Pond Fairy

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This tutorial uses a different technique.  You will only see the canvas in the downloaded file.  Everything you need is on the canvas.  Make sure you have your Layer Palette visible.  You will Load from the Alpha Channel (not Selections).

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Open Pond Fairy ©2003 Carla Polston canvas from download

I left a background layer.  You may want to flood fill to help you see better.  You can delete this layer before merging.

LILY PAD
Click on lily pad layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – lily pad
Flood Fill   #5E8A08
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – lily pad2 (on same layer)
  #B8AE68
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – lily pad3 (on same layer)
  #663F36
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – drop shadow1 (on same layer)
#663F36
SAVE

LILY
Click on lily1 layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – lily1
  #663F36
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – lily 2 (on same layer)
  #DEBCC8 or your choice
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – lily3
  #D1C6B3

wings
Click on wings layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – wings
   #3397FD (or color of your choice)
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – wing2 (on same layer)
  #1E03C5 (or color of your choice)

BACK DRESS
Click on dress1 layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – dress1
   #B760FA (or color of your choice)
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – drop shadow2 (on same layer)
  #300C4C (or color of your choice)

SHADOW
Oops!  Forgot to put this in until I finished, so you will find it at the bottom of Alpha Channel pull down.
drop shadow 4
Click on drop shadow 4 layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – drop shadow 4
  Black

BODY
Click on body layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – body
   #E1BF9B
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – body detail (on same layer)
   #BC9674

HEAD
Click on head layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – head
   #E1BF9B

FACE
Click on red X on glasses of face layer on Layer Palette

DRESS
Click on dress layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – dress
   #B760FA (or color of your choice)
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – dress detail (on same layer)
   #300C4C (or color of your choice)

HAIR
Click on hair layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – hair
   #D94D01 (or color of your choice)
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – hair detail (on same layer)
   #532C09 (or color of your choice)

SHADOW
Click on drop shadow3 layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – drop shadow3
  Black

ARM
Click on arm layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – arm
   #E1BF9B
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – arm detail
   #BC9674

You’re finished!  You may delete the background layer and merge visible.

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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