 Software: Photo Impact 8 Author Polly Morris Home Page: Sundog Creations Title:Baby Seal Skill Level: Beginner Additional Tools:Eye Candy 3.1 Download a free version here |
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Description: Make this adorable little Baby Seal. Easy as can be with shapes. | |||
1.Open an new image.
Using the path drawing tool, 2D , color#DEDDBF,
make an ellipse shape aprox.aprox. 110 by 110.
Take the path edit tool and make sure the + is enabled, and make two nodes on the bottom. Now move the center node up just a bit.
2.Click on the paint tool, color black, size 1, and then go to effects, creative, and paint on edges. Go to Effects, Eyes Candy 3.1 , jiggle, with these settings: 
3.Duplicate this image, and resize it with the transform tool,to aprox. twice the size of the first one. This will be the body of the seal. Move it behind the head and off to the side just a bit. 
4.For the feet, take the pathdrawing tool, set to ellipse, same color,and make an ellipse aprox. 70 by 45. Go to path edit, and bring the right hand node out and down to form this shape. 
5.Paint on edges, and then Eye Candy 3.1 using the same settings as you did for the head. Duplicate this two times, so you have three in total. Place them like so. 
6.For the nose , path drawing tool, custom shape, rounded edges 3 and make a small shape for the nose. Make two ellipse shapes for the eyes, color black. Click on the head, to make it active, and with the paint tool, color black, straight lines, size 1, click the mode button, make a line from the bottom of his nose to the bottom of his head. 
7.For the whiskers, use the line tool, spline, size 0 hairline, straight line, make some whiskers for your baby seal. Almost finished:) Right click on the head and properties, add a shadow, the fifth box over from the left. Click ok. With the burn tool, you can burn around the edges of the feet , head and body lightly . Right click and select all and merge as single object. To make the ice for him to sit on , go to path drawing tool, select freehand, 2D object. In the path panel, shape, accuracy 10. make a shape something like this. 
In the easypalette, go to Fill, Natural Textures, and pick NT31. Add a shadow to the ice, and place the seal on the ice. Also add a shadow to the seal. There you have your own baby seal. I added a snow applet to mine. Have fun:) 
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