so that they will be more "egg shaped". I changed mine to 100x150.
Wait for the new image and then go to "effects" and to "warp" and then to "sphere".
Wait again for the new image. When it appears, go up to "file" and then "file save" - click and wait for your image. When it appears, right click and save it to your computer.
*If you ever find that the Imagemagick site won't work in
the tutorial, please check here for additional Imagemagick sites. http://www.mypcclinic.com/forums/sh...9984#post129984 Now go to Image Magick at http://magick.net4tv.com/MagickStudio/scri...agickStudio.cgi Click on "browse" and find your image that you saved, click on it and then click "view". Wait on your image to appear and then click on the "composite tab" up top. Again click on "browse" - find your "color" that you want to use and click on it and then click "open". Go down to your "compose" options and set it for "in" and then put a check in the box beside "tile across and down the image canvas". Leave all the other settings where they are.
Now click on the "composite button" NOT the "composite tab" up top. Now click on the "ouput" tab up top. On the next page, your settings should be fine - just press the "output" button NOT the "output" tab up top. On the next page, you will see one large image with several smaller ones underneath. Wait for the page to load, then left click on the larger image which will bring it up on a page by itself. When it does, you can right click on it and save it to your computer. If you ever get an error message, click your browser's back button and then right click and save the image from that page.
Here is the Flower Background:
Here is the Finished Egg:
You can use the eggs just like that or put a base on them or use different colors, etc. - the options are endless!
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