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How to Create an Invite for a Winter Wedding in Adobe InDesign

Post pobrano z: How to Create an Invite for a Winter Wedding in Adobe InDesign

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What You’ll Be Creating

This is a romantic, rustic invitation which would be a perfect fit for winter weddings. In this tutorial suitable for beginners to Adobe InDesign, we’ll look at how to put together the invitation card and how to export your design ready for printing. 

We’ll be dipping into vector software to edit the tree graphics in the design, so you will need access to Illustrator too.

Ready to get swept up in the romance of the colder months? Let’s go!

Psst! Looking for wedding invite templates that are easy to edit and look amazing too? Check out the selection over on GraphicRiver and Envato Elements.

What You’ll Need to Create Your Invite

As well as access to InDesign and Illustrator, you’ll need to download the following images and font files too:

Note on sizing: We’ll be setting up the cards to a standard 4.5 in by 6.25 in size, which will fit inside standard sized envelopes that you can easily find online or in a stationery store. Try pairing your cards with a brown paper envelope for rustic charm. 

1. How to Create a Rustic Backdrop for Your Invite

Step 1

Open up Adobe InDesign and go to File > New > Document. 

With the Intent set to Print, uncheck the Facing Pages box. Set the Width of the page to 4.5 in and the Height to 6.25 in. 

Add Margins of 0.5 in and a Bleed of 0.25 in. Then head up and click OK.

new document

Step 2

Expand the Layers panel and double-click on the Layer 1 name. Rename the layer Background and click OK. 

Take the Rectangle Frame Tool (F) and drag across the whole page, extending the image frame up to the edges of the bleed on all sides. Go to File > Place, choose the brown paper texture image you downloaded earlier, and click Open. Allow the image to fill up the whole frame. 

brown paper background

Step 3

Expand the Swatches panel (Window > Color > Swatches) and choose New Color Swatch from the panel’s drop-down menu (at top-right). 

Set the Type to Process and Mode to CMYK, and adjust the levels below to C=16 M=31 Y=36 K=4. Click Add and then OK. 

swatch options

Take the Rectangle Tool (M) and drag across the whole page, before setting the Fill of the shape to your new brown swatch from the Swatches panel. 

colored rectangle

With the shape selected, go to Object > Effects > Transparency. Bring the Opacity down to 35% and click OK. 

effects transparency

2. How to Format Elegant Typography on Your Invite

Step 1

Lock the Background layer and click on the Create New Layer button at the bottom of the panel. Rename this new layer Typography. 

With the rulers visible (go to View > Show Rulers if not), drag out a guide from the left-hand ruler, dropping it in the center of the page. This will help you judge how centered the typography elements on your page are.

guide in center

Use the Type Tool (T) to create a text frame across the central guide, about a third of the way down the page. Type in ‘Name 1’.

From either the top Controls panel or the Character and Paragraph panels (Window > Type > Character and Paragraph), set the Font to Love Hewits, Size 80 pt. From the Swatches panel, adjust the Font Color to [Paper].

name one

Step 2

Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste the text frame and position it below and a little to the right of the original. Edit the text to read ‘Name 2’.

name two

You can create a smaller text frame to the left of the second name, type in an ampersand (‘&’), and set the Font to Miama. 

ampersand

Step 3

Once you’re happy with the formatting of the names, you may want to vectorise the text to make it a little easier to scale the names up and down as a group. Select all three text frames with your mouse and go to Type > Create Outlines. 

outlined text

Right-click on the vectors and choose Group. Then you can scale the names together, while holding down Shift, and adjust the position until you are happy with the result. 

script vector

Step 4

In the Swatches panel, choose New Color Swatch from the panel’s menu. Name the swatch Charcoal and set the levels to C=62 M=52 Y=50 K=47. 

charcoal swatch

Create a new text frame above the names, centering it on the page. Type in introductory text, such as ‘Please join us to celebrate the wedding of’, and set the Font to Aleo Bold, Size 8 pt, Align Center and increase the Tracking (space between all letters) to 200. 

From the Swatches panel, switch the Font Color to Charcoal. 

text frame aleo

Step 5

Build up more text frames below the names by copying and pasting the top text frame repeatedly. Adjust the text to read the date and time of the event, then the place, and finally a ‘PTO for more details’ note if you want to place extra info like directions or contact details on the reverse of the card. 

text frames

3. How to Add Snowy Forest Details to Your Invite

Step 1

Open up the winter tree vector in Illustrator. Isolate the tree silhouette alone, and head up to Edit > Copy.

tree vector

Back in InDesign, lock the Typography layer and create a new layer above called Trees. Edit > Paste the tree vector directly onto the page. Position it at the bottom center of the page, and set the Fill to Charcoal. 

placed vector

Step 2

With the tree selected, go to Object > Effects > Transparency. Choose Multiply from the Mode menu, and pull the Opacity down to 80%. Click OK. 

multiply

Copy and Paste the tree and scale it down a little, before placing it to the left of the original tree, allowing some of the branches to overlap. Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste this second tree and move it over to the right side, creating a fan effect. 

placed tree

Step 3

We can add extra details, like berries and snow, to the card to make it extra special. 

