NEW TUTORIAL - I LOVE LADY BUGS

 

I    L O V E  L A D Y     B U G S

MY SUPPLIES

YOU CAN USE ANY TUBES OR BACKGROUNDS YOU WISH FOR THIS TUTORIAL

THE TUTORIALS:

OPEN A NEW CANVAS 900 X 900 

NEW RASTER LAYER

SET YOU FOREGROUND TO BLACK AND YOUR BACKGROUND TO C00000. MAKE THE FOLLOWING GRADIENT

WITH YOUR SELECTION TOOL SET TO ROUNDED RECTANGEL DRAW OUT A RECTANGLE VERTICALLY ABOUT  QUARTER OF THE PAGE WITH THE FOLLWING SETTINGS

CHANGE TO RASTER LAYER

WITH YOUR MAGIC WAND CLICK INSIDE THE FRAME.  SELECTION MODIFY EXPAND 3

NEW RASTER LAYER

PICK A BACKGROUND OF YOUR CHOICE AND PASTE INTO SELECTION

NEW RASTER LAYER

3D EFFECTS - CUTOUT

SELECT NONE

MERGE DOWN TWICE

NOW YOU WILL DUPLICATE THE IMAGE AND ROTATE 15 LEFT

DUPLICATE AGAIN AND AGAIN ROTATE 15 LEFT

GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL RECTANGLE LAYER AND DUPLICATE AND THIS TIME ROTATE 15 RIGHT

DUPLICATE AND AGAIN ROTATE 15 RIGHT

YOU CAN FAN THE TILES OUT AS YOU WISH.  I JUST MATCHED THE BOTTOMS TOGETHER

ONCE THEY ARE SET CLOSE OUT THE VERY BOTTOM LAYER AND THEN MERGE VISIBLE

IN THE SUPPLIES FIND THE GRASS PATCH AND PASTE AS A NEW LAYER 

RESIZE IT TO YOUR LIKING AND WITH YOUR ERASER TOOL ROUND OUT THE ENDS

MOVE THIS LAYER UNDER THE CARDS

RE OPEN YOUR BOTTOM LAYER AND SELECT ALL AND PASTE ONE OF THE PAPERS INTO THE SELECTION

SELECT NONE

APPLY A MASK OF YOUR CHOICE

MERGE THE GROUP AND RESIZE 105

ONCE EVERYTHING IS TO YOUR LIKING AND CENTERED MERGE ALL FLATTEN 

ADD A WATERMARK OF YOUR CHOICE AND AGAIN FLATTEN THE LAYERS

RESIZE THE IMAGE 50 AND ADD WHATEVER WATERMARK YOU CHOOSE

AND THAT'S IT

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS QUICK LITTLE TUTORIAL 

YOU CAN SEND ME YOUR WORK IF YOU CHOOSE TO AND I WILL BE GLAD TO ADD IT TO THE BLOG

LOVE AND LIGHT 

KATHERINE

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