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A Manipulated Image Stereogram

Make 4 duplicates (Ctrl d) of the two rectangle and space them as shown.

 

A Manipulated Image Stereogram

Open the Bitmap Gallery (F11). Select the Lighthouse image and press Insert to place a copy on the page.

Zoom in close on the lighthouse portion of the image by dragging a selection rectangle around the building using the Zoom Tool (Alt Z).

Select the Shape Editor Tool (F4). Click the Make Line icon on the Infobar. Click a series of straight line segments around the building.

You can change the line segments into curves by dragging on the line segment with the Shape Editor Tool. Click the last control point directly on top of the first control point to create a "closed shape." The shape should fill solid black.

Select the photo and the new shape and from the Arrange menu, select Combine Shapes... Intersect Shapes (or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl 3). Everything should disappear except the lighthouse image.

 

A Manipulated Image Stereogram

Using the Shape Editor Tool (F4) draw a horizontal line between the top of the columns and the top section of the lighthouse.

TIP: To draw a horizontal or vertical line, click the Shape Editor Tool on the page once. Hold down the Ctrl key, then click and drag horizontally or vertically. The line will constrain to these directions and a few angles as well.

Select the line and the lighthouse and Arrange > Combine Shapes... Slice Shapes or use the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl 4.

Select both halves of the lighthouse and Group them (Arrange > Group or Ctrl g).

On the Infobar at the top of the screen, enter 85pix in the W (Width) text entry box and press Enter to reduce the size of the selection.

NOTE: When the small black padlock icon (Lock Aspect Ratio) to the right of the % text entry boxes, is in the down position, scaling is proportionate. In the raised position, scaling is non-proportionate.

Save your drawing and take a short eye break.

 

 

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