Create a new swatch called Berry Red, C=15 M=87 Y=57 K=4. Then lock the Trees layer and create a new layer above, called Berries. 

berry red swatch

Take the Pencil Tool (N) and draw a rough berry shape over the top of one of the tree branches, setting the Fill to Berry Red.

berry shape

Select the red shape and copy and paste repeatedly, spreading the berries across the tops of all the branches. 

berries

Step 4

Open the paint drops vector in Illustrator and adjust the color of the drops from black to White. Make sure to remove the background too, before saving as an Illustrator EPS (.eps) file. 

Back in InDesign, create a new layer called Snow, and drag this down to sit above the Background layer and below the Typography layer. 

snow layer

Zoom into the top-right corner of the page and use the Pencil Tool (N) to draw a rough cloud-like shape onto the page. 

pencil tool

Make sure the Fill and Stroke of the shape are set to [None] before going to File > Place. Choose the paint drops vector in white you edited earlier, and allow it to fill the shape. 

filled shape

Step 5

Copy and Paste the shape a few times, rotating each one slightly differently, and creating a cluster of shapes around the top-right corner of the layout, using them to create a frame around the edges of the page. 

rotated shape

Select all the shapes and Right-Click > Group. 

group

Copy and Paste the group repeatedly, positioning each group around the perimeter of the page, building up a snowy border around the whole invite. 

snow border
final border

Step 6

Create a new layer at the top of the sequence, naming it Snow Cap. 

As we did with the border detailing, take the Pencil Tool (N) and doodle a small snow cap shape over the top of part of the central tree’s branches, as shown below. 

pencil tool

With the Stroke and Fill of the shape set to [None], go to File > Place and choose the white paint drops image as before, allowing it to fill the shape. 

filled snow cap

Repeat the process of creating and filling snow cap shapes across the curved top of the central tree.

snow caps

When you’ve finished, Right-Click > Group the snow caps.

group

Copy and Paste the group, scaling it down and repositioning to fit over the top of the left-hand tree. Repeat for the tree on the right side too. 

snow cap final

4. How to Export Your Design for Printing

Step 1

Make sure to first File > Save your work, and then go to File > Export.

Choose Adobe PDF (Print) from the Format menu at the bottom of the Export window, name your file appropriately (something like ‘Wedding invite_final for print.pdf’), and hit Save.

In the window that opens, choose Press Quality from the Adobe PDF Preset dropdown menu at the top.

press quality

Step 2

Then click on Marks and Bleeds in the window’s left-hand menu. Check All Printer’s Marks and Use Document Bleed Settings, before clicking Export. 

export pdf

This will create a ready-to-print PDF file which you can send straight off to the printer’s—great job!

Conclusion

Your winter wedding invitation is finished. Awesome work! All you have to do now is send them off in the post, and get ready for the big day.

In this tutorial, we’ve covered a number of key skills relating to print and stationery design. You should now feel more confident with tackling projects like this and using your newfound skills to create more spectacular invitations. 

On the hunt for wedding invite templates that are quick and easy to customize and look fantastic too? Check out the range on GraphicRiver and Envato Elements.

final invite
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5 cool ideas to give a new life to everyday items by repurposing them

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Recycling is a way to stop the waste, it makes sure that the products you throw will come back to life in another form. However, there is a way to recycle your everyday items by yourself, especially if you are a designer.

1. Vintage Tennis Rackets turned into Mirrors

The shape of a tennis racket looks like a mirror frame, so why not just take this literally and just create a mirror with your old tennis rackets?

2. The Bath Tub Couch

These old vintage bathtubs look great when used for their primary functionality already, but they even look better when repurposed into couches.

3. An Old Dresser turned into an Awesome Gardening Planter

Turning a furniture into a planter doesn’t only give it a new life, it makes grow new life.

4. The Beer Chandelier

Using the word chandelier usually connotates a classy item for lightening your interior, not exactly something you’d imagine to be built with old beer bottles. However, if you look at the image under, you can see that it can work pretty well.

5. The Bathroom Bike

A great way to decorated a bathroom, include your old bike into the interior design of the room.

As a conclusion, the examples shown here should be convincing enough for us to always try to find a clever and practical solution before throwing anything.

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How to Draw Christmas Presents in the Snow in Adobe Illustrator

Post pobrano z: How to Draw Christmas Presents in the Snow in Adobe Illustrator

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What You’ll Be Creating

In this tutorial you will learn how to use the Mesh Tool in Adobe Illustrator to create a vector Christmas background with a pile of gift boxes!

If you want to skip the tutorial and just use these presents along with some other awesome elements in your work, you can purchase Christmas Gift Boxes in Snow from GraphicRiver!

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Christmas Gift Boxes in Snow

1. How to Draw the First Present

Step 1

For our very first step, grab a red (#B33029) rectangle.

Proceed to Effects > Warp > Arc and apply the effect with the following settings:

  • Bend -28%
  • Horizontal 0%
  • Vertical 0%
bend the rectangle

Step 2

Go to Object > Expand Appearance, and modify the shape by bringing its edges up a bit.

Let’s begin using Mesh! Grab the Mesh Tool (U) and create a Mesh Grid like the one in the screenshot below by clicking where the nodes are supposed to be.

