Santa Snowman

For this tut you will need

My Selection Folder

down load here

start by opening a new image
600 x 800
(empty your command history often)
add a new layer
load 01 L leg
FF (flood fill) #FF0000
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 45
color black
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform

new layer
load 02 R leg
finish as above

new layer
load 03 L boot
FF black
on same layer
load 03a L boot
FF white

new layer
load 03b L boot fur
FF white
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 35
color #808080
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform

new layer
load 04 R boot
FF black
on same layer
load 04a R boot
FF white

new layer
load 04b R boot fur
FF white
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 35
color #808080
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform

new layer
load 05 belly
FF #FF0000
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 85
color black
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform

new layer
load 06 neck trim
FF white
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #808080
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform

new layer
load 07 coat trim
FF white
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #808080
deselect
effects noise
add 35 uniform

new layer
load 08 belt
FF black
apply pillow inner bevel

new layer
load 09 buckle
FF white
selection modify expand by 1
effects sculpture
use gold setting

new layer
load 14 R hand
FF #008000
selection invert
dropshadow
same setting
deselect
noise add
same setting

new layer
load 15 R arm
FF #FF0000
selection invert
drop shadow
use setting that is there but change blur to 45
deselect
noise add
same setting

new lsayer
load 16 L hand
FF #008000
selection invert
dropshadow
same setting
and blur to 25
deselect
noise add
same setting

new layer
load 17 L arm
FF #FF0000
selection invert
drop shadow
use setting that is there but change blur to 45
deselect
noise add
same setting

new layer
load 18 L cuff
FF white
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #808080
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform

new layer
load 19 R cuff
finish above

new layer
load 20 head
FF white
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 45
color #808080
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform

new layer
load 21 L eye
FF black
apply round inner bevel
deselect
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 5
color black

new layer
load 22 R eye
finish as above

new layer
load 23 nose
FF white
selection invert
apply same drop shadow but change blur to 7
deselect
effects noise
same setting
effects drop shadow
same setting but change blur to 3

new layer
load 24 mouth
FF #C00000
selection invert
apply same drop shadow but change blur to 10
deselect
apply drop shadow again but change blur to 5

new layer
load 25 hat ball
FF white
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #808080
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform

new layer
load 25 hat
FF #FF0000
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 55
color black
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform
move this layer below hat ball layer

new layer
load 27 hat trim
FF white
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 35
color #808080
deselect
effects noise
add %35 uniform

now if you'd like to add a bag to him
click on layer 9
add new layer
load 10 bag
FF #D9C2AC
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 75
color #815123
deselect
effects noise
add %15 uniform

new layer
load 11 bag tie
FF Jasc rope tube
size 100 step 5
apply the following drop shadow
vertical 0
horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 5
color black

new layer
load 12 bag tie 2
FF with rope tube
same setting
apply same drop shadow

new layer
load 13 bag tie loops
finish as above
move this layer above
19 R cuff
so the loops are on top of his hands

thats it I think we'er finished

I hope you have enjoyed this tut as much as I did creating it

Thank you Lisa & Jaccie for testing for me



this tutorial up loaded October 18,2002