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The Moon |
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Welcome! I'm glad to see you are still
with us. The first thing we need to do is expand our canvas to
make room for more items. Go to Image/Canvas Size and use the
settings below.
Click on the Object Selection Tool Draw out a
bounding box that will include all of the parts of the head.
This will allow us to move the head as a single unit without
actually "grouping" the parts. Use this bounding box to move
the head off a bit toward the center; sort of get it out of
the way for a moment.
Active
layer="raster1".
Refill this layer
with your original background color.
New Vector Layer Name it
"moon"
Foreground: #000000
Background: #FFFF00
Preset Shape Tool 
Preset Shape: cdr_moon-001
Retain Style: Unchecked
Antialias: Checked
Create on
Vector: Checked
Line Style:
Solid
Line Width: 2
Place the cursor at 70 x 20, click and
hold the left mouse button, moving until you reach coordinates
615 x 475. Selections/Select none.
Active layer="head".
Click on the "Object Selection Tool" and again
draw a box around all parts of the head. Tilt and position the
"head" till it looks like our little angel is using the moon
for a pillow. Selections/Select None.
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The Body |
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Active layer="moon".
New Vector Layer Name it
"body"
Foreground: #A2A2A6
Background: #FFFFFF
Ellipse Tool 
Show Nodes: Checked
Create on
Vector: Checked
Line Style:
Solid
Line Width: 1
Antialias: Checked
In
about the center of the moon draw a wide oval for the body.
Right click on the oval and select
"Convert to Path" from the drop down menu.
Click on the Pen Tool  to edit the nodes as
shown below. Place the narrow part under the chin and leave
the tummy nice and plump.
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The Legs |
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Active layer="body".
New Vector Layer Name it
"leg1"
Foreground: #A2A2A6
Background: #FFFFFF
Ellipse Tool
Show Nodes: Checked
Create on
Vector: Checked
Line Style:
Solid
Line Width: 1
Antialias: Checked
Again
we start with an oval.
Right click on
the oval and select "Convert to Path" from the drop down menu.
Click on the "Object Selection Tool" and tilt the oval
using the rotator handle.
Click on the Pen Tool and we're good to
go.
The
first thing we want to do is make a break in the perimeter.
Click on the leftmost node of the oval to select. Right click
and place the cursor on "Edit" on the drop down menu. From the
edit menu click on "Break". You'll get a thingy that looks
like "A" below. Using your cursor you can now separate and
reposition these nodes.
Add extra nodes and manipulate them into something
similar to the leg below.
In the "Layers Panel, have "leg1" active. Right click
and select "Duplicate". Rename this "leg2". With "leg2" the
active layer, select the "Object Selection Tool" and click on the leg on the canvas. With the bounding
box now showing move it off to the right a bit so we can see
it clearly. Again back in the layers panel click on the "leg2"
layer and drag it down till it is below the "moon" layer. Now
reposition "leg2" so it looks like it is hanging down on the
other side of the moon.
Active layer="leg1".
New Vector Layer Name it
"front leg"
I know I appear to
skip around a lot, but if you bear with me it'll all make
sense by and by. Keep a careful watch on the "Active Layer"
for best results.
Starting up under the chin,
draw a long thin oval for the front leg.
Right click on the oval and select "Convert to Path"
from the drop down menu.
Click on the
Pen Tool to edit. Click on the top node to select and follow
the previous directions (shown in BLUE) on how to make a break
in the perimeter
Move and reposition the nodes until it looks something
like this figure below.
Active layer="leg1".
New
Vector Layer Name it
"hoof"
Foreground: Null
Background: #000000
Ellipse Tool
Show Nodes: Checked
Create on
Vector: Checked
Line Style:
Solid
Line Width: 1
Antialias: Checked
Draw out a small oval on the end of "leg1".
Right click on the oval and select "Convert
to Path" from the drop down menu.
Click on the Pen Tool to edit. Click on the
eye in the "Layers Panel" to make the color disappear. Click
on each node while holding down the Shift key...Right
click/Node Edit/Cusp. Zoom in and shape as in the figure
below. That's it. We are only making one half of a cloven
hoof. We will Bevel and Duplicate these later. Click on the
eye again to restore color.
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The Wing |
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Active layer="moon".
New Vector Layer Name it
"wing"
Foreground: #A2A2A6
Background: #FFFFFF
Ellipse Tool
Show Nodes: Checked
Create on
Vector: Checked
Line Style:
Solid
Line Width: 1
Antialias: Checked
Draw
out a good sized oval under the front leg.
Right click on the oval and select "Convert to Path"
from the drop down menu.
Click on the
Pen Tool to edit. Add nodes as needed...here again I converted
most of the node to "Cusps". Use the figure below as a guide,
but feel free to do your own thing.
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The Halo |
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Active layer="head".
New Vector Layer Name it
"halo"
Foreground: #FFFFFF
Background: Null
Ellipse Tool
Show Nodes: Checked
Create on
Vector: Checked
Line Style:
Solid
Line Width: 7
Antialias: Checked
Draw
out a small, rather flat oval over the head and about the same
width as the head. Click on the "Object Selection Tool" and use the handle to tilt the halo to about the same
angle as the head. Adjust position if necessary.
That's it for the vectors. We'll do
the shading and add details on the next page. Here is what we
have so far.
By the way...here is a list of the layers if you
should want to compare.
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