This wishing well tutorial was created for Photo Impact 6

Remember to save as you go!!!!!!
 



 
 

Open a new image 300 x 300
Go to path drawing tool
shape/rounded rectangle/3D round
Color /natural texture fill/choose wood 5
draw your vertical rectangle posts approx 18 w x 114 h
also while at path tool /shape /rectangle/3D..lets draw a rectangle that is 140 w x 113 H
Click on rounded rectangle to activate/right click/ arrange/ bring to front. Place it on the rectangle you made and right click duplicate your vertical posts until they cover the rectangle. Leave a small space between each one so the rectangle behind it is visible.
Go to path drawing tool/shape/rectangle/wood 5/draw a horizontal bar..to go on top of your posts
right click your horizontal bar and duplicate it..putting the other one at the bottom. Then hit ctrl/shift/A..which will activate all of your pieces. Right click/merge as single object.
Right click and duplicate your front piece. Go to the transform tool and bring the size down to almost half of the first piece. Then click the distort button. Bring the lower right corner and upper right corner up to get the right angle you need. Once that is done, right click and arrange..send to back. This is your right side.
Right click your side piece..duplicate it ..then right click/arrange to back..this is your left side.
Put it in place.
Go back to your front piece/right click/duplicate/right click again/arrange/send to back. Use the transform tool to make sure your back piece fits good behind the other three pieces.
Path drawing tool/rounded rectangle/ Make a vertical post.right click/duplicate. Right click arrange/send to back. then right click/arrange bring foreward until you get it inside your well.
Path drawing tool/shape/rectangle/ 3D/ draw a rectangle shape for the roof. We need to slant it. Go to transform  tool/distort/bring right bottom edge to left and left bottom edge to the right. Creating a slant as shown.
Let's make the roof shingles. Go to path drawing tool/shape /rectangle/ 3D/ make a small rectangle.go to material gallery/select bump/choose straw
Lets distort this shingle so it fits the roof line. Transform tool/distort/ Bring the top left corner in and pull out the top right one..creating the angle you see here.
Once you get the angle right..right click /duplicate/approx 3 times/align vertically ..one under the other /click on pick tool/ hold down shift key/select one of your tiles holding down the shift key..then select the others/right click/merge as single object. 
Now place over your roof on the left side. Right click and duplicate until you get enough to cover your roof. Overlap each strip a tiny bit.
Now hold down shift key and select each strip you made..activating them all...right click/merge as single object. right click duplicate.
Go to transform tool/distort/this time we want to slant it the other direction for the back half of the roof. Bring right top edge in and bottom edge out some...and right click/arrange/send to back.
Go to path drawing tool/ rounded rectangle/ this is going to go on each edge of the front of the roof. Make 2 and each piece vertical.
Activate one and then
Click transform tool/rotate 10 degrees to right to  get angle for roof. Then right click and duplicate .. 
Place one on right edge of roof and one on left edge of roof.  Take the one remaining and place it on the edge of the back piece. Rotate it left 10 degrees. 
Back to path drawing tool/rounded rectangle..lets make a horizontal bar this time to go on top of the roof line.

Thats it! you are all done.. The rest is up to you....you can add a chain and bucket in your wishing well or put some pretty flowers in it. 
Just remember when you put something 
inside your well to right click /arrange/ and get them in the order necessary to get them inside your well. 
To save once you are all done..hit ctrl/shift/A..activating all pieces..right click ..merge as single object.
Have fun filling up your wishing well.

This tutorial was created on 5/8/2001 by Tena Williams