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Merry Christmass le jardin des Poc octobre 2005
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Here is the exemple for this tutorial, ...

grille grille


Right click > copy > paste as a new image in Psp. (this image is smaller than really on this html page)
This tutorial is written in PSP version 8, but you can use PSP7 and also the version 9 or X.
Open a New transparent Image 200*250 and draw the outline.

When it's finished, you name this layer "outline" , duplicate it and close the visibility. (thus you can use this outline later!)
Name the new layer, the copy "color"..and save as > hedgehog.pspimage.

Here's my colors! Please feel free to use your own choise of colors
mes couleurs

Get to your tools    remplace   pot
....

Time to shade.
The Cutout Effect: select the area with your magic wand baguette
(mode: add, match mode: RGB Value, tolerance: 0, and important contiguous is checked).

For the Drop shadow effect, select with the magic wand, go to Selections > Invert and then effects > 3D Effects >Drop shadow.
note    Ctrl+D on your keyboard to deselect
The colors I choose for shading are not always the one I use for the outline,
  :-D
1  baguette magique
prickles (on left and on the head)
adjust > add noise
gaussian
monochrome
10%
do not deselect
2  invert the sélection
3D effects drop shadow
vertical0
horizontal1
opacity100
blur8
color couleur #694E3A
Ctrl+D
3  baguette magique
prickles (under the arm on the right)
adjust > add noise
gaussian
monochrome
10%
do not deselect
4  invert the selection
3D effects drop shadow
vertical0
horizontal-1
opacity100
blur6
color couleur #694E3A
Ctrl+D
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5  baguette magique
stomach (all)
3D effects Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity100
blur8
outline #DE9E94 floodfill #F9EBDE
do not deselect
6  invert the selection
3D effects drop shadow
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity74
blur3
color couleur #463722
Ctrl+D
7  baguette magique
arm (both) and feet (both)
3D effects Cut out
vertical-1
horizontal1
opacity100
blur10
outline #D4887E floodill #EECFB3
Ctrl+D
8  baguette magique
the head (all)
effet 3D découpe
vertical0
horizontal-1
opacity100
blur9
outline #DE887E floodfill #EECFB3
do not deselect
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9  invert the selection
3D effects drop shadow
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity74
blur3
couleur color #463722
do not deselect
10 The head is always selected
add a new layer
pinceautwo white pixels for the cheeks
adjust gaussian blur
radius=0,7
Ctrl+D
merge down
11 
les joues
it's important to work on a new layer over, so that colors doesn't overlay
12  baguette magique
center and interior of the ribbon
3D effects Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity100
blur4
outline #DC3852 floodfill #DC3852
Ctrl+D
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13  baguette magique
rest of the ribbon
3D effects Cut out
vertical1
horizontal1
opacity100
blur10
outline #DC3852 floodfill #DC3852
Ctrl+D
14  baguette magique
mallow'yellow part
3D effects Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity100
blur10
outline #F5F16D floodfill #F8FCC8
do not deselect
15  effects > plugins
Eye Candy 3.1 glass
Bevel Width20
Bevel ShapeMesa
Flaw Spacing30
Flaw Thickness30
Opacity50
Refractation24
Hightlight Brightness100
Hightlight Sharpness40
Direction135
Inclinaison45
color="#F8FCC8"
Ctrl+D
16  baguette magique
marsh mallow'green part
3D effects Cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity100
blur10
outline #45782E floodfill #8FCA74
do not deselect
The plugins effect (Eye Candy glass) is the same than before except the color, now #8FCA74
Ctrl+D
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And last, save as *.psp image, then edit > copy and past as a new image, so that your image is resized and you can export it as a gif optimizer.

Your creation belongs to you! and you can do what you want with it, but you can not offer the outline on your site nor sell your result. This site is free so whatever you create can only be offered for free

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