Pinkfly_ChristmasBunnyTutorial PSP7

Christmas Bunny Tutorial

For this tutorial you will need PSP 7 by Jasc.
Eye Candy 3 by Alien Skin you can get it here.
Fantastic Machines Paint Engine
You will also need some of your favorite Christmas Tubes (Optional)
This Tutorial also uses Selections . Unzip selections and place them where
you can find them.

These are the main colors that I chose to use, you may choose something else.
Feel free to make your own vector body parts if you want. You can use the selections as a guide. Also feel free to change colors and textures to suit
your own taste.
Let's start by opening a new image 500 X 700, transparent.
I like to have lots of room and see what I am doing
you will be downsizing when you are finished.
1) Add a new layer. Name this layer Body. Goto Selections/ Load From Disk
and find where you saved your bunny selections. Load bunbody.sel
Flood fill with white. Go to Effects / Texture/Sculpture

Next.... Selections / FLOAT. Then go to Effects / 3D / Cutout
using V & H 6 Opacity 61 Blur 21.3 Color Black. Apply again with
V & H at -6. Deselect
This process will be used for doing all the body ... unless stated otherwise.
2) New layer named collar... Load buncollar.sel Flood fill with white.
Repeat the above process changing V & H on the cutout to 4 and again with -4.
3) New layer Left Arm.. Load bunleftarm.sel flood fill with white.. repeat above steps. Changing the sculpture color to the green shade.
4) New layer Upper right arm. Load bunrightupperarm.sel. Flood fill with white. Repeat the above steps. Move this layer under the body layer.
5) New Layer Right lower arm. Load the bunrightlowerarm.sel. Flood fill with white.   Repeat the above steps. Make sure this layer is above the body layer.
6) Click on body layer. Add a new layer, Coat Fur. Load the buncoatfur.sel. Flood fill black. Selections/ Modify/ Contract by 1. Flood fill with white.
Float. Effects / Plugins / Fantastic Machines / Paint Engine. Using the
'BORG' preset.

Click on the SMUDGE tool and lightly smudge the fur around to give it a furry
look.

7) Click on layer one. Add New Layer Left Leg. Load bunleftleg.sel. Flood fill with white. Repeat above steps as for rest of body parts using green for the leg colors.
8) Add a New layer Right Leg. Load the bunrightleg.sel. Flood fill with white.
Repeat the above steps.
9) Add a New layer Left Boot. Load the bunleftboot.sel. Flood fill with BLACK.
Effects / 3D/ Inner Bevel... using the ROUND Preset.
10) Add a New layer Right Boot. Load the bunrightboot.sel. Flood fill with BLACK. Repeat the same Inner Bevel as on the other boot.
11) Click on the body layer. Add a New Layer Left Hand. Load bunrighthand.sel.
Flood fill with black.... Selections / modify / Contract by one... flood fill with white.    Effects / Plugins / EyeCandy

Using your smudge tool being careful not to overdo, smudge the fur around a tad.
Add another layer Finger Lines.
click on the Draw tool. Freehand Line / Width 2 / Antialias checked.

Draw several finger lines. Then go to Image Effects/ Gaussian Blu 1.5.
Turn off all layers except the Hand and Finger lines then Merge Visable.
Rename Hand. Turn layers back on.
12) Right click on this hand layer and DUPLICATE. Then Image/ MIRROR.
Adjust to fit under the Right Lower Sleeve.
13) Add a New layer Head. Load bunhead.sel. Flood with BLACK.
Selections/ Modify/ Contract by 1. Flood with WHITE.
Image Effects / Plugins/ EyeCandy. Apply the same settings as on the hands.
Smudge once again.
14) Add a New Layer Left Ear. Load bunleftear.sel. Flood with BLACK...Contract
by 1. Fill with WHITE. Apply EyeCandy and then Smudge.
15) Add a New layer Right Ear. Load bunrightear.sel. Repeat the above steps.
16) Add New layer Cap top. Load buncaptop.sel. Flood fill with white. Apply the
same Sculpture using RED. Apply the same Cut Out.
17) Add New layer Cap Brim. Load buncapbrim.sel. Flood with white. Apply the
same Sculputre using the GREEN. Apply the same Cut Outs.
LET'S MAKE A FACE
18) Click on the Head layer. Add a New layer EYE. With Preset Shapes set on
Elipse / Line width 1   Black Stroke   White Fill   Antialias Checked.
Make a nice oval for the eye. With the selection tool make another oval inside this
one and then add the Inner Bevel ROUND preset. Deselect. Click on the deformation tool and slightly turn the eye just a bit/ or you can use the rotate option. Right click on this layer and DUPLICATE. Slide this eye over next to
the original eye.
19) Add a new layer Nose. Click on the DRAW tool. Set to Bezier Curve
line width 2 Antialias checked. Draw a line under the eyes.

Place your curser where the arrow is and double click. Image Effects / Gaussian Blur 1.5 . With Selection tool set on Elipse / Antialias Checked, Draw a wide oval for the nose. Got to Image Effects/ 3D / Inner Bevel apply the Round Preset.
Click on the deformation tool and slightly tilt the nose.
20) New Layer Mouth. Click on Preset Shapes / Teardrop. Stroke 0
Fill deep red #800000.    Antialias Checked.
Draw a mouth beneath the nose.

21) Add a New layer Teeth. Preset shapes Rounded Rectangle.
Stroke 1 Black   Fill white    . Draw a Tooth over the mouth leaving a gap on the
bottom. Then DUPLICATE this layer. Line you duplicated tooth up next to the other offsetting just a tad.

Now click on the MOUTH layer... select all FLOAT / INVERT.. Then click on the tooth layer and hit the delet key.

Turn off visability on all layers except the mouth and teeth. Merge Visable. Turn layers back on. Now using the deformation tool... slightly tilt the mouth to
match the eyes and nose. Still on mouth layer select all / float / invert and add
a drop shadow   V & H 1   Opacity 82   Blur 4.9.
22) Add a New layer. Cheek lines. With DRAW tool / Freehand /
Antialias Checked / Stroke 2 BLACK / Fill 0
Draw lines from below the nose to the mouth , around the mouth and out
towards the cheeks.

23) Add a new layer Blush. With your paint brush ... Round...Size 15 ...
Hardness 100 Step 25   Density 100 with the red make two dots one on
each side of the cheeks and then go to Image Effects / Blur/ Gluassian Blur 7.
24) Add a New layer Wiskers. With the Draw tool set on / Freehand
line width 2 ... andialias checked. No fill... Stroke Black. Draw 3 or 4 lines on
each side of the face. The Apply the Inner bevel Round with these settings
width 1   Smooth 19   Depth 3   Ambie. 0   Shininess 81   Color white
Direction 315   Intensity 42 Elevation 58.
Now all that is left to do is decorate in YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY !!

If you want to add tubes for bunny to hold add a new layer above the body layer but below the arms and hands. Click here for a View of the layer pallate .
I hope that you have enjoyed this Christmas Tutorial. Be creative and
have fun !!
Pinkfly

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