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Room  132

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Download Free MuRa's Meister Perspective Tiling Plugin  here.

Open a new image 800 x 500 transparent.
Open images supplied and minimize ready for use.
The colors and images I use are only a guide, feel free to change them.
Remember to Save your work after every layer.

1. Floor:
Setup: Styles, background, patterns, choose wood sample, scale 100, angle 90.
Add new layer and flood fill with wood. Effects, Plugins, MuRa's Perspective Tiling,
settings: 80, 0, 0, 50, 0, 0, 100, 255. Ok. Selections, load from disk, selections,
invert, press the delete key on your keyboard. Deselect. Name and Save your work.

2. Ceiling:
Change styles, background from wood to ceiling pattern, scale 80, angle 0.
Add new layer and flood fill with pattern. Effects, Plugins, MuRa's Perspective Tiling,
settings: 80, 0, 0, 50, 0, 0, 100, 255. Ok. Image, flip, then using your mover tool
and slide the ceiling upwards until the lower edge is at 85 on your left ruler.

3. Glass:
Change styles, background from ceiling pattern to glass sample, scale 100, angle 0.
Add new layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill with glass. Deselect.
Layer palette, lower layer opacity to 20.

4. Wall - Middle:
Add new layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill, #EED8A6. Deselect.

5. Wall - Left: Add new layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill, #EED8A6. Deselect.
Colors, adjust, brightness/contrast, -15, 0.

6. Wall - Right:
Add new layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill, #EED8A6. Deselect.
Colors, adjust, brightness/contrast, -15, 0.

7. Panels - Middle:
Open image supplied, edit, copy, close small image. Add new layer, selections,
load from disk, edit, paste into selection. Deselect.

8. Panel - Left Wall:
Open image supplied, edit, copy, close small image. Add new layer, selections,
load from disk, edit, paste into selection. Deselect.

9. Panel - Right Wall:
Same layer. Layers, duplicate layer, image, mirror, position on right wall.

10. Panel - Right Top:
Open image supplied, edit, copy, close small image. Add new layer, selections,
load from disk, edit, paste into selection. Deselect.

11. Panel - Left Top:
Same layer. Layers, duplicate layer, image, mirror, position on left wall.

12. Doorways:
Add new layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill, #463325. Deselect.
Effects, inner bevel, round, width 2, smoothness 0, depth 2, ambience 0,
shininess 0, color white, angle 315, intensity 50, elevation 30.

13. Ceiling Medallion:
Open image supplied, edit, copy, close small image. Add new layer, selections,
load from disk, edit, paste into selection. Deselect. Effects, drop shadow,
vertical 1, horizontal 1, opacity 50, blur 1.2, color #463325. Repeat drop
shadow again changing vertical and horizontal to -1, other settings same.

14. Rug: (Optional)
Beginners: Highlight the floor layer, (mover tool, click on floor), open rug image,
edit, copy, close small image. Edit, paste as new layer. Click on deformation tool.
Hold down the ctrl key, and move the right top corner node towards the left 100 pixels,
release ctrl key. Use the top middle node to slide the rug down to give the rug the
effect it is flat on the floor. Hold down the ctrl key again, and use the bottom right
node to pull the rug outwards until it is parallel to the side walls and the lines on the
floor. Repeat the ctrl and top right node again until you get the rug the way you
want it. Click on the mover tool to set the nodes. Don't be afraid to hit undo and start
all over again. Shift key to move one node, ctrl key to move both top or bottom nodes.

Finished.    Think of your grandparent's house when decorating this room.  :)

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