SNOWFLAKES

Mrs Ras’ Original Holiday Project

OPEN ILLUSTRATOR

USE THE POLYGON TOOL AND PULL A 8 SIDED POLY

SELECT>DESELECTCHOOSE THE LINE TOOL AND FROM THE VERY MIDDLE TO THE OCTAGON PULL A LINE THAT

GOES TO A CORNER

ADD 7 MORE LINES CONNECTING THE MIDDLE TO THE CORNERS

DELETE THE POLY SHAPE AND LOCK THE LINES SO THAT THEY DON’T MOVE

ADD A NEW LAYER

NOW THIS TIME WHEN CREATING YOUR DESIGN, ARRANGE THE LINES OFF OF YOUR TEMPLATE LINE ON JUST ONE SIDE

LIKE BELOW

FOR YOUR FIRST SNOWFLAKE DESIGN USE ONLY STRAIGHT LINES!!! AT LEAST 7 LINES

SELECT ALL THE LINES AND EDIT>COPY

EDIT>PASTEOBJECT>TRANSFORM>REFLECT

COPY THE ALL THE LINES AGAIN AND PASTE ON THE NEXT TEMPLATE LINE

PASTE THE DESIGN AROUND ALL THE LINES

COMPLETE AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT SNOWFLAKES USING THE STEPS FROM

BEFORE

• One using just straight lines

• One using only curved lines

• Two using both curved and straight lines

ADD ALL SNOWFLAKES TO YOUR PORTFOLIO

IN PHOTOSHOP OPEN A NEW FILE… 8 BY 11 INCH

ADD A NEW LAYERUSING THE PAINT BUCKET TOOL PAINT A

LIGHTISH BLUE BACKGROUND

CHOOSE THE PAINT BRUSH TOOL AND CLICK TO OPEN THE PAINT BRUSH PANEL

IN THE PANELCHOOSE BRUSH 59

CHANGE THE SPACING INCREATE THE SIZE

CHOOSE A LIGHTER BLUE OR WHITE COLOR AND THEN LOWER THE OPACITY TO

35 OR BELOW

BEGIN CLICKING TO CREATE A SNOWY PAINTED EFFECT

ADD AS MUCH AS YOU WANT

GO TO GOOGLE AND FIND A “VECTOR TREE LINE”

RIGHT CLICK COPY

EDIT PASTE CRTL T

USE THE MAGIC WANT TO SELECT AND DELETE THE SKY AREA

CHANGE THE TREE LAYER MODE TO COLOR BURN

IN YOUR SNOWFLAKE FILE, COPY AND PASTE YOUR SNOW FLAKES TO PHOTOSHOP

PLACE YOUR SNOWFLAKE IN A GOOD PLACE AND CHANGE ITS LAYER MODE

CONTINUE TO PASTE MORE SNOWFLAKES INTO YOUR SCENE

TO PLAY WITH THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SNOWFLAKE

EDIT>TRANSFORM>DISTORT

CLICK AND DRAG A CORNER ANCHOR TO DISTORT

CONTINUE TO ADD AND FILL UP/ ARRANGE SNOWFLAKES ON YOUR PAGE…. YOU MUST

USE AT LEAST 10

FOR A FINISHING TOUCH GO FIND AND COPY A

“ABSTRACT LIGHTING BLUE” PIC AND PASTE IT INTO ON TOP OF YOUR PEICE

CTRL TMAKE SURE IF COVERS THE WHILE PEICE

NOW CHANGE THE LAYER MODE UNTIL YOU LIKE THE PIECE AS A WHOLE

FOR A FINISHING TOUCH ON THE TOP LAYER ADD

FILTER>RENDER>LENS FLARE

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ENJOY YOUR BREAK AND

SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR