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This tutorial is intended for beginners to learn how to use a mask. If you have any questions, please feel free to Email me.
Remember to save as a psp file often!
1. Open up the scrap background of your choice.
2. In the Materials palette, set the foreground to pattern.
Choose your scrap background as your pattern, angle = 0, scale = 100
3. Choose the selection tool, set it to circle.
4. Open New, transparent image, size 100 x 100
5. Start cursor in the center and drag out a circle selection. Fill the selection with the scrap pattern you chose.
6. Selections > Select None
7. Effects > Distortion > Twirl. Degree = 720
8. Choose the warp brush
9. Set the Warp Mode to push and size to about 40 - 45
10. Slightly nudge the pattern to deform it. I dragged it in these four places, just enough to make it not a circle anymore
11. Effects >3D Effects > Drop Shadow. Vertical and Horizontal = 1, Opacity = 50, Blur = 2, Color = Black
12. Edit > Copy
13. Open New transparent image, size 800 x 800 pizels.
14. Edit > Paste > As New Layer
15. Paste about 15 - 20 of those pattern pieces. Then with the mover tool, arrange the pieces into a fluffy cloud or cotton ball like so:
16. Right-click on one of the layers and choose Merge > Merge Visible
17. Right-click on the merged layer and choose Duplicate. Duplicate so that you have 4 layers.
18. Use the mover tool to arrange the four layers into a larger cloud. Use the Raster Deform tool to rotate layers as necessary for a better look.
19. Choose the Rectangle SHAPE tool. Foreground and Background set to black. Draw a rectangle for the leg. Drag one of the nodes up to round off the legs.
20. Right-click on the shape layer, Choose Convert to Raster Layer
21. Drag the layer underneath the cloud layers.
22. Right-click on the rectangle layer and Duplicate 3 times. Arrange so that the cloud layer now has four legs.
23. Change the shape tool to the Ellips tool, and draw a small ellipse tool to make the tail.
24. Rotate as necessary and move to fit it into place. Right-click on the tail layer and choose Convert to Raster layer.
25. On the other side of the cloud layer, draw a large ellipse shape for the head. Then click on the Pen tool. Hold the CTRL key down and drag the top left node down (the node will turn to a trapezoid shape) This will shape the head to be more narrow like the nose.
26. When you are happy with the placement of your pieces, Layers > merge > merge Visible.
27. Save this as a PNG.
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