This tutorial was written by Monti on June 14th 2008. It's concept is copyrighted to Monti. Any creation you make from my ideas are yours. You may print out this tutorial for your own personal use, but please do not copy it in any way to put online, pass out or rewrite without my permission or worse yet attempt to claim as your own.

For this tutorial you will need
Paint Shop Pro
Animation Shop

The Following Colour Chart.
Left click and when it opens right click then save as, then open in PSP.
Please remember the colour chart is just a guide and you can use any colours you like.



Ok we are ready to start.
REMEMBER TO SAVE OFTEN

You can drag this arrow down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.
Script provided by Dynamic Drive.


We will be be making the Monkey shown above. The outlines below have been resized a lot so you can see them clearly.
To make this easier I have numbered all pixels over 1.
We are doing the main outline in 2 parts starting with the main image below.

Step 1:

Open a new image 200 x 200 transparent.
Select the brush tool with the following settings.
Size = 1
Hardness, Opacity and Density = 100
Zoom in to about 800% - 1000%
Set your foreground to colour 2 on the colour chart (#9E642C) and start to draw the outline shown, changing colours as you go.
The lighter parts of the outline are done in colour 4 on the colour chart (#CEA380) and the eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth are done in Black (#000000).
I started at the top of the monkeys head.

When you have done that part use the guide below to do the bottom of the monkey.

NOTE: The parts in PINK are the parts you already drew from the first outline.

Step 2: Fills

When your outline is complete, select your magic wand with the following settings and click inside the outer face area.



Set your foreground to colour 3 (#B98D65) on your colour chart and flood fill this selection.
Keep selected.
Go to Selections - Float - Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout with the following settings
Vertical= 0
Horizontal= 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 6
Shadow colour = Use colour 2 on the colour chart (#9E642C).
Do NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add Noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked - 8%
Deselect.

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Select your magic wand and click inside one of the monkeys arms - this will select the whole upper body dark area.
Flood fill this selection with colour 3 on your colour chart (#B98D65).
Keep selected.
Go to Selections - Float - Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout with the following settings
Vertical= 0
Horizontal= 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 13
Shadow colour = Use colour 2 on the colour chart (#9E642C).
Do NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add Noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked - 8%
Deselect.

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Select your magic wand and click inside the monkey's left leg (as you look at it).
Flood fill this selection with colour 3 on your colour chart (#B98D65).
Keep selected.
Go to Selections - Float - Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout with the following settings
Vertical= 0
Horizontal= 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 8
Shadow colour = Use colour 2 on the colour chart (#9E642C).
Do NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add Noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked - 8%
Deselect.

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Select your magic wand and click inside the monkey's right leg (as you look at it).
Flood fill this selection with colour 3 on your colour chart (#B98D65).
Keep selected.
Go to Selections - Float - Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout with the following settings
Vertical= 0
Horizontal= 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 8
Shadow colour = Use colour 2 on the colour chart (#9E642C).
Do NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add Noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked - 8%
Deselect.

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Select your magic wand and click inside the monkey's inner face.
Flood fill this selection with colour 5 on your colour chart (#F0E1CC).
Keep selected.
Go to Selections - Float - Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout with the following settings
Vertical= 0
Horizontal= 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 5
Shadow colour = Use colour 4 on the colour chart (#CEA380).
Do NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add Noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked - 3%
Deselect.

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Select your magic wand and click inside one of the monkey's ears.
Flood fill this selection with colour 5 on your colour chart (#F0E1CC).
Keep selected.
Go to Selections - Float - Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout with the following settings
Vertical= 0
Horizontal= 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 4
Shadow colour = Use colour 4 on the colour chart (#CEA380).
Do NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add Noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked - 3%
Deselect.

Repeat for the other ear.

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Select your magic wand and click inside one of the monkey's tummy.
Flood fill this selection with colour 5 on your colour chart (#F0E1CC).
Keep selected.
Go to Selections - Float - Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout with the following settings
Vertical= 0
Horizontal= 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 10
Shadow colour = Use colour 4 on the colour chart (#CEA380).
Do NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add Noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked - 3%
Deselect.

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Select your magic wand and click inside the monkey's left hand (as you look at it).
Flood fill this selection with colour 5 on your colour chart (#F0E1CC).
Keep selected.
Go to Selections - Float - Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout with the following settings
Vertical= 0
Horizontal= 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 5
Shadow colour = Use colour 4 on the colour chart (#CEA380).
Do NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add Noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked - 3%
Deselect.

Repeat for the right hand.

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Select your magic wand and click inside the monkey's left foot (as you look at it).
Flood fill this selection with colour 5 on your colour chart (#F0E1CC).
Keep selected.
Go to Selections - Float - Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout with the following settings
Vertical= 0
Horizontal= 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 6
Shadow colour = Use colour 4 on the colour chart (#CEA380).
Do NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add Noise - Uniform and Monochrome checked - 3%
Deselect.

Repeat for the right foot.

Merge all visible and open animation shop.
Copy and paste into animation shop and save as a .gif.

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