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Step Six: Grab the Rectangle tool

(U) and switch it to the Path mode

in the Options Bar. Draw out a tall

rectangle roughly 2/3 the width of

the base of the lighthouse. Then, go

to Edit>Transform Path>Warp, and

choose Flag in the Warp drop-down

menu in the Options Bar, with a

Bend of –30%. If needed, click the

Change the Warp Orientation icon

(warped grid with two arrows) in the

Options Bar to make sure the warp

is vertical.

Right-c lick inside the bound-

ing box, and choose Skew. Drag the

bottom-center point on the path to

the left so the bottom extends off the

base, and drag the top-center point

to the right as shown here. Click-

and-drag inside the bounding box to

reposition the path so the left edge

runs through the bottom half of the

bottom window. Press Enter to com-

mit the transformation.

Step Seven: With the path still

selected, press Command-C (PC: Ctrl-

C) to copy it, and then Command-V

(PC: Ctrl-V) to paste it. Switch to the

Path Selection tool (A), and drag the

copy up to about the midway point

of the lighthouse and have it span the

whole width of the structure. Press

Command-T (PC: Ctrl-T) for Free

Transform, scale the path down by

about 15%, and press Enter.

This path is a little further above

the horizon than the first path so the

shape needs to be tweaked slightly.

Use the Direct Selection tool (nested

below the Path Selection tool in the

Toolbar) to adjust the control points

and tangent handles so the left side

of the curve is a bit more concave,

and the right side is more like a gentle

inverted S shape, as shown here.