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Put frog eyes-cp.pbv in PSP – Preset folder

I left a background layer.  You may want to flood fill to help you see better.  You can delete this layer before merging.

You will want to complete each image on individual layers.  We will go back and add detail by darkening and smudging.  I’d consider this tutorial a little more advanced due to using Retouch Tool.  Due to this, I did not include Step – By – Step directions.

Don’t forget to SAVE every so often.  I usually do on each layer.

BODY
Click on body layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – body
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Vertical & Horizontal 0
• Opacity 100
• Blur 100
• Color Black
 

LEG
Click on back leg layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – leg1
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Opacity 80
• Blur 40
• Other settings the same
 

TOES
Click on back toes layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – toes
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 20
• Other settings the same
 

TOE TIPS
Click on back toe tips layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – toe tips
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 8
• Other settings the same
Select None (Ctrl D)
Apply Drop Shadow again changing Blur to5
 

LEG JOINTS
Click on back leg joints layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – leg joints
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 25
• Other settings the same
 

ARM
Click on back arm layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – arm
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 35
• Other settings the same
 

FINGER TIPS
Click on back finger tips layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – finger tips
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 6
• Other settings the same
Select None (Ctrl D)
Apply Drop Shadow again changing Blur to5
 

FINGERS
Click on back fingers layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – fingers
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 17
• Other settings the same
 
 

ARM JOINTS
Click on back arm joints layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – arm joints
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 20
• Other settings the same
 

HEAD
Click on back head layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – head
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 55
• Other settings the same
 

CHEEKS
Click on back cheeks layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – cheeks
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 35
• Other settings the same
 

EYE1
Click on back eye1 layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – eye1
Flood Fill   #30EF30
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Blur 25
• Other settings the same
 

EYE2
Click on back eye2 layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – eye2
Flood Fill   White
Drop Shadow
• Vertical 1
• Horizontal (-1)
• Blur 10
• Other settings the same
Invert
Drop Shadow
• Vertical  & Horizontal 0
• Blur 15
• Other settings the same
 

EYE3
Click on back eye3 layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – eye3
Flood Fill   White
Inner Bevel - frog eyes-cp.pbv
Drop Shadow
• Blur 5
• Other settings the same

Detail Steps (You may want to magnify for details)
 

STEP 1
Click back on toes layer
Retouch Tool – Darken RGB
Use the following settings to darken lines for toes.

Click on leg joints layer
Retouch Tool – Smudge
Use the following settings to smudge the two jointed areas.

When you like the way the leg looks, hide all but leg and foot layers, merge, and duplicate.
Image – Mirror
Use Mover Tool to place

STEP 2
Click back on fingers layer
Retouch Tool – Darken RGB – Same settings
Make dark lines for fingers
Smudge tips of fingers back a little.
Click on arm joints layer
Retouch Tool – Smudge – Same settings
Smudge hand and elbow area

When you like the way the arm looks, hide all but arm and hand layes, merge, and duplicate.
Image - Mirror
Use Mover Tool to place

STEP 3
Smudge and Darken lower mouth on head layer

STEP 4
Smudge upper and inner area of cheeks a little on cheek layer

STEP 5
Click back on head layer and add nostrils with the Darken RGB – Changing Size to 6

Optional - I added a little nose detail with the same darken setting
Use Paintbrush around Size 95 – Hardness 0 – Opacity (Varied – I clicked three times from the bottom up, lowering the opacity as I went)  - Step 20 – Density 100.

You’re finished!  You may delete the background layer and merge visible.

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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