Super Easy! Even a child can do this one with terrific results! I did all the hard work for you.
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NOTE: I'm including instructions to complete
this tutorial without using any plugins
however, you'll still need my zip file.
CHICK/DUCKLING INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: The instructions for the chick and duckling are the same EXCEPT for the beak and legs!
Don't forget to save often! And have fun!
1. Open a new image, 500 X 500 Background
Black. This is so we can see what we are doing better.
2. Add a new layer.
3. Change your foreground color to FFFF00.
4. Go to SELECTIONS/LOAD FROM DISK/and choose my
easterchickbody_BDT.sel
5. Flood fill with the color FFFF00
6. Go to SELECTIONS/INVERT
7. Then SELECTIONS/MODIFY/FEATHER and choose 3 and hit
the OK button.
8. Now hit your DELETE KEY 2 or three times.
9. DESELECT.
Those that don't want to use KPT5,
Skip to line 10a.
10. KPT5 INSTRUCTIONS
Now go to SELECTIONS/SELECT ALL then SELECTIONS/FLOAT.
Now go to EFFECTS/KPT 5/FIBER OPTIX and use my BDTEasterChick
preset. Continue on to line 11.
10a. NO PLUGINS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHICK and DUCKLING BODY and WING
Now go to SELECTIONS/SELECT ALL then SELECTIONS/FLOAT.
Now go to EFFECTS/3D EFFECTS/CUTOUT using these settings:
Both Offsets set to 2, Opacity 60, Blur 46.3 Shadow color B1B30D.
Then do it again except Both Offsets are set to -2.
These settings are the same for both the body and wing for the
chick and duckling.
Choose your RETOUCH TOOL, and with these settings, start pulling
out your color all around the
body/wing to make him fluffy. Don't over do it and be careful not
to lose the body/wing shape.
Continue on to line 12 after doing
body or continue on to line 22 after doing the wing.
11. DESELECT.
12. Add a new layer.
13. Go to SELECTIONS/LOAD FROM DISK/and choose
my easterchickwing_BDT.sel
14. Flood fill with the color FFFF00 (same as
body)
15. Then go to SELECTIONS/INVERT
16. Then SELECTIONS/MODIFY/FEATHER and choose 3
and hit the OK button.
17. Now hit your DELETE KEY 2 or three times.
18. DESELECT.
Those that don't want to use KPT5,
REPEAT line 10a. for the wing.
Then continue on to line 22.
19. KPT5
INSTRUCTIONS
Now go to SELECTIONS/SELECT ALL then SELECTIONS/FLOAT.
Now go to EFFECTS/KPT 5/FIBER OPTIX and use my BDTEasterChick
preset
Continue on to line 20.
20. DESELECT.
21. Now your chick should look similar to this. 
22. Go to your LAYER PALETTE and click on
your layer 2 (body layer).
23. Add a new layer.
24. Now add the EasterChickBeak_BDT.tub for the chick OR
EasterDuckBeak_BDT.tub for the duckling I made for you.
25. Add a new layer.
26. Now add the EasterChickEye_BDT.tub I also
made for you.
Same eye for both chick and duckling.
27. This is the placement of the beak and eye.
Chick Shown. Same for duckling.
Hummmmm.......Oh, yes! Now he needs legs and feet.
28. Click on your background layer and make
it active.
29. Add a new layer. Now apply the
EasterChickLeg.tub OR EasterDuckLeg_BDT.tub
I made for you. And then copy and paste as new layer.
30. Now you can use your DEFORMATION TOOL if you
want to rotate the
wing a bit or one of the legs. But, this isn't necessary. If you
do, Sharpen afterwards.
31. Congratulations! You just completed your
version of your very own cute chick or duckling.
Please read on below.
I remember growing up as a child here in the states, that
every Easter, different places
offered different pastel colored chicks and ducklings for sale.
There were pink, blue,
green, purple, and orange ones. Parents bought them for their
children as Easter
presents. I remember receiving some of these chicks and one
duckling a couple
of years. Then, the coloring of these chicks and ducklings was
banned because
of the food coloring was causing harm to them and other different
reasons. I don't
remember the year, I was just a small child myself. Anyway, you
can color these ones and it won't
hurt a thing!
32. OPTIONAL: To colorize the body and wing,
just go to COLORS/COLORIZE
and play until you come up with a color you like..
33. Now DELETE the black background layer and
merge visible.
Any problems? Feel free to email me. Click on my Hillbilly below.
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Chick/Duckling Tutorial Created April 3,2001
04/05/01 Last Edited