BUTTERFLY 1
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You can use any color you want. Trying to pick a color for this butterfly took me longer then making it .
Click on the bottom wing layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-bottom wing- flood fill with the fill 1 tile , scale 100 angle 0 .deselect.
Click on the bottom deco layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-bottom deco- flood fill with the color fill 2 scale 100 angle 0 deselect.
Click on the bottom edge, go to selection- load from alpha channel-bottom edge- flood fill with the color #1D4A6A .Keep selected and add a new layer use your paint brush and paint in spots color with fill 2 scale 30 angle 0 . round size 9 ,hardness 100,opacity 100, step 25,density 100 make sure you leave some blue.then go to color adjust , brightness/contrast and use brightness 33 contrast 0 deselect.
Click on the top wing layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-top wing- flood fill with the color fill 1 deselect.
Click on the top deco layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-top deco- flood fill with the color fill 2 , use your favorite smudge setting and smudge out towards the center. deselect.
Click on the top edge layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-top edge- flood fill with the color #1D4A6A Keep selected and add a new layer use your paint brush and paint in spots color with fill 2 scale 30 angle 0 . round size 9 ,hardness 100,opacity 100, step 25,density 100 make sure you leave some blue.then go to color adjust , brightness/contrast and use brightness 33 contrast 0 deselect.
Click on the head layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-head- flood fill with the color #00152E.deselect
Click on the ants layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-ant- flood fill with the color #00152E deselect
Click on the eye layer, click on your paint brush size 3 and make a couple of eyes color white .deselect.
Click on the body layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-body- flood fill with the color #00152E.deselect.
Click on the bottom shadow layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-bottom shadow- flood fill with the color fill 2 scale 30% angle 0 .deselect.
Click on the top shadow layer, go to selection- load from alpha channel-top shadow- flood fill with the color fill 2 scale 30% angle 0 .deselect.
Now we are going to back track , click on your body layer , go selection select all< float and add a new layer open you fill 2 scale 30% angle 0 and get your airbrush , settings round , size 25,hardness 35,opacity. step and density 25 and spray around the outer body , then use your favorite smudge setting and smudge it till you like it deselect
Do the same procedure for the head
Now you can go back and smudge out the wing top and bottom deco . also if you want smudge the top and bottom shadows
Now hide the head ,shadow layer we added ant. eyes. and body , you should just have the wing parts showing . Merger visible, duplicate and mirror. open the hidden layer and adjust the left wing
Now merge all layer visible .Go to image , resize all layer 70% . Go to effect sharpen
We are done . Hope you like this tutorial
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