Once your Mesh Grid is done, begin coloring it by selecting the indicated column of nodes with the Mesh Tool (U) and changing their color to #F9E5D5.

Continue by coloring the nodes selected in the screenshot below with #D04640.

Finally, color the six nodes on the left edge of the shape with #941F17.

apply mesh

Step 3

Draw the lid of the box using the same technique and these colors:

  1. #D24741
  2. #D45458
  3. #FFE0D0
color the lid with mesh

Step 4

Create the bottom side of the gift box using the Mesh Tool and the following colors:

  1. –
  2. #B12E27
  3. #FFEFDE
  4. #DD544E
  5. #941F17
  6. #EF8A7E
color the side with mesh

Step 5

Assemble the box out of the three parts we made!

assemble the box

Step 6

Let’s move on to creating the bow!

Create the first element with Mesh and these colors:

  1. #AE2C26
  2. –
  3. #871910
  4. #3E0600
draw one part of bow

Step 7

Create the second element.

  1. #8F1D15
  2. #FAB7A8
  3. #721107
  4. #150100
draw second part

Step 8

Put both elements together to create the first piece of the bow.

join bow

Step 9

Create another bottom part of the bow with Mesh.

  1. #AB2C25
  2. #7A150B
  3. #120100
use mesh to draw

Step 10

Create the accompanying top part.

  1. #A0241E
  2. #D74F48
  3. #FADCCC
  4. #80170D
  5. #190200
draw more ribbon

Step 11

Again, put the last two parts together.

put together bow part

Step 12

Draw the first half of piece number 3.

  1. #B9352E
  2. –
  3. #FFF7E6
draw mesh bow

Step 13

Draw another part.

  1. #C13C36
  2. –
  3. #480700
color mesh bow

Step 14

Put together the third piece.

add mesh together

Step 15

Draw another part of the bow.

  1. #C7413B
  2. –
  3. #691108
color mesh bow

Step 16

Draw this part out of two shapes, both colored with #C7413B.

  1. #C7413B
  2. #FFF7E6
  3. #4F0800
draw with mesh

Step 17

Join our final two parts together!

join final two parts of the bow

Step 18

Now put together the left half of the bow, as indicated by the numbers.

add four parts together

Step 19

Go to Object > Transform > Reflect, choose the Vertical option, and press Copy to complete the bow.

create full bow

Step 20

Draw a #100000 filled ellipse to serve as a shadow for the base of the bow.

draw black shadow

Step 21

Place it onto the base.

add shadow

Step 22

Add the bow on top of the gift box we drew earlier.

add bow

Step 23

Draw an ellipse filled with a Radial Gradient (#58342D to white) to create another shadow. Use the Multiply transparency mode.

draw shadow

Step 24

Add shadows on the base of the bow and under the box.

place two shadows

Step 25

Let’s create a new color variant of this box!

Proceed to Edit > Edit Colors > Convert to Greyscale.

convert to grayscale

Step 26

Go to Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors and tweak the Black in the box by -14%.

change color

Step 27

Finally, return to Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors, only now choosing the RGB mode.

Tick Convert on the top of the window, and set the following parameters:

  • Red: -33%
  • Green: -9%
  • Blue: -9%
color to cyan

2. How to Draw the Second Present

Step 1

Draw the left side of the second gift box’s lid with Mesh.

  1. #D3CFB4
  2. #ABA485
  3. #817756
  4. #F7F5DF
draw side of box with mesh

Step 2

Draw the right part of the lid.

  1. #E8E5CD
  2. #C5BFA4
  3. #F7F5DF
draw another side

Step 3

Draw the left side of the box.

  1. #9E9676
  2. #695F3E
  3. #796F4D
  4. #E8E3CD
bottom of box with mesh

Step 4

Draw the right side of the box.

  1. #CDC8AC
  2. #695F3E
  3. #796F4D
  4. #E8E3CD
side of box

Step 5

Draw the lid.

  1. #F2F1DB
  2. #CFCAB0
  3. #E9E6CF
draw the lid using gradient mesh

Step 6

Put together the second box.

assemble the gift box

Step 7

Recolor a copy of the box with Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors and these settings:

  • Red: -60%
  • Green: -37%
  • Blue: -12%
recolor the christmas present

Step 8

Create another green box out of a copy with Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors:

  • Red: -45%
  • Green: -36%
  • Blue: -34%
color the box green

Step 9

Begin drawing the cyan bow.

  1. #3B7F92
  2. #9DD9CA
  3. #113C33
  4. #236072
draw cyan bow

Step 10

Draw the second element.

  1. #3B7F92
  2. #A0DBCD
  3. #0E3533
  4. #489397
  5. #285F64
draw another bow part

Step 11

Draw the next part.

  1. #1A4F63
  2. #05210B
draw another part

Step 12

Create the next element.

  1. #1E556C
  2. #89CDC4
  3. #27678B
  4. #154549
  5. #53A1AD
draw mesh bow part

Step 13

  1. #1D5268
  2. #7FC4BE
  3. #28698C
  4. #112F3F
Draw mesh ribbon

Step 14

Draw the final part of the bow.

