Tutorial - the making of "Lords of Arrakis" -- Part 3

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Ultra Fractal Tutorial - The Making of "Lords of Arrakis"

Part 3. Creating the "lords 2" layer.

Pages in Part 3:
1. Preparation and assessment.
2. Create new layer.
3. Remove Lake transformation.
4. Add Mirror transformation.
5. Add Clipping transformation.
6. Adjust layer properties.

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Page 4. Add Mirror Transformation.


Step 6. Add Mirror transformation. The "Mirror" transformation can carry out the task of "flipping" the image horizontally.
	A.	In the Mapping tab, click on the Add icon. This will cause the Select Transformation dialog box to appear.
	B.	In the Select Transformation dialog box, in the root of the library, not in any folder, select the "Standard.uxf" transformation file, and, within this file, the Mirror transformation. Click on Open. The image should now look like this: This is a vertical mirroring. Now we will change it to a horizontal mirroring, centered on the screen, with a horizontal offset opposite to the one in the original.
	C.	With the Mirror transformation highlighted, enter the following parameters into the Mapping tab: The image should now look like this: Compare this with the unreflected image, shown here:

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