NEW TUTORIAL - STORYBOOK - GONE WITH THE WIND

 

---G O N E   W I T H   T H E   W I N D ---

IN MY YOUTH I WAS A VERY PROLIFIC REAER.  I WAS AT A 2ND YEAR COLLEGE READING LEVEL IN 5TH GRADE.  I READ THIS BOOK BEFORE I EVER SAW THE MOVIE (I DID IT IN ONE SITTING BELIEVE IT OR NOT) 

IT IS A EPIC STORY AS WE ALL KNOW OF A BYGONE ERA, BUT CONSIDERED ONW OF THE GREAT CLASSICS.

IN THI TUTORIAL YOU WILL CHOOSE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS I HAVE PROVIDED AND A BACKGROUND.  YOU CAN USE ONE OF MINE OR MAKE ONE OF YOUR OWN IN AI.

SUPPLIES : HERE

FILTERS:

AP LINES - SILVERLINING

THE TUTORIAL 

OPEN A NEW IMAGE 900X900

MAKE YOUR FOREGROUND BLACK AND YOUR BACKGROUND WHITE

WITH YOUR PRESET TOOL DRAW OUT SHAPE 345  FILLING THE PAGE 

CONVERT TO RASTER LAYER

WITH YOUR MAGIC WAND CLICK ON THE WHITE SECTION AND PASTE INTO SELECTION ONE OF THE PROVIDED BACKGROUNDS (I USED #1)

SELECT NONE

EFFECTS - DISTORTION EFFECTS - WIND AT 80 TO THE LEFT AND 80 TO THE RIGHT

EFFECTS - TEXTURE - WEAVE AT DEFAULT

WITH YOU PRESET TOOL DRAW OUT SHAPE 315 ABOUT HALFWAY DONW AND CONVERT TO RASTER LAYER

AGAIN WITH YOUR MAGIC WAND CLICK IN THE WHITE SECTION AND APPLY AP LINES - SILVERLINGING - DEFAULT

FROM THE SUPPLIES GRAB THE BOOK AND RESIZE 40 AND DRAG TO THE BOTTOM OF THE IMAGE.

FROM THE SUPPIES GRAB ONE OF THE POSERS (I USED SCARLETT) 

AND RESIZE 60 AND PLACE ABOVE THE BOOK

DUPLICATE THE IMAGE.  CLOSE OUT THE DUPLICATE AND WORKING ON YOUR ORIGINAL APPLY THE WIND DISTORTION AGAIN EXCEPT AT 60 THIS TIME.  REPEAT THE DISTORTION.  OPEN THE COPY IMAGE AND RESIZE 97 THEN MERGE DOWN

FROM THE MATERIALS GRAB THE WORDART AND PLACE IT AT THE TOP OF YOUR TAG.  

ON THE BOTTOM LAYER SELECT ALL AND PASTE A BACKGROUND INTO THE SELECTION. SELECT NONE

APPLY A MASK OF YOUR CHOICE (I USED DBV 72) AND MERGE GROUP

MERGE ALL FLATTEN AND RESIZE 50 THEN SAVE YOUR IMAGE

AND YOU ARE DONE

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS QUICK LITTLE TUTORIAL 

LOVE AND LIGHT 

KATHERINE

YOU CAN DECORATE IT OR DO ANYTHING ELSE YOU WISH

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