Valentine Bear

For this tutorial
you will need:

This zip file containing the bear selections. Unzip the file and save in your PSP Selections folder. If you do not have a Selections folder, make one now.

This fur fill. Right click and save to your computer; open in psp and minimize.

These are the colors we will be using; right click and save to your computer.

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Written January 20, 2002
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February 2002

Valentine Bear

This tutorial was written using PSP7, but can probably be done in earlier versions with a few adjustments.

** Remember to save your work often! **

1. Open a transparent image 500 x 500. Set your foreground to #B09980 and your background to Pattern and select the "jd-fur" pattern (scale 100% - angle 0).

2. Add a new Raster Layer (all layers will be Raster layers) and name it "body". Load the "jd-bearbody" selection (Selections - Load from Disk). Flood fill the selection with your foreground color. Go to Selections - Modify - Contract by 2. Fill with your fur pattern. Keep selected.

3. Go to Selections - Float. Go to Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout and use these settings:

Color Black
Opacity 45
Blur 10
Vertical and Horizontal 0.

4. Selections - Select None. Go to Effects - Geometric Effects - Wave and use these settings:

Horizontal and Vertical Amplitude 2
Horizontal and Vertical Wavelength 15.

5. Go to Selections - Select All; then Selections - Float and add the same Cutout as before. Selections - Select None.

6. Add a new layer and name it "arms". Load the "jd-beararms" selection. Fill with your foreground color, contract by 2, fill with fur pattern, float and add the same cutout. Apply the Wave and second Cutout as with the Body. Selections - Select None.

7. Add a new layer and name it "feet". Load the "jd-bearfeet" selection. Follow the same steps as before.

8. Add a new layer and name it "ears". Load the "jd-bearears1" selection. Follow the same steps as before.

9. Add a new layer and name it "ears2". Load the "jd-bearears2" selection. Fill with your foreground color, contract by 1. Change your foreground color to #DFB0B8 and fill the selection. Keep selected and go to Effects - Noise - Add 24% Uniform. Selections - Select None. Go to Effects - Texture Effects - Fine Leather and use these settings:

Color Black
Angle 239
Blur 10
Number of Furrows 4
Length of Furrows 6
Transparency 250

10. Selections - Select None. Go to Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow and use these settings:

Color Black
Opacity 55
Blur 8
Vertical and Horizontal 0.

11. Selections - Select None. Change your foreground back to #B09980. Add a new layer and name it "feet2". Load the "jd-bearfeet2" selection. Fill with your foreground color, contract by 2. Change your foreground color to #DFB0B8 and fill the selection. Selections - Float and add the same Cutout as before. Selections - Select None.

12. Change your foreground back to #B09980. Add a new layer and name it "head". Load the "jd-bearhead" selection. Fill with your foreground color, contract by 2, fill with fur pattern, float and add the same cutout. Apply the Wave and second Cutout as with the Body. Selections - Select None.

13. Add a new layer and name it "eyes". Load the "jd-beareyes1" selection. Fill with White. Selections - Select None.

14. Add a new layer and name it "eyes2". Load the "jd-beareyes2" selection. Fill with Black. Go to Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel and use the Round preset. Selections - Select None.

15. Add a new layer and name it "nose". Load the "jd-bearnose" selection. Change your foreground color back to #B09980 and fill the selection. Add an Inner Bevel with these settings:

16. Selections - Select None. Add the same Drop Shadow as before.

17. Change your foreground color to #CC828F. On the same layer (nose), load the "jd-smallheart" selection and fill. Selections - Float, and add the same cutout. Keep selected and add the same Inner Bevel and Drop Shadow. Selections - Select None.

18. Add a new layer and name it "mouth". Change your foreground color to #AF5F68. Using your Draw Tool set to Freehand, Line Width 3, Antialias Checked, draw a mouth as shown:

19. In your Layer Pallette, click on the Body layer to activate it. Add a new layer and name it "heart". Load the "jd-largeheart" selection and fill with #AF5F68. Selections - Float and add the same Cutout. Selections - Select None. Add the following Drop Shadow:

Color Black
Opacity 55
Blur 10
Vertical and Horizontal 0.
Selections - Select None. Add your text now.

20. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible. You can now export as a tube (File - Export - Picture Tube) or save in psp format.

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