78. Click on the "Drawing Tool," open your "Tool Options Pallet" and choosing Bezier Curve again with the same settings.

79. Start at co-ordinates W=80 x H=30 and draw a line to co-ordinates W=165 x H=30.

80. Now to create the Bezier curve. Left click at co-ordinates W=120 x H=25 and then a second left click at co-ordinates W=165 x H=10.

81. Click on the "Drawing Tool," open your "Tool Options Pallet" and choosing Bezier Curve again with the same settings.

82. Start at co-ordinates W=165 x H=30 and draw a line to co-ordinates W=205 x H=245.

83. Now to create the Bezier curve. Left click at co-ordinates W=150 x H=110 and then a second left click at co-ordinates W=150 x H=220.

84. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool," and left click on this "Gold Top Trim." The "Marching Ants" will appear.

85. Go to "Image/effects/sculpture" and choose the following settings:
"Presets=Gold; size=100%; Smoothness=10; Depth=3; Ambience=0; Shininess=46; Angle=315; Color=white; Intensity=30; Elevation=56." Click Ok. Deselect.

86. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." Add a new layer and name it "Middle Trim."

87. Click on the "Drawing Tool," open your "Tool Options Pallet" and choosing Bezier Curve again with the same settings.

88. Start at co-ordinates W=70 x H=185 and draw a line to co-ordinates W=240 x H=275.

89. Now to create the Bezier curve. Left click at co-ordinates W=100 x H=230 and then a second left click at co-ordinates W=170 x H=270.

90. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool," and left click on this "Middle Trim." The "Marching Ants" will appear.

91. Go to "Image/effects/sculpture" and choose the following settings:
"Presets=Gold; size=100%; Smoothness=10; Depth=3; Ambience=0; Shininess=46; Angle=315; Color=white; Intensity=30; Elevation=56." Click Ok. Deselect.

92. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." Add a new layer and name it "Eyelets."

93. Click on your "Preset Shapes Tool," open your "Tool Options Pallet" and choose: "Preshapes=circle; Stroked; width=3."

94. Make sure that your foreground color is "Gold." Start at co-ordinates W=155 x H=40 and draw a small circle for an "Eyelet."

95. Click on the "Color Options pallet." Make your foreground color Black ["#000000"] and your background color white. ["#FFFFFF"].

96. Click on the "Drawing Tool," open your "Tool Options Pallet" and select the following settings: "Single Line; width=3; antialias=checked; vector=unchecked."

97. Start at co-ordinates W=155 x H=40 and draw a line across to the right, stretching beyond the right hand side of the boot. [We need this black "Boot Lace" to extend over the boot side. We will "Tidy" it up later.]

98. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool," and left click anywhere outside this "Eyelet and lace" image. The "Marching Ants" will appear. Go to "Selections/invert" and the "Marching Ants" will surround the "Eyelet and Lace" image.

99. Go to "Edit/copy" and click Ok. Go to "Edit/paste as a new selection" and position this 2nd "Eyelet and lace" image below the 1st.

101. Make sure you are still on the "Eyelets" layer. Use the "Eraser tool" to "Trim" off the excess black laces that extend over the right hand side of the "Boot."

102. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." Add a new layer and name it "Roses1."

103. Open up the "roses3.jpg" image that you saved to your hard drive. Go to "Selections/select all" and click Ok. Go to "Selections/invert" and click Ok. The "Marching Ants" will surround the roses. Now go to "Edit/copy" and click Ok.

104. Go to "Edit/paste as new selection" and click Ok. Click on the "Mover Tool" and position the "roses" on the left hand side of the "Boot" and extending over the side of the boot.

105. You will need to "Play around" with "Image/rotate" until you have the "Roses" just where you want them. Then use the "Eraser tool" to remove the part of the "Roses" that extends to the left of the boot.

106. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." Add a new layer and name it "Toe roses." Go to "Edit/paste as new selection" and click Ok. Click on the "Mover Tool" and position the "roses" on the "toe" of the "Boot" and extending over the right side of the boot.

107. You will need to "Play around" with "Image/rotate" until you have the "Roses" just where you want them. Then use the "Eraser tool" to remove the part of the "Roses" that extends to the right of the "Toe" of the boot.

108. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." Add a new layer and name it "lace1."

109. Open up the "bootlace.jpg" image that you saved to your hard drive. I made my lace using the font "Commercial ScriptMT - letter G."

[I have made a "Tube" out of my "bootlace" image. I have found it is easier to alter size with a tube graphic.] If you prefer to use the "bootlace" graphic as it is and it is not the right size for your liking, just reduce it slightly.

110. With the "bootlace" image open, go to "Selections/select all." Click Ok. Go to "Selections/invert" and click Ok. Go to "Edit/copy." Click Ok.

113. Return to the main "Boot Graphic." Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." and activate the "Lace1" layer.

114. Go to "Edit/paste as new selection." Click on the "Mover Tool" and position the "lace" on the left side of the boot and just below the "Gold Middle Trim." Deselect.

115. You will probably need to go to "Image/rotate" and try several times until you have the lace "just right" under the "Gold trim."

117. Continue #116 until you have the "lace" each on a separate layer, right along under the "Gold trim."

118. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." Turn off the "Background" or "Layer1." Go to "Layers/merge/merge visible." Right click on this new merged layer and when the "Box" pops up, click on "properties" and rename the layer "boot." You now have 2 layers.

119. Here is where you choose the type of background for your "Boot."

120. If you just want the "White background" to display your "Boot," then go to "Layers/merge all flatten," and click Ok.

121. If you would like a different type of background or color, make sure you are on "layer1" and flood fill with a color or pattern of your choice. then go to "Layers/merge all flatten," and click Ok.

122. Go to "File/save as" and save your final work as a .jpg extension.

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