• Click on the Building layer name to make the Building layer the active layer.
  
• Click anywhere outside the Stage to deselect the buildings.
  
• Select the Rectangle tool.
  
• Select Hairline from the drop-down menu in the Stroke panel. If the panel is not open, choose Windows > Panels > Stroke from the menu.
  
• Select black in the Stroke color box.
  
• Select a color you want your landscape to be in the Fill color box.
  
• Draw a rectangle below the buildings.
  

• Select gray in the Fill color box.
  
• Draw a second rectangle below the green rectangle.
  

• Select purple as the fill color.
  
• Draw the last rectangle, where you want your title to appear.
  

Add Trees

Now you will add two trees to your movie.

Create a Trees Layers

• Create a new layer and name it Trees.
• Make sure Building is the active layer. (You click on the layer name to make a layer active.)
  
• Choose Insert > Layer from the menu. A new layer will appear at the top of the Timeline.
  
• Choose Modify > Layer from the menu. The Layer Properties dialog box will open.
  
• Type Trees in the Name field.
  
• Click on OK.
  

Get a Tree

Take a tree from the Library.

• Move to the Library. If the Library panel is not open, choose Window > Library from the menu.
  
• Click in the icon next to Tree and drag a tree onto the Stage.

Resize the Tree

• Select the Arrow tool.
  
• Select the Scale Modifier.
  
• Drag the handles until the tree is the appropriate size.
  
• Place the tree on the Stage in front of a building.
  
• Repeat the process and place another tree on the Stage