Lesson#96-Christmas garland

1. Create a new document 150x150px

2 . The new layer . Take the elliptical marquee tool, set the fixed size: width 30 , height 150


3 . Fill in gray : Edit> Fill 50 % gray, normal mode, 100 % opacity.

4 . Go ahead - Filter> Render> Lens Flare. The lighting set 129 %, 35mm Prime. Lighting set as shown below.


5 . Next Filter> Distort> Polar Coordinates. Rectangular to Polar


6. Take the move tool, then Edit> Transform> Scale. Set the image as close as possible to the center. Set the width (width) of the future light bulbs by 50 %


7. Create a new layer . Take the rectangular marquee fixed size 15x25px. Set the selection as shown in the picture


8. Take the Gradient tool (Reflected), foreground color to # 666666 , background color # CCCCCC. Hold down Shift, drag the gradient from the center to the right. Name this layer , well ... for example Cover

9. Copy Layer 1 three times

10 . We start with the first light bulb - hold down ctrl we move through the bed with a light bulb , thereby highlighting it . Set the forground color = # 000099 , background color = # 6666FF

11. Take the Radial Gradient and drag a gradient from light bulbs to place her under. Set the blend mode to Color Burn. Now rename this layer to the Blue


12. Hide the layer Blue, go to another layer of bulbs (emphasis should remain) set the forground color = # 990000 , background color = # FF00CC, Do the same as with the previous layer . Rename this layer to Pink.


13. Hide the layer Pink, go to another layer of bulbs (emphasis should remain) set the forground color = # 009900 , background color = # 00FF00 Do the same as with the previous layers . Rename this layer to Green.


14. Hide the layer Green go to another layer of bulbs (emphasis should remain) set the forground color = # B80000, background color = # FF0000 Do the same as with the previous layers . Rename this layer to Red.


15. Copy Cover layer three times and merge with each lamp separately.
Create a flash bulb in

16. Create a new document 300x100px, background color black

17. Drag all the light bulbs to the new document

18. You can change the angle of each light bulb for a change

19. Join the Blending Options Inner Glow layer Red and set the following values:
- Blending: screen
- Opacity = 75
- Noise = 0
- Color Hex # FF6666
- Technique = softer
- Source = Center
- Choke = 0
- Size = 5 px
- Contour = normal.


20. Red copy the layer effect and apply it to all the layers, only apply glow effects here are : Green - 66FF66, Pink - FF66FF, Blue - 6666FF

21. Turning off the effects of all the layers. Create a new layer ( lower layer with light bulbs ) and call it Wire.

22. Take a 3px brush and color # 666666 and connect bulbs hold down Shift, draw wire .

23. Switch back to Image Ready.

24. Set the time to 0.2 seconds on the layer 1

25. Place the bulbs in this order : Red, Green, Pink, Blue

26. We include the effect of the layer Red

27. Go to the layer Green, include the effect of this layer, and the layer effect Red disable .

28. Go to the layer Pink, include the effect of this layer, and the layer effect Green disable

29. Go to the layer Blue, include the effect of this layer, and the layer effect Pink disable

30 . Save the animation.
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