In my last tutorial, I showed you how to use the elements of the Stamp Tool. In this tutorial, I m going to show you how to make your own stamps for use in the Stamp Tool as well as some basic tips on stamp creation. You ll see that all it takes is a little imagination. You know from my last tutorial that a stamp file is a UFO file with separate objects in it. These objects comprise the stamp.
Objects can be anything ranging from text objects to path objects to image objects.
As long as it can be an object in PhotoImpact, it can be in a stamp for use in the Stamp Tool. For image objects, you can make a selection out of anything, like an image of your cat, and convert it to an object for use in your stamp. Otherwise, this would be a very tedious way to go about getting your objects. Another way is to buy and use products like Hemera Technologies, Inc.'s Photo-Objects collections. This excellent software provides royalty-free images that can be imported right into PhotoImpact as objects for use with anything personal or commercial purposes included.