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Completion Chart for Color Wheel

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Choose Photo and Delete Background (make sure your layers are showing): Boot Gimp, open the photo you are going to use, crop if needed and duplicate the layerDelete the first layer so you are working on the one with transparencyUse the magic wand and eraser tools to delete the backgroundResize the image to 3.5” highSave this new file as Wedge with your initials (WedgeNS.tga) in case you mess up & need it later Make sure you save your files to your folder on the student drive.

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Open up the file called CWBase.jpg Separate image:

Use the Fuzzy Select/Magic Wand tool to select the empty space around the image Find Select inverse in the menu in order to select the image itself

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Primary Color Placement (thirds):Copy and paste the photo and place it directly over the center top spoke of the wheelNotice that you now have two layersSave as ColorWheel with your initials (ColorWheelNS.psd) in your folder

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Primary Color Placement (thirds):Duplicate the layer and move it into place with the moving tool (crossed arrows)Rotate into position using the rotate tool (square with curved arrows)You now have your primary colors placedSave (Control S)

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Secondary Color Placement (thirds):Duplicate the layer and move it into place with the moving tool (crossed arrows)It will be positioned directly between the primary positionsRotate into position using the rotate tool (square with curved arrows)You now have your secondary colors placedSave (Control S)

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Tertiary or Intermediate ColorsDuplicate the layer and move it into place with the moving tool (crossed arrows)Rotate into position using the rotate tool (square with curved arrows)Your tertiary or intermediate colors are between the primary and secondary positionsSave (Control S)

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Colorizing the Primary layersStart at the top and under the color menu use colorize to get the red hueSkip 3 heads and colorize to get the blue hueSkip another 3 heads and you will colorize to get the yellow hueYou will decide how dark and saturated your color wheel will be & Save

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Colorizing the Secondary layers Locate the layers that are in the middle of the primary layers Make sure you put the correct secondary between the primary colors You will decide how dark and saturated your color wheel will be Save

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Colorizing the Tertiary or intermediate layers Finish colorizing the intermediate colors You may move layers if you want them to be on top Adjust any colors that you feel need to be tweaked Save

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Remove the base and make any final adjustments Click off the background layer eyeball You may move layers if you want them to be on top Adjust any colors that you feel need to be tweaked Save

11 Merge the layers Under Image choose merge visible layers or right click on layers to merge down Once the layers are merged down you will not be able to make separate changes

Do not merge till it is the way you want it and correctly colorized Right click on the layer and choose alpha to selection and save as a .tga file

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Create a JPEG Under Image choose Flatten Image. Save as a jpeg file with the same name (ColorWheelNS.jpg) This flattened piece will be the one to which you will add distortions

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Add distortions Using the smudge tool (the pointed finger) click on a section to smudge If you hold down the shift tool you can direct the smudge in a straight line Make sure you do the same thing to each section for symmetry Make sure to save as a different version number so you always have your original

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Final Version If you feel you have overdone the distortions, you may undo or open your original Once it is exactly the way you want to turn it in, save as FinalColorWheel.jpg Make sure you insert it as a picture in your digital portfolio PowerPoint Congratulations! You are a Gimp expert!