  1. #28667A
  2. #5299A7
  3. #0D3A3F
  4. #66B9C4
mesh final piece

Step 15

Create a shadow for the bow by filling an ellipse with a #0B3330 to white Radial Gradient and Multiply transparency.

add shadow

Step 16

Add all the parts together.

assemble bow

Step 17

Let’s begin drawing the ribbon for the bow!

  1. #286372
  2. #79C5CD
  3. #61A9B6
  4. #0F2A30
draw cyan ribbon

Step 18

Draw the top part of the ribbon.

  1. #3C8395
  2. #153538
  3. #59A3B0
draw mesh ribbon

Step 19

Join these two together!

bring together ribbon

Step 20

Create another element.

  1. #2C6779
  2. #144349
  3. #5EAABA
  4. #93D8DB
draw another mesh

Step 21

Draw the last section of the ribbon.

  1. #5EAABA
  2. #16454C
last mesh piece

Step 22

Draw a pattern for the box.

Use two circles with a #408696 Stroke, which you would then Expand. Create a couple of different versions.

pattern

Step 23

Create a rectangular pattern out of the circles.

create pattern

Step 24

Create two copies of the pattern.

Go to Effect > Distort & Transform > Free Distort and create a pattern for the side of the box.

free discort

Step 25

Grab the second copy and through Effect > Distort & Transform > Free Distort, create a pattern for the lid.

free discort

Step 26

Apply the pattern and the bow with the ribbon to the box.

add pattern to box

Step 27

Grab a copy of the pattern, and set it to Multiply and 60% Opacity before applying it to the blue box.

recolor

Step 28

Take another pattern, this time with Screen and 60% Opacity, for the green box.

recolor

Step 29

Recolor the bow and the pattern with Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors:

  • Red: 45%
  • Green: -47%
  • Blue: -41%
change bow to red

Step 30

Arrange the boxes we made into a pile.

create group of presents

3. How to Draw the Third Present

Step 1

Begin drawing the third box.

  1. #778C80
  2. #B6CCBC
  3. #363E2A
  4. #353C28
  5. #5B6B5B
side of the box

Step 2

Draw the lid.

  1. #B2CDBF
  2. #FEF9E7
  3. #95B0A7
lid with mesh

Step 3

Draw the side of the lid.

  1. #8EA59B
  2. #EDEFDE
  3. #708477
  4. #A1BCB3
  5. #515F4F
side of the lid with mesh

Step 4

Assemble the gift box.

put together present

Step 5

Begin drawing a bow.

  1. #90A29A
  2. #102114
  3. #C8D8C2
  4. #637568
bow part

Step 6

Draw the second part.

  1. #55675F
  2. #DBEAD4
  3. #798E87
  4. #D4352C
mesh piece

Step 7

Draw another element with mesh.

  1. #95A79F
  2. #ECFCDF
  3. #091B0F
3rd bow part

Step 8

  1. #8FA299
  2. #516156
  3. #CDDECD
draw with mesh

Step 9

  1. #A7BAB3
  2. #E9FCDD
  3. #75867C
  4. #112216
another part of bow

Step 10

  1. #112317
  2. #53655C
mesh part of bow

Step 11

  1. #7C9884
  2. #E5EDE3
  3. #224029
7th mesh part

Step 12

Draw the eighth element:

  1. #223B29
  2. #46614F

and the final part.

  1. #37513E
  2. #0E2312
  3. #893398
two final parts

Step 13

Assemble the bow!

put together bow

Step 14

Place the bow onto the box.

place bow

Step 15

Recolor a copy of the present into blue by using Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Colors:

  • Red: -18%
  • Green: -7%
  • Blue: 15%
recolor box

Step 16

Apply Edit > Edit Colors > Saturate with -35% Intensity to get a light blue box.

desaturate box

Step 17

Add these boxes and the boxes made in the first section to the group.

create group

4. How to Draw the Background

Step 1

Draw the background with Mesh:

  1. #6C9F99
  2. #C4D7CA
  3. #99C0B8
  4. #D7E2D2
  5. #3F7D79
color background with mesh

Step 2

Add a drawing of snow.

  1. #EFF4E4
  2. #D1E0D5
draw mesh snow

Step 3

Combine the two.

add snow

Step 4

Place the group of presents on the snow.

Next, draw a rectangle and put it on top of the image. The rectangle should „frame” everything you want to keep in the picture.

Select all the elements, right-click, and choose Make Clipping Mask.

clipping mask

Step 5

To create some falling snow, refer to my older Christmas tutorial! Give it 60% Opacity.

add snow from older tutorial

Step 6

Our picture is finished!

final picture

Awesome Work, You’re Now Done!

What now? You can try any of my other tutorials from my profile, or check out my portfolio on GraphicRiver, as well as the original vector we recreated in this tutorial.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial, and I would be super happy to see any results in the comments below!

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Christmas Gift Boxes in Snow
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Content Security Policy: The Easy Way to Prevent Mixed Content

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I recently learned about a browser feature where, if you provide a special HTTP header, it will automatically post to a URL with a report of any non-HTTPS content. This would be a great thing to do when transitioning a site to HTTPS, for example, to root out any mixed content warnings. In this article, we’ll implement this feature via a small WordPress plugin.

What is mixed content?

