SOUNDS OF AUTUMN
Filters Required: Photo Effex Scanlines - Xenofex 2 Constellation
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Put Your Preset Shape in your preset shape folder.
1. Open 700 by 700 blank canvas.
2. Open MUSIC BRUSHES. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Effects/image effects/offset/horizontal 0/Vertical 37/wrap checked. Name this layer: CONSTELLATION 1.
3. Open WORD PLATE. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Effects/image effects/offset/Horizontal 0/Vertical -130/wrap checked.
4. Set background color to white, foreground color off. Find the preset shape given and draw out that shape in the center of your canvas, approximately 4 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 inches. Objects/align/center in canvas. Convert to raster layer. (You can convert to centimeters by doing a google search).
5. Effects/image effects/offset/Horizontal 0/Vertical 40.
6. Select inside white of shape with magic wand. Open BACKGROUND. Edit/copy/paste into selection.
7. Selections/select all/float/defloat/modify/select selection borders/5/add new raster layer/flood fill selection in new raster layer with same green in WORD PLATE. Name this layer: CONSTELLATION 2.
8. Selections/select all/float/defloat/modify/select selection borders/3/add new raster layer/flood fill selection in new raster layer with black.
9. Open Music note. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Position here:
10. Open ANGEL. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Effects/image effects/offset/Horizontal -90/Vertical 0/wrap checked. Duplicate. Name Duplicate ANGEL 2. Turn it off.
11. Open WING. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Move one layer below angel. Move into this position:
12. Duplicate the wing once in position. Name this WING 2. Move wing 2 down one layer below ANGEL 2.
13. Merge ANGEL 1 down with WING 1.
14. Merge ANGEL 2 down with WING 2.
15. Open BOW. Edit/copy/paste as new layer. Move the bow into this position:
16. Once in this position, duplicate BOW. Move the duplicate bow one layer above ANGEL 2, name this bow BOW 2. Merge this bow down into ANGEL 1. Name ANGEL 1. Close out ANGEL 1
17. Open ANGEL 2 and BOW 2. Zoom in on ANGEL 2. Use freehand selection tool to trace/outline the arm from the elbow, around the fingers, hand and back up to the elbow. Like this:
18. Promote selection to layer. Move back down to ANGEL 2 with outline still active and edit/cut.
19. Go up one layer to the new arm. Use MOVE tool to move the arm and hand to the right as shown:
Move the BOW 2 at the same time keeping it matching at the fingers as shown.
Now let's fill in the missing sleeve. Set background color to a color you pick from the edge of the sleeve where the piece is missing, a darker gold. Use your PEN TOOL with background color set to that darker gold and foreground color off to draw in a square to totally cover that area and part of the elbow and arm. Once you have it drawn out, move it one layer below ANGEL 2. You should have this:
Make sure your BOW 2 is perfectly aligned with her fingers, then merge bow down into ANGEL 2.
Image/Resize/All layers checked/88%
Let's ANIMATE!
ANIMATION STATION
1. Close out ANGEL 2 and open ANGEL 1.
2. Go to each CONSTELLATION layer and apply effects/Xenofex/Constellation 2/2.00/3/1/2/60/99 like this:
Once you have applied the filter to each Constellation layer, merge visible/save as PSP 1.
Edit/Undo merge visible/undo Constellation/twice.
Go back to each Constellation layer and repeat using RANDOM at the bottom of the filter. Apply. merge visible/save as PSP 2.
Edit/Undo merge visible/undo Constellation/twice.
Go back to each Constellation layer and repeat using RANDOM at the bottom of the filter. Apply. merge visible/save as PSP 3.
Edit/Undo merge visible/undo Constellation/twice.
Close out ANGEL 1 and open ANGEL 2.
Go back to each Constellation layer and repeat using RANDOM at the bottom of the filter. Apply. merge visible/save as PSP 4.
Edit/Undo merge visible/undo Constellation/twice.
Go back to each Constellation layer and repeat using RANDOM at the bottom of the filter. Apply. merge visible/save as PSP 5.
Edit/Undo merge visible/undo Constellation/twice.
Go back to each Constellation layer and repeat using RANDOM at the bottom of the filter. Apply. merge visible/save as PSP 6.
ANIMATION SHOP
Open ANIMATION SHOP/Animation Wizard/next/next/next/frame properties 12/add images in this order:
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6
FINISH
Open Animated Music File
Select all/Edit/copy
Go back to finished tag, make sure select all is on as well as propagate paste.
Paste the music notes into the first frame just above her bow near her wing.
View/Save As/Name your tag!