"Shang! Shang?!" I shout as I come in from my trip to the library.
France tends to be very clean without all of the snow coming in. And Christmas is only one week away. As I walk towards the kitchen and set my bag on the glass tabletop, I spot a folded piece of paper near the peach scented candle.
My dearest Belle,
I got an urgent call from one of my assistants. His wife just had her baby and I have to work late. I'm at the dojo from 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
Shang
I look up at our modern classic clock. It's 3:30. Maybe I should go visit him. Unless I'll just be a distraction. No, that can't be possible. Shang loves me for me and I love him for him. I head for the coat rack next to the door and take my red and white jacket off and put it on my body. Grabbing the keys from the key holder, I close the doors and walk to the karate dojo.
Shang has worked with karate all of his life and it has helped him through so much. Like the time he got hijacked by strange, crazy bikers. Shang defended himself using his martial arts skills.
"Excuse me, miss Belle?"
I smile at the little girl in front of me. Her short black pigtails match her long sleeve shirt.
"Yes?"
"Bonjour. I was wondering if maybe, I, could you-"
I have no idea what she's trying to tell me but I listen.
"Well, I was wondering if you would be kind enough to buy these truffels."
Pigtails opens a box of dark and milk chocolate truffles. The box is decorated with beautiful white roses.
"Oh, no thank you." I shake my head.
I stroll past her but she tugs onto my sleeve.
"Would you mind me asking where you are heading?"
"I'm going to see my fiance."
I arrive inside of the japanese symbol decorated dojo. All I hear are yells and yes sirs. The first thing I am in is the place where parents and kids sit down to watch the class in session.
"Excuse me." I say as I bump into a little boy holding a toy train.
Shang catches a glimpse of me walking through the guests. He motions me into his office and I walk in.
His office is filled with karate and kung fu tournament trophies. On his desk, I see a picture frame with a photo of us together.
"Belle, what are you doing here. It's not like I'm not happy to see you, I am."
"Well, I was at home and I realized you weren't there. So, I came here." I say innocently.
I eye Shang. I haven't seen him in a karate uniform since I last visited him. Which was 3 months ago when we were dating.
"I love you." He says.
Like I haven't that statment in a while.
"I love you too."
We share a quick kiss and as we finish, I clear my throat.
"I should be going. Or else you'll be starving." I tease Shang. He chuckles.
{A/N}: This was a little fun to write because I used to be in karate until I got my black belt. So, I already knew what it was like to be in a dojo.
France tends to be very clean without all of the snow coming in. And Christmas is only one week away. As I walk towards the kitchen and set my bag on the glass tabletop, I spot a folded piece of paper near the peach scented candle.
My dearest Belle,
I got an urgent call from one of my assistants. His wife just had her baby and I have to work late. I'm at the dojo from 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
Shang
I look up at our modern classic clock. It's 3:30. Maybe I should go visit him. Unless I'll just be a distraction. No, that can't be possible. Shang loves me for me and I love him for him. I head for the coat rack next to the door and take my red and white jacket off and put it on my body. Grabbing the keys from the key holder, I close the doors and walk to the karate dojo.
Shang has worked with karate all of his life and it has helped him through so much. Like the time he got hijacked by strange, crazy bikers. Shang defended himself using his martial arts skills.
"Excuse me, miss Belle?"
I smile at the little girl in front of me. Her short black pigtails match her long sleeve shirt.
"Yes?"
"Bonjour. I was wondering if maybe, I, could you-"
I have no idea what she's trying to tell me but I listen.
"Well, I was wondering if you would be kind enough to buy these truffels."
Pigtails opens a box of dark and milk chocolate truffles. The box is decorated with beautiful white roses.
"Oh, no thank you." I shake my head.
I stroll past her but she tugs onto my sleeve.
"Would you mind me asking where you are heading?"
"I'm going to see my fiance."
I arrive inside of the japanese symbol decorated dojo. All I hear are yells and yes sirs. The first thing I am in is the place where parents and kids sit down to watch the class in session.
"Excuse me." I say as I bump into a little boy holding a toy train.
Shang catches a glimpse of me walking through the guests. He motions me into his office and I walk in.
His office is filled with karate and kung fu tournament trophies. On his desk, I see a picture frame with a photo of us together.
"Belle, what are you doing here. It's not like I'm not happy to see you, I am."
"Well, I was at home and I realized you weren't there. So, I came here." I say innocently.
I eye Shang. I haven't seen him in a karate uniform since I last visited him. Which was 3 months ago when we were dating.
"I love you." He says.
Like I haven't that statment in a while.
"I love you too."
We share a quick kiss and as we finish, I clear my throat.
"I should be going. Or else you'll be starving." I tease Shang. He chuckles.
{A/N}: This was a little fun to write because I used to be in karate until I got my black belt. So, I already knew what it was like to be in a dojo.
"What is it?"
"Now hold on a minute!"
“Where did you get to last night, excuse me, Miss-bugger-off-without-a-word, well?”
"Belle, you've gone pink as your dress!"
Tea for a Princess and a Piglet!
"Make him think you don't love him!"
"I think you ought to talk to your father."
Here we go! Odette is a much softer gray with Eric, though not as desaturated as we'd like. Oh well, I'll show you how to cheat with that later.
A wild background appears! Click the 'layers' tab, select 'Add Layers', and open the background of your choice. Adjust it to the preferred size, then select 'Push Back', until the kissing couple is brought to the front. Save this picture to your computer.
Open Pixlr in another tab. I cannot stress enough the importance of keeping Fotoflexer open in case you need to adjust size. Click on open photo editor, and open your manip.
Here they are, cropped because I'm lazy, with a brand new background. This is when we touch up.
Here is your tool bar. I could go on for hours on how to use these tabs, but if you hover your mouse over them , it will tell you what they are. I like to blur the edges of my couple, perfect the coloring on their lips, and fix any bad hair issues.
Save the image once you are satisfied, and go to the homepage. You can shut down FotoFlexer at this point. Now, this part is only if you are dissatisfied with the coloring. Go to 'Vintage Affects'.
Upload your manip!
You should then see your picture in this quaint little set up. You can click the individual schemes scattered along the bottom to change the coloring, I went with 'Ramona', a person favorite of mine. Once you are satisfied, save the manip again.
Before Pixlr
The finished product! If you are happy without the fancy coloring effects, go right ahead! I hope you liked this tutorial and feel free to comment with any criticism or questions!
