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Expression Design Tutorials
1 – Open the file completed in Stage 2 of this tutorial. 2 – Create a new layer and rename it Flower. 3 – Click on Petal layer and take a bitmap of the newly created flower head by Object > Image > Create Image Object > ensure resolution is set to 300 dpi. 4 – Make sure that the bitmap resides in the Flower layer and turn Petal layer off. 5 – Rename the bitmap object to Flower Original.
 6 – Select the Flower Original object then CTRL+C > CTRL+V and place copy on the canvas. 7 – Rename the copy to Flower 1 and resize to 50%. 8 – Drag Flower Original object off the canvas. 9 – Select Flower 1 then Effects > Adjust Colors > Hue Saturation and Lightness > adjust hue to 140.
 10 – With Flower 1 selected CTRL+C > CTRL+F > rename to Flower 1 Top > apply a Color Dodge blend mode.
 11 – Select Flower 1 object and apply a drop shadow effect. The image should now look something like this:
 12 – The flower needs something in the centre. Select Flower Original > CTRL+C > CTRL+V > Rename the copy to Flower 1 Centre > resize it to 10% > drag it to the centre of Flower 1 resizing using the drag handles if required. Hue values 70 and 170 on the flower head objects seem to impart a pleasant colour. Blend modes: Multiply, Lighten and Screen seem most effective.
 13 – Select Flower 1 Centre, Flower 1 Top and Flower 1 > CTRL+G > rename group Flower 1 Group. 14 – To create Flower 2 Group work through Steps 6 to 12 making sure to use Flower 2 as a naming convention. You may wish to try different blend modes on the Top layer and, of course, use different size settings to enrich the visual effect. Hue values of -139 or -152 or values in between seem to provide pleasant yellow-orange combinations. You may need to CTRL+C > CTRL+F on the centred object in order to build opacity. 15 – Work in an obvious manner to complete a bunch of flowers. Below are specific settings for the individual flower variations:
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