„Mixed content” means you’re loading a page over HTTPS page, but some of the assets on that page (images, videos, CSS, scripts, scripts called by scripts, etc) are loaded via plain HTTP.

A browser pop up window of a security warning about unsecure content.
A browser warning about mixed content.

I’m going to assume that we’re all too familiar with this warning and refer the reader to this excellent primer for more background on mixed content.

What is Content Security Policy?

A Content Security Policy (CSP) is a browser feature that gives us a way to instruct the browser on how to handle mixed content errors. By including special HTTP headers in our pages, we can tell the browser to block, upgrade, or report on mixed content. This article focuses on reporting because it gives us a simple and useful entry point into CSP’s in general.

CSP is an oddly opaque name. Don’t let it spook you, as it’s very simple to work with. It seems to have terrific support per caniuse. Here’s how the outgoing report is shaped in Chrome:

{
    "csp-report": {
        "document-uri":"http://localhost/wp/2017/03/21/godaddys-micro-dollars/",
        "referrer":"http://localhost/wp/",
        "violated-directive":"style-src",
        "effective-directive":"style-src",
        "original-policy":"default-src https: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; report-uri http://localhost/wp/wp-json/csst_consecpol/v1/incidents",
        "disposition":"report",
        "blocked-uri":"http://localhost/wp/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=4.8.2",
        "status-code":200,
        "script-sample":""
    }
}

Here’s what it looks like in its natural habitat:

The outgoing report in the network panel of Chrome’s inspector.

What do I do with this?

What you’re going to have to do, is tell the browser what URL to send that report to, and then have some logic on your server to listen for it. From there, you can have it write to a log file, a database table, an email, whatever. Just be aware that you will likely generate an overwhelming amount of reports. Be very much on guard against self-DOSing!

Can I just see an example?

You may! I made a small WordPress plugin to show you. The plugin has no UI, just activate it and go. You could peel most of this out and use it in a non-WordPress environment rather directly, and this article does not assume any particular WordPress knowledge beyond activating a plugin and navigating the file system a bit. We’ll spend the rest of this article digging into said plugin.

Sending the headers

Our first step will be to include our content security policy as an HTTP header. Check out this file from the plugin. It’s quite short, and I think you’ll be delighted to see how simple it is.

The relevant bit is this line:

header( "Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only: default-src https: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; report-uri $rest_url" );

There a lot of args we can play around with there.

  • With the Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only arg, we’re saying that we want a report of the assets that violate our policy, but we don’t want to actually block or otherwise affect them.
  • With the default-src arg, we’re saying that we’re on the lookout for all types of assets, as opposed to just images or fonts or scripts, say.
  • With the https arg, we’re saying that our policy is to only approve of assets that get loaded via https.
  • With the unsafe-inline and unsafe-eval args, we’re saying we care about both inline resources like a normal image tag, and various methods for concocting code from strings, like JavaScripts eval() function.
  • Finally, most interestingly, with the report-uri $rest_url arg, we’re giving the browser a URL to which it should send the report.

If you want more details about the args, there is an excellent doc on Mozilla.org. It’s also worth noting that we could instead send our CSP as a meta tag although I find the syntax awkward and Google notes that it is not their preferred method.

This article will only utilize the HTTP header technique, and you’ll notice that in my header, I’m doing some work to build the report URL. It happens to be a WP API URL. We’ll dig into that next.

Registering an endpoint

You are likely familiar with the WP API. In the old days before we had the WP API, when I needed some arbitrary URL to listen for a form submission, I would often make a page, or a post of a custom post type. This was annoying and fragile because it was too easy to delete the page in wp-admin without realizing what it was for. With the WP API, we have a much more stable way to register a listener, and I do so in this class. There are three points of interest in this class.

In the first function, after checking to make sure my log is not getting too big, I make a call to register_rest_route(), which is a WordPress core function for registering a listener:

function rest_api_init() {

    $check_log_file_size = $this -> check_log_file_size();
    if( ! $check_log_file_size ) { return FALSE; }

    ...                

    register_rest_route(
        CSST_CONSECPOL . '/' . $rest_version,
        '/' . $rest_ep . '/',
        array(
           'methods'  => 'POST',
           'callback' => array( $this, 'cb' ),
        )
    );

}

That function also allows me to register a callback function, which handles the posted CSP report:

function cb( \WP_REST_Request $request ) {

    $body = $request -> get_body();
    $body = json_decode( $body, TRUE );
    $csp_report = $body['csp-report'];

    ...

    $record = new Record( $args );
    $out = $record -> get_log_entry();

}

In that function, I massage the report in it’s raw format, into a PHP array that my logging class will handle.

Creating a log file

In this class, I create a directory in the wp-content folder where my log file will live. I’m not a big fan of checking for stuff like this on every single page load, so notice that this function first checks to see if this is the first page load since a plugin update, before bothering to make the directory.

function make_directory() {

    $out = NULL;

    $update = new Update;
    if( ! $update -> get_is_update() ) { return FALSE; }

    $log_dir_path = $this -> meta -> get_log_dir_path();
    $file_exists = file_exists( $log_dir_path );

    if( $file_exists ) { return FALSE; }

    $out = mkdir( $log_dir_path, 0775, TRUE );

    return $out;

}

That update logic is in a different class and is wildly useful for lots of things, but not of special interest for this article.

