Gingerboy Sledding |
This tutorial is my own creation. Any resemblance to another is purely coincidental. Please read my tutorial Terms. I used Paintshop Pro 7.04, and it should work in other versions. You'll need a knowledge of Paintshop Pro to make this tutorial. Have fun and enjoy :) What you will need for this tutorial: Paintshop Pro Here Selections Download. Deco Download. Tube Download. Unzip your Selections into you Selections folder. If you don't have one you can create one easily. Unzip your Deco download into your Image folder. Unzip your tube download into your tubes folder. Make sure to save your work as you go along! Open a New Image, 450x450, transparent 16.7 million color. SAUCER 1. Add a new layer, name it saucer. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/saucer.sel 3. Floodfill with #C00000. 4. Effects/Noise/Add 6, Uniform Checked. 5. Selections/Invert. 6. Effects/3Deffects/Dropshadow apply these settings: Vertical 0 Horizontal 0 Opacity 50 Blur 76.5 Color Black DESELECT SAUCER RIM 1. Add a new layer, name it rim. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/rim.sel 3. Floodfill with #C00000. 4. Effects/3Deffects/Innerbevel apply these settings: Preset Round with these changes Width 7 Smoothness 0 Depth 3 Ambience -4 Shininess 21 Color White Angle 315 Intensity 50 Elevation 30 DESELECT SAUCER MERGE 1.Shut off your layer1 by clicking on the eyeglasses and keep them shutoff until the end of the tutorial. 2. Right click onto your "Saucer" layer, Merge/MergeVisible. 3. Rename this layer Saucer. BODY 1. Add a new layer, name it body. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/body.sel 3. Floodfill with #AF9363. 4. Effects/Noise/Add 6, Uniform Checked. DO NOT DESELECT 5. Selections/Invert 6. Effects/3Deffects/Dropshadow apply these settings: Vertical 0 Horizontal 0 Opacity 50 Blur 61.7 Color # 54492A DESELECT **NOTE: Now we're going to do the Body Parts now. The Dropshadow will be the same for all of them. The Floodfill color is also the same #54492A.** RIGHT LEG 1. Add a new layer, name it rightleg. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/rightleg.sel 3. Floodfill with #AF9363. 4. Effects/Noise/Add 6, Uniform Checked. 5. Selections/Invert. 6. Effects/3Deffects/Dropshadow apply these settings: LEFT LEG 1. Add a new layer, name it leftleg. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/leftleg.sel 3. Floodfill with #AF9363. 4. Effects/Noise/Add 6, Uniform Checked. 5. Selections/Invert. 6. Effects/3Deffects/Dropshadow (apply settings). DESELECT RIGHT FOOT 1. Add a new layer, name it rightfoot. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/rightfoot.sel 3. Floodfill with #AF9363. 4. Effects/Noise/Add 6, Uniform Checked. 5. Selections/Invert. 6. Effects/3Deffects/Dropshadow (apply settings). DESELECT LEFT FOOT 1. Add a new layer, name it leftfoot. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/leftfoot.sel 3. Floodfill with #AF9363. 4. Effects/Noise/Add 6, Uniform Checked. 5. Selectons/Invert. 6. Effects/3Deffects/Dropshadow (apply settings). DESELECT CANDYCANE 1. Add a new layer, name it candycane. 2. Open your candycane image. 3. Edit/Copy 4. Make your gingerbreadboy image active. 5. Edit/Paste as a new layer. 6. Use your Mover Tool to move your candycane up some. You can adjust it to your liking once you get your hands and head on :) 7. Rename this layer candycane. RIGHT HAND 1. Add a new layer, name it righthand. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/righthand.sel 3. Floodfill with #AF9363. 4. Effects/Noise/Add 6, Uniform Checked. 5. Selections/Invert. 6. Effects/3Deffects/Dropshadow (apply settings). DESELECT LEFT HAND 1. Add a new layer, name it lefthand. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/lefthand.sel 3. Floodfill with #AF9363. 4. Effects/Noise/Add 6, Uniform Checked. 5. Selections/Invert. 6. Effects/3Deffects/Dropshadow (apply settings). DESELECT HEAD 1. Add a new layer, name it head. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/head.sel 3. Floodfill with #AF9363 4. Effects/Noise/Add 6, Uniform Checked. 5. Selections/Invert. 6. Effects/3Deffects/Dropshadow apply these settings: Vertical 0 Horizontal 0 Opacity 50 Blur 39.5 Color #54492A DESELECT **NOTE: Now you can use your Mover Tool and place your candycane where you'd like :) MERGING BODY 1. Shut off layer 1 and Saucer layer, by Clicking on the eyeglasses. 2. Right Click on "body layer"to activate it, Merge/MergeVisible. 3. Rename the Merged layer "gingerboy". 4. Click on the eyeglasses of your "body layer" to open it up, but keep layer 1 shutoff until the end of the tutorial. (that will be for your background). HAIR 1. Add a new layer, name it hair. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/hair.sel 3. Floodfill with White. 4. Effects/3Deffects/InnerBevel apply these settings: Preset Round with these changes: Width 5 Smoothness 0 Depth 2 Ambience 0 Shininess 17 Color White Angle 315 Intensity 50 Elevaton 30 DESELECT EARMUFFS 1. Open up your earmuffs.psp download. 2. Edit/Coppy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. 3. Use your Mover Tool to put the earmuffs in place. EYES 1. Add a new layer, name it eyes. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/eyes.sel 3. Floodfill with Black. 4. Effects/3Deffects/InnerBevel Preset "Round". DESELECT NOSE 1. Add a new layer, name it nose. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/nose.sel 3. Floodfill with #C00000. 4. Effects/3Deffects/InnerBevel apply these settings: Preset Round with these changes: Width 5 Smootness 0 Depth 2 Ambience 0 Shininess 17 Color White Angle 315 Intensity 50 Elevation 30 DESELECT CHEEKS 1. Add a new layer, name it cheeks. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/cheeks.sel 3. Floodfill with #B5716B. DESELECT 4. Go to your cheeks layer in layer pallette and turn opacity down to 40. 5. You may have to use your Mover Tool to place them. MOUTH 1. Use your Draw Tool. 2. Color Black. 3. Options settings are: Freehand line Width 1 Line Style Solid line Antialias Checked. 4. Draw your line curved from one cheek to the other. (see screenshot). HIGHLIGHTS 1. Add a new layer, name it highlights. 2. Use your Draw Tool. 3. Color White 4. Option settings: Freehand line Width 2 Line Style Solid line Antialias Checked. 5. Draw a curve line on each foot and hand, just below the shadow. (see screenshot). 6. Effects/Blur/GaussianBlur set it at 3.97 HANDLES 1. Add a new layer, name it handles. 2. Selections/loadfromdisk/handles.sel 3. Floodfill with #FFFF40. 4. Effects/3Deffects/Innerbevel apply these settings: Preset Round with these changes: Width 5 Smoothness 0 Depth 2 Ambience 0 Shininess 17 Color White Angle 315 Intensity 50 Elevation 30 DESELECT If you run into those dreaded jaggies this is what I do to get rid of them. There are several ways, but I find this is what works for me :) 1. Use your Retouch tool. 2. Tool Options Retouch apply these settings 3. Just brush the edges smoothing the jaggies, be careful too much and it might blur, if so just undo and begin again. That's it your made it. Time for a cup of hot cocoa. It's that time of year for such joyful, colorful, creativeness :) I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any questions please Email me :) Happy Creating! Debbie November 6, 2002 |
