Heavenly Duckling Page 2

©Doodles by LadyFox  04/15/06

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Feel free to email me LadyFox

This tutorial was done with PSPX   
but could be done with other versions

All of my tutorials are written following the steps I used to make my graphic.   
It is my hope that you will take what I provide 
and do your own thing with it. 

Shading The Duck

Remember to SaveOften 

1.

Getting Ready

Layer Palette
Active Layer: wing*
New Vector Layer: wing* details
Click the + sign next to wing* to expand the view
Click on New Path
Hold down the Shift Key and click on the other New Path
Drag these up to the new layer

Right Click on the top layer/ Convert to Raster Layer
Repeat for each layer
I always use a stroke color when drawing to make it easier to see what I am doing. I no longer need the stroke

2.

 Body

Foreground Color: #e4b63e
Background Color: #fbd060

Active Layer: body

Click the padlock to lock the layer transparency

Flood Fill Tool [F]
Click the Right Mouse Button to fill the body with the Background Color

Click the padlock to unlock the layer transparency

Adjust/ Add/Remove Noise/ Add Noise/ 
Gaussian : Checked
Noise: 10 %
Monochrome: Checked
OK

Effects/ Plugins/  Choose one option below
Eye Candy 4000/ Jiggle
Movement Type: Brownian Motion
Bubble Size: 3.00
Warp Amount: 5.00
Twist: 100
Seamless Tile: NOT Checked
Random Seed: 615
OK
Eye Candy 3.1/ Jiggle
Bubble Size: 5
Warp Amount:5
Twist: 90
Movement Type: Brownian Motion
OK


I added a blue background layer to make the screen shots easier to see
Magic Wand Tool
Mode: Replace
Match mode: RGB Value
Tolerance: 0
Use all layers: NOT Checked
Contiguous: Checked
Feather: 0
Anti-alias: NOT Checked

Click on any blank area
Selections/ Invert [Ctrl+Shift+I]

Background Color: #fdde9b

New Raster Layer: body shading

Airbrush
Shape: Round
Size: 15
Hardness: 28
Step: 10
Density: 11
Thickness: 100
Rotation: 0
Opacity: 25
Blend Mode: Normal
Rate: 5

Spray the dark color around the edge

Spray the light color for highlights

Smudge Brush
Shape: Round
Size: 15
Hardness: 30
Step: 25
Density: 30
Thickness: 100
Rotation: 0
Opacity: 30
Use all layers; NOT Checked

Smudge out the shading

If you smudge too much you can always go back and spray on more paint
Adjust/ Add/Remove Noise/ Add Noise/ 
Gaussian : Checked
Noise: 10 %
Monochrome: Checked
OK

Selections/ Select None [Ctrl+D]

3.

 Wing

Active layer: wing

Foreground Color: #e4b63e
Background Color: #fbd060

Click the padlock to lock the layer transparency

Flood fill with the Background Color

Click the padlock to unlock the layer transparency

Adjust/ Add/Remove Noise/ Add Noise/ 
OK

Effects/ Plugins/ Eye Candy 4000/ Jiggle
OK

Magic Wand Tool

Click on any blank area
Selections/ Invert [Ctrl+Shift+I]

Background Color: #fdde9b

New Raster Layer: body shading

Airbrush
Change Size to: 10
Spray the dark color around the edge

Spray the light color for highlights

Smudge Brush
Change Size to: 10
Smudge out the shading

Adjust/ Add/Remove Noise/ Add Noise/ 
OK

Selections/ Select None [Ctrl+D]

Active Layer: wing
Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow
Vertical: 3
Horizontal: -3
Opacity: 40
Blur: 8.00
Color: #bc9143

4.

 Angel Wing

Foreground Color: #c0c0c0
Background Color: #ffffff
Active Layer: wing*

Click the padlock to lock the layer transparency

Flood Fill Tool [F]
Flood Fill the wing with the Background Color

Click the padlock to unlock the layer transparency

Adjust/ Add/Remove Noise/ Add Noise/ 
Gaussian : Checked
Noise: 10 %
Monochrome: Checked
OK

Effects/ Plugins/ Eye Candy 4000/ Jiggle
Movement Type: Turbulence
Bubble Size: 3.00
Warp Amount: 3.00
Twist: 50
Seamless Tile: NOT Checked
Random Seed: 615
OK

Eye Candy 3.1/ Jiggle
Bubble Size: 5
Warp Amount: 3
Twist: 20
Movement Type: Turbulence
OK

Magic Wand Tool

Click on any blank area
Selections/ Invert [Ctrl+Shift+I]
New Raster Layer: wing* shading

Airbrush
Change Size to: 5
Spray on some shading

Smudge Tool
Smudge out the shading

Adjust/ Add/Remove Noise/ Add Noise/ 
OK

Selections/ Select None [Ctrl+D]

Active Layer: wing* detail
Slide the lever to lower the opacity to: 78

Active Layer: body details
Adjust/ Blur/ Blur

5.

Eye

Active Layer: eye

Effects/ 3D Effects/ Inner Bevel
Bevel: #2
Width: 14
Smoothness: 15
Depth: 12
Ambience: 0
Shininess: 50
Color:#ffffff
Angle: 335
Intensity: 50
Elevation: 30
OK

6.

 Lower Beak

Active Layer: lower beak

Foreground Color: #d48e50
Background Color: #efa86a

Click the padlock to lock the layer transparency

Flood fill with the Background Color

Click the padlock to unlock the layer transparency

Magic Wand Tool

Click on any blank area
Selections/ Invert [Ctrl+Shift+I]

Background Color: #f5c197

New Raster Layer: lower beak shading

Airbrush
Change Size to: 5
Spray the dark color around the edge

Spray the light color for highlights

Smudge Brush
Change Size to: 5
Smudge out the shading

Selections/ Select None [Ctrl+D]

7.

 Upper Beak

Active Layer: upper Beak

Background Color: #efa86a

Click the padlock to lock the layer transparency

Flood fill with the Background Color

Click the padlock to unlock the layer transparency

Magic Wand Tool
Click on any blank area
Selections/ Invert [Ctrl+Shift+I]

Background Color: #f5c197

New Raster Layer: lower beak shading

Airbrush
Spray the dark color around the edge

Spray the light color for highlights

Smudge Brush
Smudge out the shading

Selections/ Select None [Ctrl+D]

8.

 Feet

Active Layer: left foot

Background Color: #efa86a

Click the padlock to lock the layer transparency

Flood fill with the Background Color

Click the padlock to unlock the layer transparency

Magic Wand Tool
Click on any blank area
Selections/ Invert [Ctrl+Shift+I]

Background Color: #f5c197

New Raster Layer: left foot shading

Airbrush
Spray the dark color around the edge

Spray the light color for highlights

Smudge Brush
Smudge out the shading

Selections/ Select None [Ctrl+D]

Repeat for the right foot

9.

 Halo

I decided he needed a halo

Active Layer: body
New Raster Layer: halo
Layers/ arrange/ Move Down

Foreground Color: #ffffff
Background Style: Null

Ellipse Tool
Show Nodes: Checked
Create On Vector: NOT Checked
Line Style: +Solid
Width: 6.00
{82x28 to 153x71}

Image/ Free Rotate [Ctrl+R]
Direction: 25
Free: 25
All Layers: NOT Checked
Rotate single layer around canvas: NOT Checked
OK

Effects/ Plugins/ Flaming Pear/ SuperBladePro
LF_gold-002
OK

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©Doodles by LadyFox  04/15/06

If you have any questions or need help,   you may email me LadyFox

 

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