| Create a new image
400 x 400 White Background,
Raster
Layers menu, New Vector Layer
Click on the Preset Shapes
tool, and choose the Ellipse
preset shape from the pull down
on the Tool Options Pallet.
On the Materials Pallet, set
the foreground color to Pale
Grey and set the background
color to a Very Dark Grey.
Set the Foreground material type
to Null and the Background
material type to gradient.
Click on the background
material block to set the
gradient options.
Gradient = Foreground -
Background
Style = Sunburst
Repeats = 4
Centre Point - Horizontal = 50
Centre Point - Vertical = 50
Link Centre and Focal points =
ticked
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| Draw a circle
filling a little over half the
width of canvas - start in the
top, left corner of the canvas
and drag down to the right until
you have a big enough circle (it
doesn't matter if its not an
exact circle).
Click on the Object Selector
tool, and use it to drag the
centre spot of the circle up so
that the circle is in the upper
part of the canvas.
Objects menu, Align,
Horz.Centre in Canvas.
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| Layers menu,
Convert To Raster Layer
Effects menu, Distortion
Effects, Spikey Halo - use the
following settings:
Horizontal = 0
Vertical = 20
Amplitude = 2
Frequency = 5
Radius % = 1
Edge Mode = Transparent
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| Layers menu, New
Vector Layer Click on the Preset Shapes
tool. The Ellipse shape
should still be selected.
Set the Background material
to Medium Grey and Solid
Color. The foreground
material should still be set to
null.
Draw an oval for the turkey's
body. As we are drawing
with vectors, you can adjust the
size and proportions
Click on the Object Selector
Tool
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| Selections menu,
From Vector Object
Layers menu, New Raster Layer
Effect menu, 3D Effects, Cut
Out
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blue = 70
Shadow Color = Black
Selections menu, Select None
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| Layers menu, New
Vector Layer
Click on the Preset Shapes
Tool
On the Materials Pallet,
change the background to
gradient and set the Foreground
color to very dark grey and the
background color to very light
grey.
Click on the background
gradient block and set the
following options for the
gradient.
Gradient = Foreground -
Background
Style = Linear
Angle = 0
Repeats = 0
Set the Foreground material
to null.
Draw a long, thin oval in the
center of the body.
Click on the Object Selector
tool, and adjust the size and
position of the oval if you need
to.
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| With the oval
still selected, click on the Pen
tool - this puts you in node
editing mode.
You
should see the nodes of the
ellipse at the top, bottom and
left and right sides.
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| Select
each of the side nodes in turn
and move the left and right
nodes up and shorten the ends of
the rotation handles for both of
them - as shown here.... |
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| Add
new nodes about half way down
the oval on each side (as shown)
by holding down the Ctrl key on
the keyboard while clicking on
the edge of the shape in the
position where you want to add
the node.
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| Move
the new nodes in, so that the
oval has a pinch - this will be
the turkey's neck. And,
stretch the rotation handles for
the bottom node.
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| When
you have finished adjusting the
nodes, click on the Object
Selector tool.
Selections
menu, From Vector Object
Layers
menu, New Raster Layer
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Effects
menu, 3D Effects, Cutout
Vertical
= 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 75
Blur = 25
Shadow Color = Black
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| Layers
menu, New Vector Layer
Click
on the Preset Shapes tool, and
select the Ellipse preset shape
from the pull-down on the Tool
Options Pallet.
On
the Materials Pallet, set the
Background material to Black,
solid color and the foreground
material to null.
Zoom
in 2 or 3 times - this makes
drawing the eyes and beak less
fiddly
Draw
2 small circles for the turkey's
eyes.
Click
on the Object Selector and use
it to adjust their position if
necessary.
Click
on the Preset Shapes tool again
Select
the Triangle from the pull-down
on the Tool Options Pallet.
Change
the background colour to orange.
Drag
diagonally upwards to draw a
small triangle for the turkey's
beak.
Click
on the Object Selector tool and
adjust its size and position if
necessary.
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| When
you have finished adjusting the
beak and eyes with the Object
Selector, click in the empty
space below the turkey's body -
so that none of the vector
objects you have drawn are
selected. This is very
important!
Click
on the Pen Tool, and on the Tool
Options Pallet, select the
Freehand "Segment
Type".
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| Set
the line Line Style to
"Solid" and the Width
to 5
Set
the Foreground material to
Orange, Solid Color and the
Background material to null.
Use
this tool as a freehand brush to
draw in the legs and feet.
Click the "New
Contour" button on the Tool
Options Pallet whenever you want
to start a new line.
When
you have finished the legs,
Click on the Object Selector,
and again click in some blank
space so that none of the vector
shapes are selected.
Click
on the Pen Tool again
Change
the foreground colour to red
Select
the Freehand Segment Type again
and set the Tracking to 1 and
the Width to 3.
Draw
in the dangly thing turkey's
have on their beak.
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| Finally,
delete the white, background
layer and then Layers, Merge
Visible.
Crop
away the excess canvass area.
File
menu, Export, Picture
Tube. Just give him a name
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