Preparation. Download
the zip file for this tutorial. It contains my cfg file for the angel
parts plus a birthstone and chain ufo, and a background on which to
display your angel. Move the angeldkd.cfg file to your filter folder in the same folder where you have your sinedot
II installed. Move the other files to the folder of
your choice.
For this tut we will be using 3 canvases with a black
background. These canvases will be filled with a sinedot preset and
converted to gray scale. They will become our masks for the
different body parts of the angel.
Before you start, go to
selection in the menu bar and make sure "preserve base image" has a
check beside it. If you are using pi 6 and it does not have a check
beside it, click on your general selection tool and go to selection
and click "preserve base image" to place a check there. Other
versions can simply click preserve base image in the selection menu
to toggle it back and forth.
Also go to format/
data type, and unclick create new image. |
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Open a new canvas, again, black canvas, this time 300 X
300.
Go to effects/ dragonfly/ sinedots
II. Click the down arrow beside the preset name and click
angel_petticoat.
Click ok to apply it to the canvas.
Click on the transform tool again, which should still be on the
perspective tool, and use it to narrow the top to make the sinedot
look like a skirt. Go to format/ focus and focus at level one. See
example. Go to format/ data type/ gray scale (8 bit). Minimize this
canvas too. |
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Open a new canvas, again,
black canvas, this time 300 X 300.
Go to effects/
dragonfly/ sinedots II. Click the down arrow beside the preset name
and click angel_skirt. Click ok to apply it to the canvas. Click on
the transform tool again, which should still be on the perspective
tool, and use it to narrow the top to make the sinedot look like a
skirt. Try to keep the top about the same width as you left the
petticoat. See example. Go to format/ focus and focus at level one.
Go to format/ data type/ gray scale (8 bit). |
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Press Control D to
duplicate this canvas. We will use this duplicate to make the angel
wings. Click the transform tool and under rotate and flip, click
Rotate left 90.
Rotate 45 degrees counter
clockwize.
 Go
to format/ image size and resize this canvas to 50%. Minimize this
canvas also. |
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Now we have all the masks
ready and it is time to assemble the angel.
Open
a new canvas, black background, 500 X 500.
Go to selection/ import
selection. Choose untitled - 1. (In pi 7 you will not be able to see
a preview of the mask you will be using, so it is important to know
from which canvas you want to apply the mask before you click import
selection. If you started this tutorial with pi just opened and with
no canvases open, the head will be untitled - 1.) Click
ok.
Right click, and convert to object. Go to edit/ fill and
fill the new object with white. Press the space
bar! |
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Go to selection/ import
selection. Choose untitled - 2, which should be the petticoat of the
angel. Click ok.
Right click, and convert to object.
Go to edit/ fill and fill with white. Move your petticoat down near
the bottom of the canvas. Adjust the top of the petticoat to fit the
head with the perspective tool if needed.
Press
the space bar! |
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Go to selection/ import
selection. Choose untitled - 3. Right click, and convert to object.
Go to edit/ fill and fill with the color of the birthstone for the
month you've chosen. Click the pick tool and click the underlined
arrow pointing upwards to bring this new object to the top. Move it
to place it on top of the petticoat. If needed use the perspective
transform tool to make the skirt the same width at the top as the
petticoat. |
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Go to selection/ import
selection. Choose untitled - 4. Right click, and convert to object.
Go to edit/ fill and fill with the same color with which you filled
the skirt. Duplicate this object, and with the transform tool,
rotate by degree 22.5% clockwise. Click on the new wing section and
drag it so that the top wing fills the gap between the two wings of
the first section so that it matches this example. |
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Hold down control while
clicking on the other wing section in the layer manager. Right click
and click group. Hold down control while dragging to duplicate this
group. Use the transform tool set on resize and with the lock on, or
with the shift key held down for earlier versions to make this
section a little smaller than the first group. Right click and merge
as single object. Click rotate and flip, flip vertically. Move it
into place as in this sample. |
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Select all wing sections
and merge as a single object. Control drag to duplicate . Use the
transform tool set on resize and with the lock off or shift not held
down for earlier versions to make this section a little narrower
than the back sections. Go to edit/ fill and fill this section with
white. See example.
Select both wing sections. Right
click and merge as a single object. |
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Control drag to duplicate your
wings. We will use this to make the wings on the other side.
Click the
transform tool and under rotate and flip, and click flip
horizontally.
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Use the pick tool to
arrange all pieces so they form your angel. Select both wing
sections, and go to object/ arrange/ send to back. See
example. |
| Open birthstones.ufo or birthstones.psd
and select the birthstone and the chain. Drag them to the angel canvas.
Use the transform tool to resize the gem to an appropriate size for your
angel's necklace. Arrange them at the proper place to form a necklace. You
may want to use the quick color controls to lighten the skirt section of
the angel so that the birthstone stands out more. |
| Fill the canvas with the
background of your choice and if you like, type the name of the
person for whom you are making the angel and his or her birth date.
For best results, the background needs to be a dark color that will
contrast with the white of the angel's head and petticoat. I have
included this background in the zip file if you would like to use
it. If you would like to see my finished work full size, just click
on the image to zoom in. |
 | Variations: Use a gold fill for the overskirt to make a
Christmas angel. Or add objects or tubes to the image representing the
month of the birthdate. Flag for July, Hearts for Feburary,
etc.
I hope you enjoy this tutorial! |
