Animated Dolphin Silhouette

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5...Now click on the Selection tool on the right hand side.

Settings across the top should be set as :

Selection type = Rectangle

Mode = Add (Shift)

Feather = 0

Now on your canvas start where the dark lines goes across on the left hand side. Left click the

mouse, keep the mouse clicked and at the same time, drag down To the bottom right

hand corner. After you done this, it should look like the one below.

With what looks like ants marching around it, and of course without the writing.

7... We should now have 2 layers in the layer palette.

Raster 1 and Promoted Selection

Now would be a good time to save your work. Always save often.

8...Now we will need to make a new layer in the layer palette. To do this go to the top, click

Layers, then click New Raster Layer. A box will appear click ok at the bottom.

Now your layer palette should look like the one below…

9...Now we need to set the gradient back to color, click back on the foreground color box.

This time click on the top tab that says Color and use these settings.

R = 244

G = 232

B= 166

10...Now we will make a sun for the sky. To do this, click again on the Selections tool.

But this time we need to change the setting so it will be on circle. Use these settings

Selection Type = circle

Mode = Add (Shift)

Feather = checked

Now start a circle on your canvas, by holding down on the left side of the mouse and at the same

time drag out, to where you think it is big enough for a sun. You should now have a circle with marching ants around it

Now click on the flood fill tool and flood fill inside the marching ants.

Don’t worry if it isn’t in the middle because you can move it later.

Now deselect the circle by going to Selections then click Select None. Now click on the

Move tool so you can place the sun where you want it. Mine is placed like the one below.

11...Now we will give the sun a glow, to do this go to the top, Click Adjust then Bur then

click Gaussian Bur. Use these settings

Radius = 5.00

Click ok.

6...Now go up to the top and click Selections then click Promote selections to layer.