Logging mixed content

Now that we have CSP reports getting posted, and we have a directory to log them to, let’s look at how to actually convert a report into a log entry,

In this class I have a function for adding new records to our log file. It’s interesting that much of the heavy lifting is simply a matter of providing the a arg to the fopen() function:

function add_row( $array ) {

    // Open for writing only; place the file pointer at the end of the file. If the file does not exist, attempt to create it.
    $mode = 'a';

    // Open the file.
    $path   = $this -> meta -> get_log_file_path();
    $handle = fopen( $path, $mode );

    // Add the row to the spreadsheet.
    fputcsv( $handle, $array );

    // Close the file.
    fclose( $handle );

    return TRUE;

}

Nothing particular to WordPress here, just a dude adding a row to a csv in a normal-ish PHP manner. Again, if you don’t care for the idea of having a log file, you could have it send an email or write to the database, or whatever seems best.

Caveats

At this point we’ve covered all of the interesting highlights from my plugin, and I’d advice on offer a couple of pitfalls to watch out for.

First, be aware that CSP reports, like any browser feature, are subject to cross-browser differences. Look at this shockingly, painstakingly detailed report on such differences.

Second, be aware that if you have a server configuration that prevents mixed content from being requested, then the browser will never get a chance to report on it. In such a scenario, CSP reports are more useful as a way to prepare for a migration to https, rather than a way to monitor https compliance. An example of this configuration is Cloudflare’s „Always Use HTTPS„.

Finally, the self-DOS issue bears repeating. It’s completely reasonable to assume that a popular site will rack up millions of reports per month. Therefore, rather than track the reports on your own server or database, consider outsourcing this to a service such as httpschecker.net.

Next steps

Some next steps specific to WordPress would be to add a UI for downloading the report file. You could also store the reports in the database instead of in a file. This would make it economical to, say, determine if a new record already exists before adding it as a duplicate.

More generally, I would encourage the curious reader to experiment with the many possible args for the CSP header. It’s impressive that so much power is packed into such a terse syntax. It’s possible to handle requests by asset type, domain, protocol — really almost any combination imaginable.

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How to Create a Golden Autumn-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Post pobrano z: How to Create a Golden Autumn-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Final product image
What You’ll Be Creating

Autumn is all about the beautiful reds and golds and what’s in between. This tutorial will show you how to use Photoshop’s layer styles, filters, and adjustment layers, along with a couple of stock images, to create a glittering, gold, autumn-inspired text effect. Let’s get started!

This text effect was inspired by the many Layer Styles available on GraphicRiver.

Tutorial Assets

The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial:

1. How to Create a Background Layer

Step 1

Create a new 1500 x 950 px document, and go to File > Place Linked to place the Wood Background image as a Smart Object on top of the Background layer.

Resize the Wood Background image as needed and hit the Return key to commit the changes.

Add the Background Image

Step 2

Go to Image > Adjustments > Vibrance, and change the Vibrance value to -20.

Vibrance

Step 3

Double-click the Wood Background layer to apply a Color Overlay effect with these settings:

  • Color: #d2d0cb
  • Blend Mode: Multiply
Color Overlay

This will adjust the coloring.

Adjusted Background

2. How to Create Text Layers

Step 1

Create the text in All Caps using the font Big Bottom Cartoon. Change the Size to 300 pt and the Tracking to 75.

Create the Text

Step 2

Duplicate the text layer to create a copy.

Duplicate the Text Layer

3. How to Create a Drop Shadow Effect

Double-click the original text layer to apply the following layer style:

Step 1

Add a Drop Shadow with these settings:

  • Opacity: 32%
  • Distance: 11
  • Size: 9
Drop Shadow

Step 2

Add another Drop Shadow effect instance with these settings:

  • Color: #121212
  • Opacity: 50%
  • Distance: 36
  • Size: 50
Drop Shadow

Step 3

Right-click the original text layer, choose Copy Layer Style, click the copy text layer, and choose Paste Layer Style.

Change the original text layer’s Fill value to 0.

Copy and Paste Layer Style

4. How to Create a Glittering Effect

Double-click the copy text layer to add the following layer style:

Step 1

Add a Bevel and Emboss with these settings:

  • Size: 3
  • Check the Anti-aliased box
  • Highlight Mode: Linear Light
  • Shadow Mode: Color Burn
    • Opacity: 15%
Bevel and Emboss

Step 2

Add a Contour with these settings:

  • Contour: Half Round
  • Check the Anti-aliased box.
Contour

Step 3

Add an Inner Shadow with these settings:

  • Blend Mode: Linear Burn
  • Opacity: 13%
  • Distance: 0
  • Size: 10
Inner Shadow

Step 4

Add a Pattern Overlay with these settings:

  • Pattern: FDR Glitter Pattern 02
  • Scale: 50%
Pattern Overlay

Step 5

Place both text layers in a group and name it Text Layers.

Text Layers Group

Step 6

Add a Vibrance adjustment layer on top of the Text Layers group, clip it to the group, and change the Vibrance value to -70%.

Vibrance

5. How to Apply Color to an Image

Step 1

Open the Leaves0020 – Image 3 image, right-click the layer, choose Convert to Smart Object, and duplicate it.

