This tutorial was written by Monti on June 20th 2007. 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 Charts.
Left click on each and when they open right click then save as, then open in PSP.

Bear Colour Chart


Muffin Colour Chart

Ok we are ready to start.

REMEMBER TO SAVE OFTEN

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Script provided by Dynamic Drive.

Step 1: Outline

This is the outline we will be making. Mine has been resized a lot so you can see it clearly.
To make this easier I have numbered all pixels over 1.
We will be adding the paw pads, inner ears and the face after we have done the main outline.

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 1 on the Bear outline colour chart (#945937) and start at whichever point you prefer. (You can move the image later using your move tool if you need to).
Do all the bear outline in that colour.
Change your foreground to colour 10 on the Muffin outline colour chart (#FDADBE) and do all of the pink icing outline.
Change your foreground to colour 8 on the Muffin outline colour chart (#9C0808) and do all of the cherry outline.
Change your foreground to colour 7 on the Muffin outline colour chart (#087321) and do the cherry stalk.
Change your foreground to colour 12 on the Muffin outline colour chart (#69483D) and do all of the muffin outline.
Change your foreground to colour 14 on the Muffin outline colour chart (#EEB696) and do all of the muffin case outline.

We are now going to add the face.
Add a new Raster layer and change your foreground to colour 3 on the Bear outline colour chart (#F27B6B). Draw in the Inner Ears following the Outline Chart below.

Add a new Raster layer and change your foreground to colour 5 on the Bear outline colour chart (#F3A47D). Draw in the muzzle outline as shown above.
Change your foreground to Black and add in the eyes and nose details.
Change your foreground to White and add a white pixel in the center of his nose.

We are now going to add the paw pads.
Add a new Raster layer and change your foreground to colour 5 on the Bear outline colour chart (#F3A47D). Draw in the Paw Pads following the Outline Chart below.

Duplicate the Paw Pad layer and mirror. Position in the other foot.
When your outline is complete, merge ALL layers visible and we are ready to add the cut outs.

Step 2 Head

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

Select colour 2 (#D48B5E) on your bear colour chart and flood fill that selection.
Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V + H = 0
Opacity = 70
Blur = 14
Shadow colour = Use your bear outline.(#945937)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Deselect.

Step 3 Body

Select your magic wand and click inside the body of the bear.
Fill with colour 2 (#D48B5E) on your bear colour chart.
Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V + H = 0
Opacity = 70
Blur = 14
Shadow colour = Use your bear outline.(#945937)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Deselect.

Step 4 Feet

Select your magic wand and click inside the left foot (as you look at it) making sure to select the stray pixel shown in the screen shot below.

Fill with colour 2 (#D48B5E) on your bear colour chart.
Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V + H = 0
Opacity = 60
Blur = 5
Shadow colour = Use your bear outline (#945937)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Deselect.
Repeat for the right foot.

Step 5 Legs

Select your magic wand and click inside the leg/bum area making sure to select the stray pixels shown in the screen shot below.

Fill with colour 2 (#D48B5E) on your bear colour chart.
Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V + H = 0
Opacity = 75
Blur = 3
Shadow colour = Use your bear outline (#945937)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Repeat cutout.
Deselect.

Step 6 Ears

Select your magic wand and click inside the left outer ear (as you look at it) making sure you select all parts.
Fill with colour 2 (#D48B5E) on your bear colour chart.
Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V + H = 0
Opacity = 60
Blur = 2
Shadow colour = Use your bear outline (#945937)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Deselect.

Repeat for the right ear.

Step 7 Inner Ears

Select your magic wand and click inside both inner ears holding down the shift key to select both.
Fill with colour 4 (#F9C3BD) on your bear colour chart.
Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V + H = 0
Opacity = 75
Blur = 2
Shadow colour = Use your inner ear outline (#F27B6B)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Deselect.

Step 8 Paw Pads

Select your magic wand and click inside all the paw pads holding down the shift key to select them all.
Fill with colour 6 (#FAd0C0) on your bear colour chart.
Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V + H = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 2
Shadow colour = Use your paw pad outline (#F3A47D)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Deselect.

Step 9 Muzzle

Select your magic wand and click inside the muzzle.
Fill with colour 6 (#FAd0C0) on your bear colour chart. Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V + H = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 3
Shadow colour = Use your muzzle outline (#F3A47D)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Deselect.

Step 10 Cherry

Select your magic wand and click inside the cherry making sure you select the stray pixel shown in the screen shot below.

Fill with colour 9 (#EB1515) on your muffin colour chart. Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V = -3
H = 3
Opacity = 85
Blur = 5
Shadow colour = Use your cherry outline (#9C0808)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Deselect.

Step 11 Icing

Select your magic wand and click inside the icing.
Fill with colour 11 (#FFEAEE) on your muffin colour chart. Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V = 3
H = 0
Opacity = 85
Blur = 10
Shadow colour = Use your icing outline (#FDADBE)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
DO NOT Deselect.
Go to Adjust - Add/Remove Noise
Add Noise at 6%, Uniform and Monochrome checked.
Deselect.

Step 12 Muffin

Select your magic wand and click inside the muffin.
Fill with colour 13 (#986352) on your muffin colour chart. Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V = -6
H = 5
Opacity = 85
Blur = 15
Shadow colour = Use your muffin outline (#69483D)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
Repeat cutout.
Deselect.

Step 13 Muffin Case

Select your magic wand and click inside the muffin case.
Fill with colour 15 (#F2D6C8) on your muffin colour chart. Keep selected.
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
V + H = 0
Opacity = 80
Blur = 10
Shadow colour = Use your muffin CASE outline (#EEB696)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked.
DO NOT Deselect.
Go to Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds with the following settings
Width = 3
Opacity = 35
Colour = Use your muffin CASE outline (#EEB696)
Horizontal = UNchecked
Light from left/top = Checked
Deselect.

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

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