Tutorial: AKVIS Chameleon

Valentine card

Consult the article "Blend mode" to get the same result with the new version. In the older versions (before v.5.0) this mode was called Snapshot and applied automatically right after you launch the plugin from the menu Filter.

This example shows how to create a Valentine's day card for your loved ones.

You need:

• Adobe Photoshop (or other photo editor compatible with AKVIS Chameleon),
• AKVIS Chameleon plug-in,
• a primary image for the postcard (in our case it is an image with rose petals),
• a picture frame (we've chosen an image with an ice picture frame)
• a bit of your time.

Let's proceed to the St.Valentine's card creation:

• Step 1. Open the original images in Adobe Photoshop.
  
• Step 2. We will combine the image of rose petals and the picture frame (these two image must be of the same size):
  • activate the image of the picture frame and call the command Filter - AKVIS - Chameleon (Take Snapshot);
  • go to the image with rose petals, call the command Select - All and copy the selection using the command Edit - Copy);
  • insert the selected image of rose petals into the picture frame (Edit - Paste) and run the command Filter - AKVIS - Chameleon (Use Snapshot).

  As a result you get the following image:

  
• Step 3. Let's add an inscription:
  • Select the Horizontal Type tool from the Toolbar.
  • Set parameters for the Horizontal Type tool in the Option bar: font - "Script MT Bold", size "100", Strong, text color - black.
  • Click on the image and type a text, for example, "I love you". The inscription will be created on a separate layer.
  
  • Make sure that you are still on the layer with the typed text and call the command Filter - AKVIS - Chameleon. As a result the inscription will acquire the colors of the background and even become invisible.
  
  • Make sure that you are on the layer with the text and apply the layer effects Outer Glow and Inner Glow, selecting the commands Layer - Layer Style - Outer Glow and Layer - Layer Style - Inner Glow.
  
• Step 4. Let's add a Valentine heart:
  • Select the Custom Shape tool from the Toolbar.
  • Select the Heart Card shape from the available list of shapes in the Shape parameter of the Option toolbar.
  • Add a heart on the new layer.
  
  • Activate the layer with the heart and call the command Filter - AKVIS - Chameleon. As a result the color of the heart will change from black to rose.
  
  • Activate the layer with the Valentine hearts and apply the layer effects Outer Glow and Inner Glow by calling the command Layer - Layer Style - Outer Glow and Inner Glow.
  
  • Rotate the heart a bit using the command Edit - Free Transform.
  • Create a copy of the layer with the heart and select the command Layer - Duplicate Layer.
  • Move the second heart to the right and rotate it with the command Edit - Free Transform.

Now we adjust the position of the inscription and the hearts on the greeting card and the Valentine card is ready.