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Open a new image 200x200, 16 million colours with a transparent
background. Null the foreground and set the background to
pink, I used #F5C3D1. Create a new vector layer named body. With
the preset shape tool, ellipse, antialias and vector checked
draw out a round body.
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2.
Make layer raster 1 active. Create a new vector layer named
leg1. With the preset shape tool, rectangle, draw out a square
leg toward the left side of the body. With the pen tool 
edit  the nodes.
Double click one of the nodes, while they are all selected press
Ctrl+1 then Ctrl+2, this will alter the lines to curves. Click
away from the nodes to deselect. |
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(a) Bring the top left node in toward the body.
(b) Bring the top right node down so that it is in line with the
edge of the body and slightly to the right. (c)
Lengthen the control
arm of the bottom left node.
 
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| 3.
Duplicate leg1 layer. Image/Mirror. Move into place.
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| 4.
Make the body layer active. Create a new vector layer named
leg3. Draw out a square for the leg toward the middle of the
body. Edit the nodes.
Double click one of the nodes, while they are all selected press
Ctrl+1 then Ctrl+2. Click
away from the nodes to deselect. |
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| (a)
Bring the
bottom left and right nodes in slightly. (b)
Bring the control arm
of the bottom left and right nodes down slightly to give a round
edge. (c) Bring the control arms of
the top left and right nodes up slightly.
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| 5.
Make the copy of leg1 layer active. Create a new vector layer
named left ear. With the preset shapes tool set to triangle,
draw a triangle for the ear toward the left of the body. Rotate
as shown.
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| Edit the
nodes. Double click one of the nodes, (a) while they are all selected press
Ctrl+S to make symmetrical.
Click away from the nodes to deselect. (b)
Bring the top right and bottom middle node in to line
with the body moving the control arms if needs be.
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| 6.
Create a new vector layer named left ear inner. Change the
background colour to #F6F4C4. Repeat step 5 to make a smaller
triangle of roughly the same shape. |
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| 7.
Duplicate the left ear layer. Rename to right ear. Image/Mirror.
Layers/Arrange/Bring to the top. Move the ear in to place. It
may help to make the body layer invisible so that you can see
what you are doing.
Duplicate the left ear inner layer. Rename to right ear
inner. Image/Mirror. Layers/Arrange/Bring to the top. Move the
ear in to place.
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| 8.
Create a new layer named snout. With the preset shape tool,
ellipse, draw a circle for the snout placing it so that it
protrudes the body slightly.
Convert all layers to raster.
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| 9.
Make leg1 layer active. Effects/3D Effects/Cutout at the
following setting.
10. Make copy of leg1 layer active. Apply
the same cutout changing the Horizontal to 10.
11. Make leg3 layer active. Apply the
cutout changing the Vertical to 0, Horizontal to 4. 12.
Make the body layer active. Apply the cutout with a Vertical of
-10, Horizontal of 1 and a blur of 40. 13.
Duplicate the snout layer. Make the snout layer active. Apply
the cutout with a Vertical of -12, Horizontal of 2 and a blur of
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Make the duplicate of snout layer active. Image/Resize at 80%
smart size uncheck resize all layers.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur with a radius of 2. Move this blurred
snout so that it's left edge meets the left edge of the snout. |
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| 15.
Make the left ear layer active. Apply the cutout the Vertical
and Horizontal at 2 and the blur at 10.
Repeat for the right ear changing the Horizontal to -2.
Repeat the cutout for the right inner ear changing the fill
colour to #F6F4C4.
Repeat the cutout for the left inner ear changing the
Horizontal to 2.
16. OK, we need a coin slot. Make the body layer
active. Create a new vector layer named slot. Null the
foreground, set the background to #C3798E. With the preset shape
tool draw a tall triangle. Edit the nodes. Click on the top node
to select, Ctrl+1 and Ctrl+2. Bring the top node down and to the
right. Move and extend the control arms as shown. Convert to
raster layer.
17. Make the body layer active. Ctrl+A.
Ctrl+F. Ctrl+Shft+I. Make the slot layer active. Delete. Ctrl+D.
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout oat the following setting.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow, Vertical 1,
Horizontal 0, Opacity 32, Blur 2, colour white.
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18. Make the copy
of leg layer active. Create a new layer. Null the background,
set the foreground to #FDEDF2. With the paint brush  ,
size 4, hardness 0, step 1, Density, Thickness and Opacity all
at 100. Paint highlights as shown. Adjust/Blur/ Gaussian Blur at
2.50. |
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| 19. Make leg3
layer active. Create a new layer. Paint another highlight as
shown and apply the same gaussian blur. |
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| 20. Make the
right inner ear layer active. Create a new layer. Paint
highlights on the ears and snout as shown. Apply the same
gaussian blur. |
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| 21. Make the body
layer active. Create a new layer. Change the foreground to #F8D4DE
and paint a large highlight. Change the foreground to #FDEDF2
and paint inside the highlight as shown. Apply a gaussian blur
of 5. |
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| 22.
Make the copy of snout layer active. Create a new layer.
Increase the size of the paint brush to 6. Click once to paint a
nostril then make another. Apply a cutout with the following
setting.
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| All you
need do now is to give it some eyes on a new layer, merge
visible and save in PSP format or as a tube. |