Hide the copy layer and make sure that the original is selected.

Convert to Smart Object

Step 2

Go to Filter > Noise > Median, and change the Radius to 3.

Median Filter

Step 3

Double-click the layer to apply a Color Overlay effect with these settings:

Add a Color Overlay with these settings:

  • Color: #9c752a
  • Blend Mode: Color
Color Overlay

This will color the original leaf.

Colored Leaf

Step 4

Show the copy layer, and expand the original’s Filters list.

Press-hold the Option key and click-drag the original leaf layer’s Smart Filters tab to the copy layer.

Duplicate the Smart Filters

6. How to Create a Gold Effect Using Filters

Step 1

Select the copy leaf layer, press Command-U, and change the Saturation value to -100.

Change the Saturation

Step 2

Go to Filter > Filter Gallery > Artistic > Plastic Wrap, and use these settings:

  • Highlight Strength: 20
  • Detail: 10
  • Smoothness: 7
Plastic Wrap Filter

Step 3

Change the copy leaf layer’s Blend Mode to Linear Light.

Change the Blend Mode

Step 4

Double-click the copy leaf layer to adjust its Blending Options.

We are going to adjust the Underlying Layer sliders under the Blend If section.

Press-hold the Option key, and click-drag the right slider to split it. As you move the slider’s ends, you’ll notice how the copy leaf will not affect the lighter areas below it.

Press-hold the Option key, and click-drag the left slider to exclude some of the darker areas as well.

Blending Options

Step 5

This will create a golden leaf. Because we’re going to significantly downsize this when we use it, the effect will look even more refined and realistic. So don’t worry about the details for now.

Save this file and keep it open as we’ll get back to it again.

Save the File

7. How to Use Highlights and Shadows to Increase Contrast

Step 1

Open the Leaves0153 – Image 1 image, convert the layer to a Smart Object, and duplicate it.

Convert to a Smart Object

Step 2

Go to Select > Color Range, and choose Highlights from the Select drop-down menu. Adjust the Fuzziness and Range sliders to select the highlights.

Select the Highlights

Step 3

Create a new layer on top of all layers and name it Highlights.

Highlights Layer

Step 4

Fill the layer with White and press Command-D to deselect.

Fill with White

Step 5

Hide the Highlights layer so that it doesn’t affect the Shadows selection we’re going to create next.

Hide the Layer

Step 6

Go to Select > Color Range, and this time choose Shadows from the Select menu. Adjust the Fuzziness and Range sliders to select the shadows.

Select the Shadows

Step 7

Create a new layer on top of all layers, name it Shadows, fill it with Black and deselect, and show the Highlights layer.

Fill with Black

Step 8

Change both the Highlights and Shadows layers’ Blend Mode to Soft Light, and their Opacity value to 50%.

This will help create more contrast.

Change Layer Settings

8. How to Duplicate and Adjust Effects and Filters

Step 1

What you need to do next is repeat the same steps to turn the leaves gold.

You can duplicate the original leaf layers into this document to copy and paste the layer styles and duplicate the filters, but remember to delete the duplicated layers when you’re done.

Apply the Layer Styles and Filters

Step 2

Double-click the original Leaves0153 – Image 1 layer to adjust its Color Overlay effect by changing the Color to #a27412.

Color Overlay

Step 3

Double-click the copy Leaves0153 – Image 1 layer to adjust its Blending Options if needed.

Blending Options

You can adjust any settings needed to get a result you like.

Gold Leaves

9. How to Create Final Smart Objects for the Leaf Layers

Step 1

Go back to the first leaf layer document, duplicate the layers you have, hide the original ones, merge the copy layers, and rename the merged layer to Leaf 01.

Merge Layers

Step 2

Add a Vibrance adjustment layer, clip it to the Leaf 01 layer, and change the Vibrance value to -35.

Vibrance

Step 3

Select both the Leaf 01 and the Vibrance layers and convert them to a Smart Object.

Placing the adjustment layer inside the Smart Object will help make it easily editable if you want to change its values anytime later on.

Final Smart Object

Step 4

Go back to the second leaf image document, group the layers, duplicate the group and hide it, and merge the copy.

Merge the Layers

Step 5

Pick the Lasso Tool and select one of the leaves.

Select a Leaf

Step 6

Press Shift-Command-J to cut and paste the selected leaf into a new layer

Select and cut and paste the second leaf into a new layer, and delete the original empty layer. Rename the first leaf layer to Leaf 02 and the second to Leaf 03.

Separate the Leaf Images

Step 7

Add a clipped Vibrance layer using the same -35 Vibrance value to each of the leaf layers.

Vibrance

Step 8

Convert each leaf layer and its Vibrance layer to Smart Objects.

Convert to Smart Object

10. How to Add the Leaves to the Text

Step 1

Duplicate the Leaf 01 layer to the original document that has the text layers. Place the leaf on top of the first letter and scale it down as you like.

Add the First Leaf Layer

Step 2

Double-click the Leaf 01 layer to apply a Drop Shadow effect with these settings:

  • Opacity: 32%
  • Distance: 11
  • Size: 9
Drop Shadow

This will add a subtle drop shadow effect.

