Friendly Freeda

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This tutorial uses a different technique.  You will only see the canvas in the downloaded file.  Everything you need is on the canvas.  Make sure you have your Layer Palette visible.  You will Load from the Alpha Channel (not Selections).

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Open Friendly Freeda©2002 Carla Polston canvas

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

BACK LEG
Click on back leg layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – back leg
Flood Fill legging-cp pattern  - Scale 100 - Angle 0
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Vertical 4
     Horizontal -1
     Opacity 100
     Blur 30
     Color #3E076D
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Enhance Photo – Automatic Contrast Enhancement
     Darker
     Normal
     Flat
SAVE

BACK BOOT
Click on back boot layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – back boot
Flood Fill #2B0060
Effects – 3D – Inner Bevel at the following settings.

SAVE
 

BROOM STICK
Click on broom stick layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – broom stick
Flood Fill #D7C0E1
Effects – Noise – Add 15% Uniform
Selections - Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Vertical (-4)
     Blur 15
     Other settings stay the same
SAVE

BROOM
Click on broom layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – broom
Flood Fill #F9E5AF
Airbrush – Color #AC7E10 – Following settings

Effects – Blur – Motion Blur
     Angle 100
     Blur 15
Selections - Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Blur 30
     Color #6E4E0A
     Other settings the same
  SAVE

FRONT LEGS 
Click on front leg layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – front leg
Flood Fill legging-cp pattern  - Scale 100 - Angle 0
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Vertical 4
     Color #3E076D
     Other settings the same
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Enhance Photo – Automatic Contrast Enhancement
     Same settings
SAVE

FRONT BOOT
Click on front boot layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – front boot
Flood Fill #2B0060
Effects – 3D – Inner Bevel - Same settings
SAVE

BACK HAIR 
Click on back hair layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – back hair
Flood Fill #02CC53
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Opacity 80
     Other settings the same
SAVE

DRESS
Click on dress layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – dress
Flood Fill dressfill-cp – Scale 100 – Angle 0
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Opacity 100
     Other settings the same
SAVE

FRONT SLEEVE
Click on front sleeve layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – front sleeve
Flood Fill dressfill-cp – Scale 100 – Angle 0
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow – Same settings
SAVE

HEAD
Click on head layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – head
Flood Fill #DEBC9A
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Vertical (-4)
     Horizontal 0
     Opacity 100
     Blur 30
     Color #9D7853
Drop Shadow again changing
     Vertical (-1)
      Blur 0
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Drop Shadow again 
     Vertical 2
     Opacity 70
     Blur 5
     Color #3E076D
SAVE

FACE
Click on X on glasses on the face layer of the Layer Palette

FRONT HAIR 
Click on front hair layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – front hair
Flood Fill #02CC53
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Vertical (-1)
     Opacity 50
     Blur 15
     Other settings the same
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Vertical 1
     Horizontal 0
     Opacity 70
     Blur 4
SAVE

BAG
Click on bag layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – bag
Flood Fill leggings-cp
Colors – Adjust – Gamma Correction – Link checked – Slide to 5.00
Selections - Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Blur to 30
     Other settings the same
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – tie
Colors – Adjust – Gamma Correction – Link checked – Slide to .22
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Opacity 50
     Blur to 3
     Other settings the same
SAVE

BACK HAND
Click on back hand layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – back hand
Flood Fill #DEBC9A
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Vertical (-2)
     Horizontal (-1)
     Opacity 80
     Blur 20
     Color #9D7853
SAVE

FRONT HAND
Click on front hand layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – front hand
Flood Fill #DEBC9A
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow
     Blur 17
     Other settings the same
SAVE

BACK HAT
Click on back hat layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – back hat
Flood Fill dressfill-cp – Scale 100 – Angle 0
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
     Vertical  (-4)
     Horizontal 6
     Opacity 100
      Blur to 25
     Color #3E076D
Drop Shadow again changing
     Vertical  2
     Horizontal 0
SAVE

FRONT HAT
Click on front hat layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – front hat
Flood Fill dressfill-cp – Scale 100 – Angle 0
Effects – 3D – Inner Bevel – Jasc Pillow setting 
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
     Vertical 3
     Horizontal 0
     Opacity 40
      Blur to 4
Selections – Invert
Use Eraser Tool to erase drop shadow around edge of hat

SAVE

Click on glasses on background layer (bottom layer on Layer Palette)
Right click on any of the layers on the Layer Palette
Merge Visible
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – broom shadow
Colors – Adjust – Shadow 80 / Midtone 90 / Highlight 90
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – body shadow
Colors – Adjust – Shadow 80 / Midtone 80 / Highlight 95
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – hair shadow
Colors – Adjust – Shadow 60 / Midtone 90 / Highlight 92
SAVE

You’re all finished!  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

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