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Notice - The original image size was 300*200 px. You might have to adjust some of the brush-settings yourself, if you think that they are too big or small.
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STEP
1 The first thing to do in this tutorial is to create a new layer (for easier work). Press the Toggle Layer Palette button and New. Now choose the colour you want on your fire. With the colour you choose paint a rectangle. And then paint another one inside the first one, but use a brighter ton of the colour. Then paint an even smaller rectangle inside the small rectangle, and use an even brighter ton of the colour. |
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2 Press the Retouch button and then make these settings: Shape: Round, Size: 20, Hardness: 0, Opacity: 99, Step: 1 and Density: 100. Now press the Retouch Options lappet and change Retouch Mode to Smudge. The time has now come to start making fire. Smudge from the smallest rectangle and upwards. |
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3 Change the size on the retouch-brush to 10. Smudge from the centre of the fire and upwards. Create something that looks like sharp peaks. |
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4 At this point it is time to really create the characteristics of fire. First start to smudge on the peaks, making them a bit wavy. Then smudge upwards in all directions, and remember to move the mouse wavy. It is hard to describe exactly how to do this step, but try to imagine how fire looks and create it. |
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5 Now everything is almost finished. You might just have to clean up the image a bit. If you can see any unwanted lines do to the smudging press the Erase button and remove them. Another thing you can do if you want is to remove the lower part of the fire. Press the Selection button and then select the part you don't want to keep, and press the delete button. |
| Tips - When you chose colour it is best to have a dark background for a good appearance. It doesn't have to be black, but a dark ton is good so the flames don't disappear. | |
= Toggle Layer Palette 
= New
= Retouch
= Retouch
Options 
= Erase
= Selection