How to Create Flames Using Photobie

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start by creating a new image

   Try to stop when you have a nice even gradient of orange and red. , Be sure to double click to close the selection. , Select the square/rectangle layer in the layer manager and delete it with the red colored 'remove current layer' button.
   
   This should leave you with just your red and orange triangle on the white background.
   
   You could have used the polygon fill tool from the fill shapes menu but this way is a little easier. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Watch also as you do this you can get some depth with the different flames in front of one another.
   
   You can also flip a few horizontally. , Have some fun by adding a picture, text or whatever and use the green arrows on the layer manager to move your text or picture in to the middle of the flames.
   
   Just select the flame layers in front of your object now and lower their opacity some. , Then clone the whole layer once again.
   
   Select the one (layer) that's in behind the first, go to 'adjust color balance' on the layer manager and turn down the brightness and contrast.
   
   Go to the top menu, add some blur, move it a little with the hand tool and lower the opacity.
   
   This will give you a small 3D look.
   
   The final version has changed the gradient for these ones so there is red at the top and yellow at the bottom, you can experiment with colors, shapes and maybe even some small pieces of flames for effect.
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   Step 2: such as 400x300

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   Step 3: white.

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   Step 4: Set the primary color to orange and the secondary color to red.

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   Step 5: Click the small triangle next to the fill shape tool to bring up its menu and select rectangle or square (either will work).

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   Step 6: Go to the top menu settings for your rectangle and adjust the settings.

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   Step 7: Put a check in 'gradient' - 200 - Vertical - Double.

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   Step 8: Drag out your rectangle or square on to the white background of your image.

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   Step 9: Click on the 'polygon selection tool' and click out the shape of a triangle over the gradient.

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    Step 10: Go to the small triangle beside the 'clone' button on the layer manager to bring up it's menu and choose 'clone only the selected area on current layer'.

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    Step 11: Add a little definition to the triangle with a white line.

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    Step 12: Change the primary color to white

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    Step 13: click the small triangle beside 'draw shapes' and choose 'line'.

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    Step 14: Go to the top settings

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    Step 15: un-check gradient and lower the size to 5.

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    Step 16: Drag a line from the top of the triangle down at an angle to the base

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    Step 17: lower the opacity to about half.

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    Step 18: Place check marks in the layers for the line and the triangle by double clicking them in the layer manager.

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    Step 19: Click the small triangle beside the 'merge' button on the layer manager and choose 'merge remove'.

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    Step 20: Go to the top menu - Filter - Embedded filters - water.

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    Step 21: Place a check mark in 'smoothing' and move the slider to the right (or left) a small amount and click OK.

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    Step 22: Go to the top menu - Filter - Embedded filters - blur.

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    Step 23: Place a check mark in 'Gaussian blur' and move the slider a little to the right.

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    Step 24: Go to the clone tool on the layer manager and click it 5

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    Step 25: 6 or many times to make more flames.

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    Step 26: Select each flame layer in the layer manager then the 'Hand' move/resize tool.

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    Step 27: Use your cursor to grab the sides of the flame boarders and make each flame a different size.

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    Step 28: Refine your graphic.

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    Step 29: Prepare to merge: Once you are happy with it

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    Step 30: merge - remove all the parts except the background.

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