Selection Santa
(PSP all versions)
A tutorial by Mar ©2004

What you need:
Textures and template download here.
Put textures
Blue spruce (Blauwe spar) and Small dimple
 in your folder Textures in PSP.
Open  MD-Santa-template.psp in PSP.

Save often!

Let's go and good luck!

Open  MD-Santa-template.psp.
Shift-D to copy and close original.

Selections load/save > Selection load from alpha channel.

Use selection Tree.

Fill with color #42c55b.

Fore ground color to #22662f and watch the next screen carefully.
Check your textures. Find the texture blue spruce.
Scaling 50. Angle 0.
Fill your selection again by clicking once or twice.

Selections > Invert or......

Selections load/save > From alpha channel.
Use the selection "Sky".
Fill with #5cb6cc.

Keep selected.

New layer.
Fill selection with white.
Blend mode to "Dissolve" slider to 10.

New layer.

Selections save/load > Load from alpha channel.
Use "Body".
Fill with #ad0303.

Effects > Textureeffects > Texture > Find Small dimples.

Selections load/save > Load from alpha channel.
Use selection "Face".
Fill with #e4bf84.

Selections load/save > Load from alpha channel.
Use selection "Hair".
Fill with white.

Selections load/save > Load from alpha channel.
Use selection "Hat".
Fill with #ad0303.

Effects > Textureeffects > Texture > Find Small dimples.

Selections load/save > Load from alpha channel.
Use selection "Hands".
Fill with white.

If all went well you must have this now.

Selections load/save > Load from alpha channel.
Use selection "Nose".
Fill with #ad0303.

Selections load/save > Load from alpha channel.
Use selection "Ball".
(Notice... not  Balls those are for the tree).
Fill with white.

Selections load/save > Load from alpha channel.
Use "Buttons".
Fill with black.

Selections load/save > Load from alpha channel.
Now use the selection "Balls".
Fill with #ffcb3f.

Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel.

Merge all layers.

Image > Add borders > 5 Pixels > Symmetric > Black.

Select your border. Fill with white.

Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel.

Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow.

Repeat but Horiz. and  Vert. to - 1.

Add borders > 15 Pixels > Symmetric > Black.

Background color to white and foreground color to #a90202.

Foreground color to gradient > Fore/Background gradient > Texture unchecked.

Fill with Candy Cane gradient.

Add borders > 5 Pixels > Symmetric > Black.

Select and fill with white.

Repeat the inner bevel and drop shadow at 1 and - 1.

You can also try to animate your Santa.
Try other colors if you like.

Your selection Santa is done.
I hope you liked it and learned something.
Thanks for trying my tutorials.

I wish everybody Happy Holidays!

This tutorial is written and designed by Mar and therefore her property.
 

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than to follow the tutorial. If you're a Moderator of a group,
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Translation into English by my dear friend Trudie.
Thanks sweetie!



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