Drawing a Duck |
| Start by creating a circle using elliptical shape tool. |
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| Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. |
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| Adjust the nodes to get the result as shown in the image below. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Using pen tool draw the neck and face for the duck. Follow along the images below for exact shape. |
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| Create additional shape to add detail to the duck. |
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| Using pen tool create wing of the duck. |
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| Create feet of the duck using pen tool. |
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| Create eye of the duck using pen tool. |
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| Select wing layer. From layer menu select layer style>>create layers. |
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| Select both the layers and press Ctrl+E to merge. |
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| Select eraser tool and erase the top left portion of the wing. |
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| Similarly remove the stroke from other areas. |
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| Add details to the feet and other body parts. |
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| Create a new layer. Select a 2 pixel solid brush. Select stroke path with brush in path window. |
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| Create a new layer. Create a circular selection using elliptical marquee tool. Fill the selection with a radial gradient. |
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| Press Ctrl+T and squeeze it vertically. |
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| Ctrl+Click the layer to get the selection. |
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| Press Ctrl+Alt+D to feather the selection. Feather the selection by 20 pixels. |
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| Press Ctrl+Shift+I to inverse the selection and delete the outer selection several times. |
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| Apply a light gradient to the background. |
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Drawing a Duck
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luv it
Comment by lana — March 29, 2006 @ 7:55 am
excellent
Comment by Constantine — April 3, 2006 @ 3:40 am
Just Great, Thanks!
Comment by George — April 3, 2006 @ 4:44 am
dude nice tutorial =)
Comment by ShadeX — April 3, 2006 @ 1:03 pm
I have adobe photoshop 6 and have tried several of these projects but i hit a brick wall when it tells me to warp. I have tried what you say and i do not have warp. Is there some place that i can learn how to make graphics to use for signatures in forums with adobe photoshop6?
thank you
Linda
Comment by linda — April 17, 2006 @ 11:28 am