and much more pleasant to look at!

HootyTut© by Hooty aka Doyle Allen 5/22/04 

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Needed:

I did this with Paint Shop Pro8 but other programs and

earlier versions of Paint Shop Pro can be used.

Get the tube used in this tutorial at the

HootyTutResources site (Click)

Join so you can access the Files Section.

Files/Accessories/Tubes/Tinkerbell tube.

Save to your Documents file. We will open

it in Paint Shop Pro like we would a graphic.

Feel free to select your own tube/graphic

once you understand what is taught here.

Skill Level:Advanced Beginner

Knowledge of using the magic wand and changing

the tolerance setting to select slightly shaded

colored areas etc.

Being able to use the preview window to

adjust effects for the best desired appearance

(aka InnerBevel & Drop Shadow).

Manipulation of dropshadows by moving

graphics as well. You can make a main

object/person in a graphic stand out from

the surrounding background which will make it that

much more special to look at.

  The most important thing to be aware of is that

the most simply uncomplicated objects are the

ones to use these techniques with.

By uncomplicated I mean it has few colors & lines.

  Once you learn the basic principles taught more

advanced skill users can take it to the next steps

using the freehand selection tool to select areas

to puff.

  This tut will show you the most basic ideas just to

get you started.

open it just as you would a graphic.

2 Edit/Copy, Edit Paste/Paste as New Image

    Adjustments to tolerance is flexible.

Basically I used these same settings

throughout this tutorial, sometimes using

multiple clicks to get the area's I wanted

completely selected.

Settings:

Mode = Add, MatchMode = RGB,

Tolerance = 12, Sample Merge = Checked

Feather = 0, Anti-alias = Checked

Select Tinkerbells raised leg... in all the

selections you can use multiple clicks to

get the whole area selected.

Do not select the black outline of her leg.

Tip:  Zoom in (+) for more accuracy.

 These same settings will be used

throughout this tutorial, only changing

the Angle of the bevel for the best effect.

Settings:

Bevel #2, Width = 8, Smoothness = 0,

Depth = 1, Ambience = 0, Shininess = 0,

Color = White, Angle = 32, Intensity = 50,

Elevation = 30

This would be a good time to get the leg

centered in your preview window and play

a bit with the angle only to see how the

different angles affect the appearance of

the bevel. Hopefully you will see how I ended

up choosing the 32° angle that is used for

this one step.

  You can left click on the circle icon and

spin it around to different angles as you

Select the leg that Tinkerbell is standing on.

Settings:

Same settings but change the angle to

227°.

Note: I used the Soften Tool to smooth out

the little roughness that this particular tube

has that is caused by slight discoloration

Select the Dress.

Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Use the settings shown in the illustration

above.

I used the dropshadow on this part to make

her dress appear to be further away from

Select the upper torso and facial areas

completely.

Note: If things in areas like the face, if you

do not get the eyebrows, eyes etc selected

then when you apply the inner bevel it will

cause the unselected areas to appear to

be sunk in and that would be bad!

Use multiple clicks to insure it is all selected.

to take you from step to step.

Basically select separate parts that have

not been puffed and puff them one at a time.

Use the preview window to determine which

setting you like best for the appearance

that you are striving for.

 Items to be selected separately:

Hand above her hair

Hair bun at the back

Hair over her head

Puff balls on each shoe..one at a time.

Shoes on each foot... one at a time

puffing up your image adding a dropshadow

to the whole image on the background

raster layer to make partial lines around

things like an arm against the body.

Just select the area that you want to add

a slight drop shadow too.

Outline it and select the line and I would

recommend putting the shadow on a

separate layer so you can adjust the opacity

to get the proper effect.

  Using this idea you can make an arm held

in front of the body can be made to look

like it is not on the body but being held

slightly away from the body.

I did this with the Reindeer's arm and with

Santa's mustache and underneath his

beard:

effects to the selected area's before you

add the bevel or shadow such as

Tinkerbell's hair, you may want to use an

effect to give her hair more texture and give

it more strands. EyeCandy4000 Fur comes

to mind as one possible effect for hair.

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Thanks to all the great testers that help me to

make these tutorials as good as they are!

The testers are always a vital part of the end

results of what you end up using.

Special thanks to all the testers:

Calvin,Maria Rosa,Everam,Sue,Adrienne,