And here it is, the completed brass lamp and green glass shade. Oh, one last thing. You know how I love to make the image into a bitmap and then clone the bitmap and apply a transparency? Well that is what I did here.

I converted the image to bitmap (Arrange > Make Bitmap Copy) and then applied an Elliptical, Stained Glass transparency. I reversed the values making the center of the transparency 100% (total transparency) and the outside 0% (no transparency). This adds a rich, subdued quality to the light and the composition. The picture on the wall? That's last month's burger tutorial. I also added a Wall Shadow to the base which I centered directly below. I changed the color to a very deep violet which is at the opposite end of the color wheel from the warm yellow glow.

Questions? Comments? Compliments? Please use the form on the next page to send me your comments. I know I say this every month, but knowing you are out there and that you enjoy the challenge of these tutorials is very important to my mental health :-)

Gary W. Priester
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