NEW TUTORIAL - STORYBOOK - THE LITTLE BROWN JAY

June 22, 2024

T H E L I T T L E B R O W N J A Y

THE LITTLE BROWN jAY IS A STORY OUT OF INDIA. IN THE STORY A YOUNG WOMAN, MAYA , SEES THE PRINCE RANA ON A DAILY BASIS AS HE WALKS BY. SHE WISHES TO SPEAK TO HIM BUT SHE HAS A TERRIBLE SHRIEKING VOICE. ONE DAY A LITTLE BROWN JAY IS SINGING AND THE JAY LOOKS AT HER AND ASKS WHAT IS WRONG. SHE TELLS HIM HER STORY AND THE JAY SAYS HE WILL GIVE HER HIS VOICE. THAT NIGHT SHE GOES TO THE LOTUS POND AND PICKS THE BIGGEST LOTUS AS SHE WAS TOLD BY THE JAY. SHE HOLDS IT AND SAYS "I WISH I HAD A VOICE LIKE THE LITTLE BROWN JAY" IN THAT MAGIC MOMENT HER VOICE BECOMES AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE JAY. THE NEXT DAY SHE THANKS THE BIRD WHO IS NOW SHIVERING IN THE COLD. SHE WRAPS HIM IN HER BLUE SCARF AND HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BE A BEAUTIFUL BLUE JAY. THE MAGIC OF THE LOTUS STILL WORKS AND THE JAY BECOMES A BEAUTIFUL BLUE JAY. MAYA FINALLY MEETS WITH RANA AND THEY ARE WED AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

MATERIALS: HERE

IN THE MATERIALS ARE SEVERAL COPIES OF MAYA AND THE JAY AND 2 SHAPES. ADD

1, MAKE YOUR COLORS #3E537B AND #D1B3D0 AND USING THE PRESETS TOOL DRAW OUT SHAPE 647 ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE PAGE. PROMOTE TO LAYER

2. WITH YOUR MAGIC WAND, CLICK IN THE LIGHT PURPLE AREA. EFFECTS - TEXTURE - WEAVE 5,9,100 AND MATCH YOUR COLORS AND CLICK 3. FROM THE MATERIALS PASTE AS A NEW LAYER THE OVAL SCENERY. RESIZE IT 60.

3. WITH YOUR PRESET TOOL DRAW OUT SHAPE 631 ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS SHAPE. SLIDE IT DOWN UNDER THE ORIGINAL SHAPE.

4. NOW YOU CAN ADD MAYA, THE PRINCE RANA AND 1 OF THE JAYS EITHER BROWN OR BLUE. RESIZE THEM ABOUT 40 EACH AND THE BIRD AN ADDITIONAL 80.

5. ON THE BOTTOM LAYER - RASTER 1 - SELECT ALL - AND PASTE INTO THE SELECTION THE OVAL BACKGROUND. SELECT NONE - EFFECTS - IMAGE EFFECTS - SEAMLESS TILING AT DEFAULT. ADD A MASK OF YOUR CHOICE (YES I USED DBV 72) AND MERGE THE GROUP. LAYER DUPLICATE AND MERGE DOWN.

6. ONCE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE CLOSE OUT THE MASK LAYER AND MERGE VISIBLE. RESIZE 90 AND THEN REOPEN THE MASK LAYER.

7. WITH YOUR TOP COLOR STILL THE BLUE MAKE THE BOTTOM COLOR A MATCH FOR YOUR JAY. WITH A FONT OF YOUR CHOICE (I USED DRAGONFLY) AND TYPE "THE LITTLE BROWN JAY" AND PLACE IT UP AT THE TOP OF THE TAG.

8. IF YOU WANT TO ADD DECORATIONS DO THAT NOW.

9. WHEN IT LOOKS GOOD TO YOU MERGE ALL FLATTEN AND RESIZE 50

THAT'S IT!

I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS QUICK LITTLE TUTORIAL

LOVE AND LIGHT

KATHERINE

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