Glass Angel
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SUPPLIES
NEEDED:
Paint Shop
Pro demo -Here
Dragonfly Sinedots ll free - Here
Sinedots presets
Here
Alien Skin 5 Impact Glass demo -Here
To save the presets, open and extract to your
Sinedots plugin folder.
I don't remember where I picked these up at
but there's several in the download.
When it comes time to use this, I will give
you specific instructions.
NOW, with that taken care of, let's start our
angel. Of course, feel free to create
your angel the way you want. This is just a
guide.
Use of the triangle and ellipse preset shape tool; Pen Tool
1. File > New > New Image - 500 X 500 pixels
Resolution -72.000, Raster Background, Transparent or add color
if you like
2. Materials Palette > Foreground - gold gradient, Background to
a color of choice
I used #afb0c7 (a blue color)
3. Preset Shape Tool > Triangle - Create as Vector checked,
Anti-alias checked,
Retain Style NOT checked, Line Style solid, Width 2.00
Make sure your working canvas has the rulers showing. If not go
to
View > Rulers
4. Start at about 150 X 150 and draw out to about 350 X 400
5. Objects > Align > Horiz Center in Canvas
6. Click on the Pen Tool and the nodes should show up
On the top one > Right Click > Node Type > Asymmetric
Using one end of the arrow, push this in slightly
7. Layers > Convert to Raster Layer
8. Selections > Select All > Selections > Float > Selections >
Contract by 2.00
This step is optional
9. Effects > Plugins > Alien Skin 5 Impact Glass settings of
choice
but this is what I used
10. Selections > Invert > Selections float
11. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise - Uniform, 15.00,
Monochrome
Selections > Select None
12. Preset Shape Tool - Ellipse > Create as Vector checked >
Anti-alias checked
Retain Style NOT checked, Line Style solid, Width 2.00
13. Materials Palette > Foreground - Gold gradient, Background -
#f6f4e7
14. Draw out a small circle for the head of our angel
15. Objects > Align > Horz. Center in Canvas
This should put it right on top of your angel body
16. Layers > Convert to Raster Layer
17. Selections > Select all > Selections > Float
18. Plugins > Alien Skin 5 Impact > Glass
use the same settings in step 9 EXCEPT change your color to the
color you used for the angel head #f6f4e7
19. Selections > Invert > Selections > Float
20. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise - Uniform, 15.00,
Monochrome
21. Selections > Select None
Bear with me here...
22. File > New > New Image - 400 X 400 pixels
Resolution 72.00, Raster Layer, Transparent
23. Effects > Plugins > Dragonfly > Sinedots II
At the bottom, is a button that says "open". Click on this to
locate the presets you downloaded before.
Click on the u-to-z.cfg and this will load all the presets
available
The wings preset is listed below. Find one that you like.
The reason for using a smaller image for the wings... they
don't resize very well and this helps to keep the sharpness. If the preset you
choose has a different color, change it to white. Also, if the preset has a
background color you don't want, change the blend to screen.
24. Edit > Copy (wings) - on your angel canvas, click on the
bottom layer
Edit > Paste as a New Layer
This will place your wings behind the angel. Move them into place
unless you're happy with the placement.
25. Materials Palette - Foreground > Gradient, Backgound > null
26. Pen Tool - Point to Point, Connect Segments checked, Show
nodes checked,
Create on Vector checked, Line Style solid, Line width 2.00
27. Start at the top just under the angel head > click
once,
move to the bottom of the angel body > click once
You now have a line - Right click on the bottom node > Edit Node
> Asymmetric
Pull the top of the arrow a bit to give it some curve
28. Layers > Convert to Raster Layer
29. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise - Uniform, 15.00,
Monochrome
30. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow - Settings
Vertical and Horizontal - 0, Opacity 35, Blur 5.00
31. Layers > Duplicate, Image > Mirror
32. Pen Tool > Settings same as in step 25
Point to point > click just under the angel head >
move to the bottom > click once to have one down the middle
Layers > Convert to Raster Layer
33. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise - Uniform, 15.00,
Monochrome
34. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow - Settings
Vertical and Horizontal - 0, Opacity 35, Blur 5.00
35. Preset Shape Tool - Ellipse > Create as Vector checked,
Anti-alias checked,
Retain Style NOT checked, Line Style solid, Line Width 2.00
Draw out a small ellipse to make a halo
36. Objects > Align > Horz. Center in Canvas
Layers > Convert to Raster Layer
37. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise - Uniform, 15.00,
Monochrome
If you're satisfied with your angel, click on one of the layers,
merge visible,
save as .png
Another example of what can be done
