Tutorial - the making of "Lords of Arrakis" -- Part 5

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

Part 5. Creating the "nearby planet" layer.

Pages in Part 5:
1. Preparation and assessment.
2. Create new layer.
3. Apply Clipping transformation.
4. Adjust location.
5. Rotate gradient.
6. Adjust opacity.

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Page 1. Preparation and assessment.


Step 1. Open development file.
	A.	Open the development file.
Step 2. Assessment.
	A.	The image is developing nicely. At this point I think it could use more celestial imagery, perhaps a nearby planet. The planet should be of a warm color, perhaps a murky orange, mirroring the spirit of Duneworld. My plan is to create a layer with the coloring of the planet on it and cut the circular planetary shape out of this layer by applying the "Clipping" transformation with a "circle" Clipping Shape blocking the "outer region". Just as I retained all of the "lords 1" layer that I could in creating the derivative "coloring" layer, so I will use the "coloring" layer as the basis for the nearby planet, retaining all of it that I can. I feel that keeping these correspondences as much as possible can add unexpected harmonies.

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