562 Creating an American flag in Photoshop

- Hey gang, this is Deke McClelland.…Welcome to Deke's Techniques.…Now last week I promised to show you how to create an…M.C. Escher-like tessellation pattern in Adobe Illustrator.…And we will be doing that next week, but it suddenly…struck me that today is an important occasion.…It makes the end of a U.S. Presidential election cycle.…And while it's been a pretty obscure event,…most (mumbles) have described it as a real yawn fest.…I thought we would celebrate none-the-less by creating…this authentic American flag in PhotoShop.…

And this is the real deal folks.…Every stripe is the correct size and every star is in…it's proper location according to U.S. Government…specification.…Here, let me show you exactly how it works.…Alright, here's my final flag composition.…Just so you can see it on screen.…I started off inside o this image here,…which comes from us from the Dreams Time image library…and you can learn more about them and get deals at…dreamstime.com/deke.php.…

Now, in addition to this ice texture I wanted to add…