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A Work in Progress: Area 52
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This guide was made for entry:
Area 52
In Contest:
three eyed alien
Original image
step 1 of 6
Step1 Cut out alien from picture.
step 2 of 6
Step2 Cut out each body segment and dice as separate layers.Used selection tools to get
areas, then contracted the seletions 2 or 3 pixels to make room for neon later.
step 3 of 6
Step3 Stroked each body segment with a liter version of what the neon was to be later, ie.
for blue I stroked with a light blue.
step 4 of 6
Step4 Selected Loon Rocked and stroked a light red 10 px wide on it. Then in effects applied
an outer glow of bright red. Then selecte the outline and contracted the selection by 2 or3
pixels and deleted the selected area.
This same procedure was done to all the body segments and to the two dice as well as the
spots on the dice. The three eyes were added and the same procedure on them too.Right arm
and hand were copied and flipped horizontally so we have two full hands.
step 5 of 6
Step5 Main source background picture was placed into the canvas. Also cut out the signpost
from another source pictue. Placed a drop shadow on the post.
step 6 of 6
Step6 Final touch up and adjusted levels on Sign and Post.
Final result
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