Shadow Effect

Step 3

Press-hold the Option key, and click-drag to duplicate the Leaf 01 layer. Then, you can transform the copy to build a dynamic effect.

Duplicate the Leaf Layer

Step 4

Follow the same steps to add more Leaf 01 copies, as well as adding and duplicating the Leaf 02 and Leaf 03 layers, over a part of the first letter.

Place all the leaf layers in a group with the letter’s name.

Add and Group the Leaf Layers

Step 5

Keep duplicating and transforming the leaf layers to place them over all the remaining letters.

Add More Leaves Over the Rest of the Text

11. How to Add More Leaves

Step 1

Open the autumn leaves image, and use the Lasso Tool to select any of the leaves you want to add to your text, and copy them to the original text document.

Select and Copy the Red Leaves

Step 2

Rename the copied leaf layer to Red Leaf 01, convert it to a Smart Object, and place it anywhere you like.

Add a Red Leaf Layer

Double-click the Red Leaf 01 layer to apply the following layer style:

Step 3

Add a Pattern Overlay with these settings:

  • Blend Mode: Linear Dodge (Add)
  • Opacity: 35
  • Pattern: FDR Glitter Pattern 02
  • Scale: 25%
Pattern Overlay

Step 4

Add a Drop Shadow with these settings:

  • Blend Mode: Darker Color
  • Opacity: 50%
  • Uncheck the Use Global Light box
  • Angle: 99
  • Distance: 6
  • Size: 9
Drop Shadow

Step 5

Add another Drop Shadow effect instance with these settings:

  • Blend Mode: Multiply
  • Opacity: 50%
  • Distance: 36
  • Size: 50
Drop Shadow

Step 6

This will style the leaf layer. Make sure to copy and paste this layer style to any red leaf layers you add next.

Copy the Layer Style

Step 7

Continue adding different red leaves until you get a result you like.

Add More Red Leaves

12. How to Add Pins

Step 1

Open the Mirror ball png image, and go to Image > Trim. Set Based On to Transparent Pixels, and check all the Trim Away boxes.

Trim

Step 2

Double-click the layer to apply a Color Overlay with these settings:

  • Color: #998051
  • Blend Mode: Color
Color Overlay

Step 3

Convert the mirror ball layer to a Smart Object.

Convert to a Smart Object

Step 4

Duplicate the mirror ball’s smart object into the original document, rename its layer to Pin, place it on top of all layers, and resize it to fit inside the center of some of the leaves you have.

Duplicate the Pin Layer

Double-click the Pin layer to apply the following layer style:

Step 5

Add a Pattern Overlay with these settings:

  • Blend Mode: Lighten
  • Pattern: FDR Glitter Pattern 02
  • Scale: 50%
Pattern Overlay

Step 6

Add an Outer Glow with these settings:

  • Blend Mode: Soft Light
  • Opacity: 35%
  • Color: #ffffff
  • Size: 50
Outer Glow

Step 7

Add a Drop Shadow effect with these settings:

  • Opacity: 32%
  • Distance: 11
  • Size: 9
Drop Shadow

This will style the pin.

Styled Pin

Step 8

Duplicate the pin to add it over more parts of the text, and place all the pin layers in a group with the name Pins.

Duplicate More Pins

13. How to Apply Global Adjustments

Step 1

Add a Color Lookup adjustment layer and choose the 3Strip.look table from the 3DLUT File menu, and change the layer’s Opacity to 50%.

Color Lookup

Step 2

Press the Shift-Option-Command-E keys to create a stamp layer on top of all layers. Rename the stamp layer to Lighting Effects and convert it to a Smart Object.

Lighting Effects Layer

Step 3

Go to Filter > Render > Lighting Effects. Choose Spot Light and adjust the rest of the settings as below:

Lighting Effects Filter

Step 4

Create another stamp layer on top of all layers, name it High Pass, convert it to a Smart Object, and change its Blend Mode to Soft Light.

High Pass Layer

Step 5

Go to Filter > Other > High Pass, and set the Radius to 1.

High Pass Filter

Step 6

Change the Lighting Effects layer’s Opacity to 50%.

Lighting Effects Layer Opacity

14. How to Add a Vignette

Step 1

Save the final result as an image, and open it.

Save as an Image

Step 2

Go to Image > Image Size, and change the Width to 1000 px.

Image Size

Step 3

Use the Elliptical Marquee Tool to create an elliptical selection around the text.

Create an Elliptical Selection

Step 4

Add a new Solid Color fill layer and set the Color to Black. The selection will be applied to the mask.

Solid Color

Step 5

Select the mask’s thumbnail and press Command-I to invert it.

Invert the Mask

Step 6

Change the Solid Color layer’s Blend Mode to Soft Light and its Opacity to 35%.

Layer Settings

Step 7

Select the mask’s thumbnail again and open the Properties panel to increase the Feather value until you get a smooth vignette effect.

Mask Feather

Congratulations! You’re Done!

In this tutorial, we used layer styles to create some glittering text. Then, we used layer styles and filters to create gold leaves, and added them along with more red leaves over the text to create the main effect.

Finally, we added some pins, and applied a bunch of adjustment layers and filters to blend everything together.

Please feel free to leave your comments, suggestions, and outcomes below.

Final Result