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New Year Baby
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Created with Ulead Photo Impact.
PI VerI am using version12,
I am certain it can be done in earlier versions, from PIXL on up to
PI12.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Author: Jane Davidson
Terms of
Use; Please Read
Web Site:
Jane's Haven
Email
Path drawing tool, paint on edges, blur, path
edit. burn tool, dodge tool, paint brush, air brush,
resize tool.
Optional....You may download the face, eyes and lips if you don't
want to do these parts, HERE. |
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Dont forget to save!!!! |
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Open a new image 500X500, white background or any color you prefer. |
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Step 1. Head: Using the Path drawing tool ellipse size:
105X115, color:#F3C6C6 or a color you prefer. Go to path edit to edit
the shape like the one on the left. |
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Step 2. right eye: Ellipse, white, size:15X12, 2D, go into path edit
mode, edit the shape like the one opposite.
2a. Set your paint
brush to the settings below, color: black Go to the menu at the top, effects,
creative and click on Paint on Edges.
2b, Using the blur tool with the settings at left, very lightly around the
edge of the eye.
.2c. Using the burn tool with the settings at left, with the predefined
options set at edge burn, go over the top edge of the eye from right to left or
vice versa, which ever is easier for you. See the example at left of what mine
looks like after the edge burn.
2d. Inner eye: Using the ellipse draw size: 7X8, color: I used: #042B7E,
3D, with width:4 and depth: 30. Now draw another ellipse, size: 4X4, color:
black, 3D, width and depth as high as they will go, using the lights in the tool
settings place the point in the middle of the black eye. Put the three parts of the eye together, group, duplicate. Place the duplicate on the left and flip
horizontally
Note: It isn't always possible to use the same eye for the left and right,
depends on the angle of the face.
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3. Lips, which I have supplied in a zip at the top of the page.
You should have something like the picture on the
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4. Right ear: Path drawing tool, ellipse, size: 19X47.
color:
#F3C6C6, 2D, click into path edit and edit the shape as the image at
left.
4A. Shading the ear: Right click on
the ear and convert to an image. Using the air brush,
color:#BB6C6C, with the settings on the left, darken the right side edge
of the ear. Change to size of the air brush to 4 to shade the inside of
the ear like in the image at left.
Using the blur tool lightly go over
the airbrushing. See settings at left. |
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5. Shading the face: Set your airbrush same as the
setting on left, color: #A96D6D and shade it like the example left, you
may have to repeat the airbrush to get it dark enough. For his nostrils
brush on the shading, repeat several times. Using the blur tool
with the settings at left, lightly blur the airbrushing.
5A. Set the size of the airbrush to:20, every thing else the same to
shade each side of the face, see example, then select the ear and shade
the inside next to the face to make them the same color.
5B. Lets give him some rosey cheeks, with the airbrush settings;
color: #FC7272, size: 43, soft edge:100, place the airbrush on his
cheeks, start clicking, it will take several times to get them dark
enough and blur.
More shading: Using the Airbrush, change the settings to:
color:#CD8181,size: 9, soft edge: 100, shade each side of his nose from
the inside of the eye, slightly curve inward and downward. Shade from
the outside of each eye out near the edge of his head, so it will look
indented.
5C, With the dodge tool, settings, see left. Lighten where the tip of
his nose would be located. Change the size of the dodge tool to: 45,
lighten the middle of the forehead. Blur very lightly with the default
settings. Size: 20, soft edge 50, level: 5.
Are you still with me? You can see what mine looks like at left.
5D. Eye brows: Paint brush, color:#89582F, see settings at left, give
him some eye brows like the example on the left. |
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6. Hat brim Ellipse, 2D, color: black, size: 143X62, go into path
edit to edit the shape like the example at left. 6A. Hat top, draw
another ellipse same color, 2D size: 111X43, go into path edit to edit
the shape like the image at left.
6B. Hat lid: Ellipse, black, 2D, size:130x39, click in edit mode to
edit the shape like the one opposite.
6C. Hat band: Path drawing tool, open the custom shapes drop down
window and find the shape, in PI 12 it is called S46, I have an image on
the left of this shape if you are using a different version. The size
doesn't matter for now, The color is red or any color you prefer. Now
using the perspective tool, resize make the shape size: 102X37. Go into
path edit and edit the shape like the one at left.
Now you see the hat after it is all together. |
 
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7. Completing the hat: Make your top of the hat active go to path
drawing tool, attribute bar and select 3D trim, activate the transform
tool, with the top of the hat still selected, click the rotate left 90%,
then, right click on the top of the hat, in the menu window choose,
Convert object type, then choose, Reset Text/Path object, after that go
back to the transform settings and Rotate rotate right 90%, set the
width to 58, depth: 30, one light: spot, Use the light bulb to
adjust the light, see the example at left for the light position. 7A.
Hat lid, change to 3D round, width: 15, depth: 30, one light direct. Use
the light bulb again to place the light on the right in the back, like
the picture opposite.
7B. Hat brim shading: Change to 3D round, width:3, depth: 30, with
one light direct, use the light bulb again to place the light on the
right edge, see left.
7C. Hat band shading: First convert to an image. Using the burn tool,
see setting, each side of the band, use the blur tool default settings
and blur. At left is what mine looks like. |
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