Rivet

The second tutorial for the SNL Father's theme is for rivets.  I had asked in my tutorial group the difference between an eyelet and a rivet and was mostly told that a rivet is solid.  So, I modified my screw tutorial for rivets.  This tutorial will also use Cutout Effect to create highlights and shadows.

1.  Make a new canvas.  Mine is 200 x 200 because my screw head is pretty small.

2.  Choose the Ellipse Tool and then choose the Circle shape.  With the foreground set to transparent and the background set to the color of your rivet, draw out a circle to fit the canvas.

3.  Choose the Object Selection Tool (or Pick Tool) and click the "Center in Canvas" icon.

4.  Ctrl + Shift + B to obtain the selection from the vector object.

5.  Create a new layer (Layers > New Raster Layer).

6.  Apply a white cutout (Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout) to the new layer.

Vertical = 5
Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 100
Blur = 30.00
Shadow Color = White

7.  Create a new layer (Layers > New Raster Layer).

8.  Apply a black cutout (Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout) to the new layer.

Vertical = -5
Horizontal = -5
Opacity = 100
Blur = 30.00
Shadow Color = Black

9.  Go to the Ellipse Tool and click the 'Draw Circle' icon if it isn't already selected, then flip the foreground and background materials so that the background material is now transparent.

10.  Set the width to 25.  Draw out a new circle.  This time, the circle should have a thick border and the interior should be hollow.  This will be the ring between the other part of the rivet and the inner 'nub'.

11.  Choose the Object Selection Tool (or Pick Tool) and click the "Center in Canvas" icon.



12.  Ctrl + Shift + B to obtain the selection from the vector object.

13.  Apply a black cutout (Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout) to the selection.  You may get an auto-action confirmation dialog.  Click 'OK', if you do.

14.  Reduce the horizontal and vertical offsets on the Cutout Effect (Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout).

Vertical =1
Horizontal =1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 30.00
Shadow Color = Black

15.  The rivet is now complete if you don't want to add words.

16.  Optional.  To make the 'nub' in the center more pronounced, select it with the magic wand, then repeat steps 5-8.

17.  Optional.  Merge the shadow and highlight layers create through the Cutout Effect.  I used Layers > Merge > Merge Down.

18.  Optional.  Apply a Gaussian blur.

19.  Optional.  To add words, you must first create a circular path.  Go to the first vector layer (the one with the solid, filled circle).  Duplicate this layer (Layers > Duplicate).

20.  Optional.  Move the layer to the top.

21.  Optional.  Expand the layer and then click the 'New Ellipse' layer to make this circle the active vector.

22.  Optional.  Re-size the circle so that it is slightly larger than the ring.

23.  Optional.  Go to the text tool.  Make sure 'Create as Vector' is chosen. 

24.  Optional.  Click on the edge of the circle.

25.  Optional.  Type your text and make any spacing adjustments necessary.

26.  Optional.  Hide the circle layer by clicking on the eye next to the 'New Ellipse' layer.

27.  Optional.  Ctrl + Shift + B to obtain the selection from the vector object.

28.  Optional.  Convert the text layer to a raster layer (Layers > Convert to Raster Layer).

29.  Optional.  Apply a black cutout to the text to make it appear that the text has been burnt into the rivet.

Vertical =1
Horizontal =1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 30.00
Shadow Color = Black

All the optional steps on the rivet are now complete.