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  le jardin des Poc decembre 2005

Here's what you have to draw

grille grille


Right click > copy > past as a new image in psp.
I wrote this tutorial with Psp X, you can use other versions, it does not matter.
My drawing is 120 x 111
So open a new raster layer, a little bigger for exemple 150 X 150, and draw the outline.

As you can see there is symmetry between the left part of the body and the right. So save time, only draw one half, the flashing red ones above, and then duplicate    mirror   mirror and merge down !

Once you have finished your outline, rename it "outline" ,and duplicate it!
Close the outline layer
Rename the copy ";color"; and that is the layer you work on.

Here are colors I choose, it's always better to use your own choise of colors!
mes couleurs mes couleurs

Use these tools    remplace   pot    to colour your image.
And from time to time ...(save as > *.pspimage) .

Shading

If you want a result like my example, then you have to draw some hightlights, along he outline. Just choose a much lighter colour than the outline.


3D effects Cut out
1  baguette magique
horns
3D effect Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity85
blur3
shadow color #6C431C floodfill #AE825A
Ctrl + D
2  baguette magique
head
3D effect Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity100
flou3
shadow color #6C431C floodfill #BD9670
do not deselect
3  the head is always selected
add the cheeks
with airbrush
aérographe
size8
density16
opacity7
color#EF939C
do not deselect
4 the head is always selected
add a new layer
pinceau two white pixels on the cheeks
adjust > blur > gaussian blur
radius=0,7
Ctrl + D
merge down
transparent
5  baguette magique
snout and ears
3D effect Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity90
blur3
shadow color #E1878D floodfill #FDDED9
do not deselect
6  snout is always selected
add a new layer
and finish cheeks
with airbrush
aérographe
Ctrl + D
choose opacity for this layer
merge down
7  baguette magique
red nose
3D effect Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity90
blur3
shadow color #841A0F floodfill #FD5E5E
ctrl + D
8  baguette magique
trouser
3D effect Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity85
blur5
shadow color #33345A floodfill #B0B1DC
ctrl + D
transparent
9  baguette magique
sweater
3D effect Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity85
blur3
shadow color #606190 floodfill #CCCFEF
ctrl + D
10  baguette magique
Santa's hat and scarf
3D effect Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity75
blur3
shadow color #62080B floodfill #F23B3E
ctrl + D
11  baguette magique
white part
adjust > add noise
gaussian
monochrome
5%
Ctrl + D
12  save as
*.pspimage
edit > copy
you can close the image
edit > past as a new image
the canvas size is exactly 120 X 11
export > gif optimizer
Ctrl + D

It's finished !
And you can use your result to make a sig !

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