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Now keep adding layers and flowers until all the canvas is covered.
Don't forget to change the scale down by 20 each time and add a drop
shadow on each layer
OK now we have all the canvas covered we are going to bring the
Flower 1 layer up to the top because all those smaller
flowers have totally covered the large flowers
We can do this 2 ways...
Click on the layer you want to move so it is highlight it and make it
the active layer
Layers > Arrange > Bring To Top
OR
Click on the layer you want to move, keep the mouse button held and drag
the layer to the top
This how your layer palette will look
(The amount of layers depends on how many you have used)
and this is how your canvas will look
Ok now we want to add some pictures and text to our canvas but the
background is too busy so we're going to use put Layer 1 to use! This is
the first layer that we didn't put any flowers on so it is still blank.
Click on Layer 1 and drag it up so it is at the top of the layers
In your Styles Foreground box choose
Solid Colour, click in the
centre and choose White when the colour
options window opens
Flood fill tool
 and flood fill Layer 1
Now we can't see our flowers at all so we're going to go to the layer
palette and reduce the Opacity of Layer 1 by moving the slider for the
Layer Opacity from 100 to about 70
You can see on the screenshot how moving the opacity has allowed the
flowers to be seen but they're not as strong as before
OK we now want to Merge these layers
Go to Layers > Merge > Merge All (Flatten)
(By Merging All (Flatten), any gaps that we might have missed on the
flower layers will be filled in with white. If you're working on a
project where you want a transparent background always Merge Visible as
this keeps the background transparency)
This layer will now be named Merged
Time now to add some tubes and some text!
Go to Layers > New Raster Layer
I chose to use butterflies
I named my layer Butterfly 1
Click on the tube tool and choose the tube you want to use. Set the
scale so the tube will fit comfortably on the canvas
Add the tube
Because the tube is on it's own layer you can use the mover tool
 to position the tube where you
would like it
If you want to add more tubes add a new layer for each tube so it can be
easily repositioned if needed
I added 3 more butterfly's and changed the scale each time to make them
smaller and i also added a ladybird
I added some very small butterflies but when I'd applied them to the
layer I found I didn't like the affect. The great thing about layers is,
if you make a mistake it can easily be undone by deleting the layer
(Last page, I promise LOL)
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