Step by Step

First Layer

1st step: Import the original picture of mosque, I click 'object' from menu bar,choose 'live trace' , 'make and convert to paint'. I can't just use this paint because I just want the mosque shape. So, I select the picture, right click on mosque, choose 'ungroup', then, double click at this picture to make them in 'isolation mode', then select only the mosque but before paste them, double click again to exit from isolation mode. Then, select the original mosque picture and click delete because i don't want to use it anymore.

2nd step: I choose brown colour for mosque from the drop down button.

3rd step: I use 'Arc Tool' to make spark. I change the stroke to 4pt and the profile to make the arc thicker at the end. After that, copy the arc and paste it until I get the amount that I want. Then select all the arc and hold the 'ctrl' then press 'G' on the key board to make them in a group. I choose green colour for the spark. Copy another two spark and change the colour to red and purple then resize the spark.

4th step: I use rectangle tool, change the width to 52cm and height to 12cm. T

hen I choose black colour to make it as mosque background. I add some little star on the rectangle by using star tool. I use 'Blob Brush tool' and make the shape like a cloud and change the opacity to 27% to make the sky look like brighter.

Second Layer

5th step: Import the original picture of kid, click 'object' from menu bar, choose 'live trace' , 'make and convert to paint'. Then copy the kid figure and change the colour to blue.

6th step: I use line tool to make a firework, I change the stroke to 7pt and the colour to red. To make ketupat or rice cake, I use rectangle tool (2cm x2cm) and rotate it clockwise to make the diamond shape. I use warp tool to make some curve to the angle then fill the basic CMYK colour. Then make the ketupat as a symbol because I want to use it several time.

Third Layer


7th step: I use 'Type Tool' and choose Vivaldi Italic as a font for the text (September) and I change it to 120pt. I choose Script MT Bold for the date and day font. I use horizontal and vertical align center to make them straight and change the colour. I use the blue colour to highlight the date that Hari Raya fall into.

p/s: please correct me if i do wrong