ArtistMike.com - Stainglass Window Tutorial
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1. Decided that I wanted some sort of round shape in the design.

2. Used a "Dingbat" font to make the leaves and small "Cattail" shapes.

3. Fit the circle and the leaves and the cattail shapes together to form one design. I have made the leaves gray to show how the pieces fit together.

4. Made a couple of box shapes around the design to make a border.

5. Added some small lines to the design to help make it look more like a stainedglass window.

6. Added some thickness to the "leading" with the bevel tool.

7. The bevel control settings. In this design I did not want to add anything to the width of the lines, I just wanted to add some highlights and some shading and change the color to a more "lead" color.
8. Added the shape of the "moon" and gave it some color and some slight texture with the airbrush tool.
9. This is the shape without the leading around it.
10. Added some more shapes and used the "glass distortion" tool on the shapes.
11. Here are the shapes without the leading around them.
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