NEW TUTORIAL - A VACTION IN FRANCE

 

A  V A C A T I O N  I N   F R A N C E 

SOME OF YOU KNOW MY #1 BUCKET LIST IS TO GO WATCH THE TOUR DE FRANCE AND DISCOVER ALL FRANCE HAS TO OFFER.  THE FACT THAAT THE FINAL WEEKEND OF THE RACE DOWN THE CHAMPS ELYSEES ALWAYS FALLS ON MY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND (ANYONE WANNA GIFT ME?????   LOL)

FRANCE IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE EU.  IT IS REKNOWED FOR IT'S MANY THINGS SUCH AS THE SOUTHERN WINE VALLEY, NORMANDY, MOND ST MICHAEL, THE ALPS, IT'S FOOD AND FASHION.  PARIS IS THE CAPITAL CITY WITH THE TOUR DE EIFFEL (AKA THE EIFFEL TOWER)

THIS TUTORIAL ALSO INCLUDES MY NEW KIT A VACTION IN FRANCE.  IT OFFERS YOU MANY PLACES TO VISIT IN FRANCE SUCH AS THE ALPS, THE WINE REGION, NORMANDY AND OF COURSE PARIS.  SO SIT BACK AND TAKE A WONDEROUS ADVENTURE WITH ME THROUGH FRANCE

MATERIALS:

SCRAPKIT- A VACTION IN FRANCE HERE

MASK OF YOUR CHOOSING, MINE IS DBV 72 

FILTERS - PHOTOEFFECTS - SCANLINES

SAPITA SERIES OF PRE-SET SHAPES - YOU WILL WORK WITH SK RANDOM 115 AND BRENDA'S TAG BACK 82  HERE

THE TUTORIAL: 

OPEN A NEW IMAGE 900 X 900 

FROM THE KIT YOU WILL NEED TO PICK A BACKGROUND OF YOUR CHOICE (I USED BACKGROUND 5 FOR THE WINE REGION)

PICK A DARK FORGROUND COLOR AND A LIGHT BACKGROUND COLOR FROM THE BACKGROUND

DRAW OUT AN ELIPSE,  LINE WIDTH 10

ALIGN OBJECT CENTER

WITH YOUR MAGIC WAND CHICK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ELIPSE 

LAYER - NEW RASTER LAYER AND PASTE INTO SELECTION YOUR SCENERY

LAYER - NEW RASTER LAYER - 3D EFFECTS - CUTOUT

LAYER - MERGE DOWN 2 X

PRE-SET SHAPE - SK RANDOM 115 - DRAW OUT AROUND THE ELIPSE PROMOTE LAYER AND MOVE UNDER THE BACKGROUND LAYER

USING YOUR MAGIC WAND SELECT THE LIGHT COLOR IN THE BUBBLES

EFFECTS - PHOTOEFFECTS - SCANLINES 

SELECT NONE. 

DRAW OUT PRESET SHAPE - TAG BACK 82 AND PLACE IT AS IN MY EXAMPLE

AGAIN WITH YOUR MAGIC WAND CLICK THE LIGHT COLOR AND REPEAT THE SCANLINE EFFECT ONLY UNCLICK THE VERTICAL TOGGLE - EDGE EFFECTS -ENHANCE

OPEN THE POSERS FOLDER AND PICK A POSER OF YOUR CHOOSING OR ONE OF YOUR OWN.  PLACE IT IN THE MIDDLE I CHOSE FRENCH BOY FOUR AND RESIZED 70

NOW PICK 2 ELEMENTS TO ADD ONE FOR THE TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM LEFT.  I CHOSE ELEMENT 8 RESIZE 40 AND BUT IT NEXT TO THE BOY AT HIS FEET

THEN I CHOSE ELEMENT 35 RESIZE 40 AND MOVED TO THE TOP RIGHT

OPTIONAL:

YOU CAN ADD A MASK OR ANIMATE AS YOU WISH.  I USE MASKS BECAUSE I HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS COMPUTER AND ANIMATION SHOP... GRR

I CHOSE THE SAME BACKGROUND  - LAYER NEW RASTER LAYER - ARRANGE MOVE TO BOTTOM - SELECT ALL AND PASTE INTO THE SELECTION - SELECT NONE

NEW MASK LAYER - I USED DBV MASK 72 - MERGE GROUP 

OF COURSE YOU CAN DECORATE AS YOU WANT.  I THEN MERGE ALL  AND SAVE THE TAG

THAT'S IT... WELL DONE

I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS QUICK TUTORIAL

LOVE AND LIGHT

KATHERINE

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