Room 03

(BEGINNERS HELP IN BRACKETS)

Translation

Open a new image 700 x 425, transparent. Rename "Background".
Open the marble sample from the images folder supplied and minimize.
Background Styles, choose Marble sample, scale 100, angle 0.

1. Sky:
Add new layer, selections, load from disk, Sky.
Open Sky image supplied, Edit, Copy, (close your sky image) Paste into selection.
Deselect. Name and save your work.

2. Back Wall One:
a) Add new layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill with marble sample.
b) Colors, Adjust, Brightness/Contrast, -60, 0. Deselect. Save.

3. Back Wall Two:
a) Add new layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill with marble.
b) Colors, Adjust, B/C, -20, 0. Deselect. Merge Back Wall layers.
(Turn off Background and Sky layers, highlight Back Wall Two.
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Rename this layer Back Wall.) Save.

4. Floor:
a) Add new layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill with marble. Deselect.
b) To make the floor appear flat: Deformation tool, click on top middle node,
slide down to 215 on your side ruler.
c) Stretch both sides of floor until lower half of screen is covered.
On your Layer Palette move this layer below the Back Wall layer. Save.
(Using your mover tool, slide floor to the right side of the screen.
Deformation, use the left middle node and slide it to the left roughly 400 pixels.
Repeat on right side. Image, flip, move floor to the bottom of the screen.
Lower half of screen should now be covered. Layer palette, slide the
floor layer below the Back Wall layer. Save)

5. Bottom Step:
a) Add new layer, selections, load from disk, Bottom Step, flood fill with marble.
b) Colors, Adjust, B/C, -10, 0.
c) Effects, 3D, Inner Bevel, Width 4, Smoothness 0, Depth 3, Ambience -4,
Shininess 0, Color White, Angle 326, Intensity 34, Elevation 46. Deselect.

6. Middle Step:
a) Add new Layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill with marble.
b) Colors, Adjust, B/C, -10, 0.
c) Add same inner bevel as above. Deselect. Save.

7. Top Step:
a) Add new Layer, selections, load from disk, flood fill with marble.
b) Colors, Adjust, B/C, -10, 0.
c) Add same inner bevel as above. Deselect.
d) Line up the steps at the lower center of the screen. Layer palette, turn off all
layers except the three steps, Layers, Merge, merge visible. Rename Steps. Save.

8. Pillar:
a) Add new layer, Selections, load from disk, flood fill with marble.
Selections, float. Leave selected.
b) Effects, cutout, Vertical 10, Horizontal 10, Opacity 50, Blur 22.5, Color #808080.
Repeat the cutout changing the Vertical to -10, Horizontal -10.Deselect.
c) (Using your selection tool, rectangle) Cut off the dark area at the base of
the pillar. Use the Retouch Tool, Soften on the base of the pillar.
d) Layer palette, duplicate pillar layer three more times.
(Pillars will be on top of each other).
Use your mover tool to arrange where you would like to place the layers.
Rename your layers Pillar one, two, three and four. Save.

Note: You can also use Effects, Texture, Blinds, Width 6, Opacity 84,
Color Dark Grey to give the Pillars a different look.

Well done. You're now ready to decorate your room.
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