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Hey!  Get back here!  I'm done with my break!

I think we are ready for the arms, aren't we?  Yeah, I think so.

Step 14
Add a new layer and name it 'arms'

 

Step 15
We will use the 'preshapes' tool again;  same settings.   Drag an eclipse that will extend approximately from the top of the 'back' piece to the intersection of the back and the hip.  Don't try to be precise - this whole tutorial is based on guesswork and your own eyes.  You want the width to be approximately slightly less than a third of the 'back' width.  The first image is just to show about the dimensions you want to drag for the arm, the second is what you see when you let go of the mouse.
       
Now switch to the selection tool and drag a selection around the arm, then click once to set the selection.  Don't try to use the 'defloat' in the 'selections' menu to set the selection, you won't like what happens if you do.  But then, there's always the 'UNDO'.

 

Step 16
Next you want to grab the 'deformation tool     
Now you have the cute little box with 'drag' points on the corners and the crank handle attached to the middle.  The following diagram will better explain what you should see to perform the different functions (there are more functions you will learn through other tutorials if you don't already know them).  We will be performing step 5 here.


1 = to change over all size
2 = to change height from top or bottom
3 = to change width from left or right sides
4 = to move the object of the selection around the image
5 = to rotate the object of the selection on the image

Rotate the image to about the same degree as I have then grab your selection tool again to get rid of the deformation tool;  object will now be rotated and still selected.

 

Step 17
Use the cutout filter using the settings below.
       
 

Step 18
Copy the arm to clipboard ( Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the 'C' key) and move it into the position as I did in the image below.

Paste it back into the image, then from the Image menu, choose 'mirror' and move it to positions as in the image below and then deselect.

SAVE file.
 

Step 19
Time do do some rearranging of layers.  This is always fun.  In the layers palette, you will see that your arms are on the top position.  You know it is active because it is hi-lighted.  Now you click on that layer and drag it down until you see a line between the 'seat' and 'butt' layers and then let go.
       
 This moves the arms below the butt in the layers palette which is behind the 'back' and the 'butt so we can do some touch-ups.  If you are doing pants instead of the dress, at this point, you should be seeing a solid color butt instead of the dress color as I had not yet changed direction to the pants.  But 'Layers are great, because you can change your mind mid-stream and no one will ever know unless you write a tutorial and start it all over.  I usually start it all over but this one is soooooooo big, I wouldn't have written it at all!  LOL

After moving the 'arms' layer, click back on the 'back' layer to activate it so we can work on it.

 

Step 20
Grab your eraser          and change the settings to     
Lightly erase the edges of the back over the arms so that there is only a hint of the contour.  If you uncover some transparent spots, don't worry about that, we will take care of that in a moment.  Rather hard to see that eraser over the print, isn't it?

Once you think you are ready, go to the 'Layers' palette and activate the 'butt' layer.

 

Step 21
Here's where we fix any holes that might have appeared.  If you don't have any holes in your clothes, you can skip this step.
You want your shirt fill to be in the background/fill position and the foreground to be set to 'null' (circle with a slash through it).
     get your paintbrush and paint in any holes.

You may not need a break here, but I'm taking one.  See you on the next page.
SAVE file.
 


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Tutorial by CSGreen

* I do not generally compress my graphics but for the sake of loading time - the tutorial graphics are compressed!