circle pattern before and after

Start by selecting a paper that you like or use the art included in the below FREE download. This plate was made using 8.5"x8.5" by 200 dpi by cutting a circle out of a 12x12 paper. Results will vary depending on size and color. I have created 2 styles that will take the circle and add the bevel and emboss to create a plate.

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Download the paper and styles.

Note: Styles were created in Adobe Photoshop CS1 and may not work in other versions.

Start by opening a paper or use the flowerpower provided. Use the circle marquee and cut a circle out of the paper. Copy the circle to a new transparent document. Keep the size close to 8.5"x8.5" by 200 dpi. Load the styles. Under layers duplicate the circle 2 times. There will be 3 circles. Select yellow style 1 for layer in the middle and then yellow style 2 on the top. Make adjustments as necessary.

To flatten the plate so that you can stack them up link the layers and merge so that the plate is only 1 layer on a transparent background. Use the transform scale distort and pull the image from the middle straight down until it looks like below.

When testing the styles I noticed that they defaulted to a 120 degree angle and it is supposed to be -117. The altitude needed to be changed to 42. Using different art you will have to change the shadow color. Below is a sample of the kinds of changes that might need to be adjusted.

Note: You may need to change the contour curve to suit the curve of your image.

Turning a font into an embellishment.

Sample before and after applying gold.
Gold style included with above download.