Step 1: Getting started

Open the main animal that Your screen should look

you will be working on. ***If the canvas you are similar to this.
File>Open working on is too small you
will need to make the canvas
bigger.
Image>Canvas Size

Step 2: Place all the other animals in the existing file to make
the hybrid

After this step you can either

Place all the other animals in Select your other animals place all your animal in the
the existing document to document, or just work one
make you hybrid. by one with each animal
File>Place Embedded

Step 3: Selecting the characteristics of the animal

File>Open

Delete the original layer

Select the quick selection
tool.
Carefully outline the
characteristic of the animal
you would like have in your
final piece.
of the animal and keep
Once selected copy and paste
only what you selected.
it in the same document.
Once copied and pasted, it
**After this you can
will automatically make a new
carefully erase any left-
layer.
over bit you don’t
want.
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It always helps when

your layers are labelled
Keep everything clear properly

File>Transform> Flip
Horizontal

How to flip horizontally **Transform is a tool

that allows us to
manipulate the image
numerous ways such
as; Rotation, Flip,
Distort, Scale and
Skew

IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT
How to blend
Once aligned, with the eraser
Align the tool erase any bits that don’t
chosen belong. This will help make your
characteristic image smooth.
of animal B
with your main If you want, you could leave it as
animal is OR go a step further and blend
with detail by using the clone
stamp.

1. Select the clone stamp.

***Make sure you are aware of which layer you are cloning and
cloning onto.
2. Chose spot you would like to clone (make sure you’ve chosen the
correct layer) then hold down option and click. Once you have
done this it means you’ve chosen what you would like to clone.
3. Click the layer you would like to clone onto. You can also alter the
opacity of what you close so it doesn’t look too obvious.

The effect of
cloning