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In 2003 I completed a two-part beginners tutorial on Understanding Layers. While I've had a lot of positive response about the tutorial itself, what has surprised me has been the number of enquiries I've had about how I created the images used for Part 2 of that tut. So, I thought I'd whip up another tut (or 2!) on how I created the elements I used for the 'Mooncat' image. This tutorial will show you how I created the full moon in that image.
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As always, if you have any questions about this tut, or any comments or suggestions in general your feedback is always welcome. Just click on the link above to contact me.
UPDATED 19 APRIL 2005: Since I wrote this tutorial PSP9 has been released. While this tutorial (as in all the others on this site) can be easily adapted for use in 9, it's come to my attention that the brushed metal preset which you will need for this tut doesn't come with 9. So if you need it, you can download it by clicking right here.
4. This next part is a bit tricky, because you need to be as precise as you can with the selection size. Keeping a careful eye on the X/Y co-ordinates (which you'll find on the bottom right-hand side of the status bar, see below, left) carefully start your selection at these co-ordinates: x=150, y=100. You don't have to be exactly precise, a couple of pixels more or less won't really make a major difference, it's just that it helps to keep the selection perfectly centered in the middle of the image. Click and drag the mouse slowly to the right, until you get a round selection which fills up the center of the image like you see below, at right:
 The X/Y co-ordinates are located on the status bar of the PSP interface, right above the Windows System Tray. They are very handy for getting precise measurements of selections. |
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and name it 'Moon' (if you don't know how to do this, refer to my 
and use these settings:
