Making ribbons - is it possible?

[Trying]

using PDN ?

I have searched the site and the web looking for information on how to create wavy ribbons using PDN like the one above in red but have had no luck.

Is this possible ? if so could someone please explain or refer me to a tut, I have made a logo to print up some t-shirts for my website but would like to dress it up a bit.

Thanks in advance

[Curmudgeon]

yes, it's possible...don't think there's any plugins to automate it, yet it took me about 5 minutes to get this far

using line tool, panelling plugin, mirror plugin, rounded rectangle and move tool...if the separate components are on different layers, it makes erasing overlapping parts easy by magic-wand selecting one layer and using erasing in the selection on a different layer

[Trying]

Thanks for the reply and that looks good but I would like it to have that continuous 1 piece look instead of looking like blocks on top of blocks ?

[Trying]

Maybe this is a better example of what I'm after,

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Edited your thread title as per [rule=6]Rule #6[/rule]

[olav.k.m]

It's possible, but is one of those things that gets better the more time you spend making it i guess.

Here's one way:

1. Draw the different "levels of ribbon" on different layers using line tool and fill with paint bucket. Here I've used three separate layers for the three folds.

2. Duplicate each of the layers and invert the color. Then you have the same shape only white instead of black in my example. Use the gradient tool with transparency :AlphaChannel: and make the variations in light and shadow. (I also made the black lighter and the white darker)

3. Now your folding ribbon will probably not fit together in all the places, so using brush tool try correcting the minor flaws between the folds. I also added color using curves RGB and made some other minor adjustments.

Like I said, the more time you spend the better it gets.

Here's one attempt I did, spending a bit more time:

Hope this is understandable and a bit helpful

Good luck

[Trying]

cool.......thanks

I'll play around with that idea.

anyone else know of any other ways ?

[toe_head2001]

In the past I've used the Tube Effect plugin to assist with ribbon folding part.

[yellowman]

On a new layer draw your line, duplicate it twice then Motion Blur the one in the middle on 90 angle to about 45-50 and duplicate/merge it till you get the desired effect then ( optional) align the other lines one on top edge and one on the bottom:

[Trying]

Awesome yellowman, but I am struggling on how you got that first line like that, I only have 4 points I can move on my line ?

Is there a plugin I'm missing or something for more anchor points on the line tool ?

[yellowman]

I just made the left part of the line then mirrored it, but you can connect few lines in more than one step to get more complicated line.

And make the line red then run Conditional Hue/Saturation to give it multiplier color gradients.