Birthday Bear

I got the idea for the cute little bear
from a coloring book, but drew it out myself.
I can not claim copyright to the image nor can anyone else

For this tut you will need

My Supply Folder

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Welcome to my "Birthday Bear" Tut
please feel free to use any patterns or colors you wish
for this tut you will be loading from the Alpha Channel
please have your layer pallet open

open the Birthday Bear Canvas
open the fur fill and minimize
set your foreground patter to the bear fur fill
size 75 angle 0
please remember to save after every step as I am not in the habit of reminding you

abbreviations FF
Flood Fill

OK let's begin

click on layer bowl bottom
load bowl bottom
FF #4040FF
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #000040
deselect
effects noise add 3%

click on layer back rim
load back rim
FF #FF0000
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #400000
deselect
effects noise add 3%

click on layer rim
load rim
FF #FF0000
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #400000
deselect
effects noise add 3%

click on layer legs
load legs
FF bear fur
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
deselect

click on layer feet
load feet
FF bear fur
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
deselect

click on layer feet pads
load feet pads
FF #9E856C
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
deselect
effects noise add
35% uniform

click on layer body
load body
FF bear fur
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
deselect

click on layer spill 1
load spill 1
FF #9E856C
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
selection invert
effects texture texture
apply these settings
crumpled paper
size 200
smoothness 23
depth 35
ambiance 0
shininess 0
direction 306
intensity 30
elevation 51
deselect

click on layer spill 2
load spill 2
FF #9E856C
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
selection invert
effects texture texture
apply these settings
crumpled paper
size 200
smoothness 23
depth 35
ambiance 0
shininess 0
direction 306
intensity 30
elevation 51
deselect

click on layer arms
load arms
FF bear fur
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
deselect

click on layer ear
load ear
FF bear fur
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
deselect

click on layer ear inside
load ear inside
FF #9E856C
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
deselect
add same noise

click on layer head
load head
FF bear fur
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
deselect

click on layer hat bottom
load hat bottom
FF black
selection modify
contract by 2
FF white
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #404040

click on layer hat top
load hat top
FF black
selection modify
contract by 2
FF white
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #404040

click on layer muzzle
load muzzle
FF #9E856C
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
deselect
add same noise

click on layer plate bottom
load plate bottom
FF #808080
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #404040
deselect

click on layer plate
load plate
FF #C0C0C0
selection invert
apply the following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #404040
deselect

click on layer cake
load cake
FF #9E856C
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #533517
selection invert
effects texture texture
apply same settings

click on layer frosting
load frosting
FF #FFA3CC
selection invert
apply following drop shadow
vertical and horizontal 0
opacity 100
blur 25
color #EC4899
deselect
effects noise
same setting

Now go to layers view all
X out your bottom layer (background layer)
layers merge visible
and we're done!
I hope you enjoyed this tut as much as I did creating it

this tut up loaded
April 4,2003