Jolly Santa

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The Santa on the left was created by using some optional suggestions below this tutorial.

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New Image 350 X 450

You may want to flood fill the first layer to help you see better.  Just delete before merging.

BOOT
New Layer -  boot 
Selections – Load from Disk – 01cp-boot.sel
Flood Fill Black
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – 3D – Inner Bevel – Jasc Angle setting
     Change:
• Angle to 150
Effects – 3D – Inner Bevel – Jasc Round setting
     Change:
• Width 31
• Smoothness 60
• Angle 65
SAVE

PANT
New Layer - pant 
Selections – Load from Disk – 02cp-pant.sel
Flood Fill #DD2001
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Vertical  & Horizontal 0
• Opacity 100
• Blur 35
• Color #593E29
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 8 Uniform
SAVE

PANT FUR
New Layer - back pant fur 
Selections – Load from Disk – 03cp-pant fur.sel
Flood Fill White
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 12 Uniform
SAVE

TOP
New Layer - top layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Disk – 04cp-top.sel
Flood Fill #DD2001
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Blur 60
• Other settings same as last used
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 8 Uniform
SAVE

COAT FUR
New Layer - back coat fur 
Selections – Load from Disk – 05cp-coat fur.sel
Flood Fill White
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 12 Uniform
SAVE

COAT TRIM
New Layer - back coat trim 
Selections – Load from Disk – 06cp-coat trim.sel
Flood Fill White
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 12 Uniform
SAVE

BUTTONS
Selections – Load from Disk – 07cp-buttons.sel
Open buttons provided in download or create your own. 
Copy (Ctrl C)
Paste into Selection (Ctrl & Shift & L)

HEAD
New Layer - head 
Selections – Load from Disk – 08cp-head.sel
Flood Fill #FBC4BB
SAVE

FACE
Selections – Load from Disk – 09cp-face
Open face provided in download or create your own. 
Copy (Ctrl C)
Paste into Selection (Ctrl & Shift & L)

THUMB
New Layer - thumb 
Selections – Load from Disk – 10cp-thumb.sel
Flood Fill #008000
SAVE

CANDY CANE
New Layer - candy cane 
Selections – Load from Disk – 11cp-candy cane.sel
Flood Fill White
Selections – Load from Disk – 12cp-cc stripes.sel
Flood Fill #C00000
Selections – Load from Disk – 11cp-candy cane.sel again
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Blur 10
• Other settings same as last used
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Apply the Drop Shadow again
• Blur 6
• Other settings same as last used
SAVE

RIGHT MITTEN
New Layer - right mitten 
Selections – Load from Disk – 13cp-right mitten.sel
Flood Fill #008000
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Blur 20
• Other settings same as last used
SAVE

RIGHT SLEEVE
New Layer - right sleeve 
Selections – Load from Disk – 14cp-right sleeve.sel
Flood Fill #DD2001
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Blur 25
• Other settings same as last used
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 8 Uniform
SAVE

RIGHT SLEEVE FUR
New Layer - r sleeve fur 
Selections – Load from Disk – 15cp-r sleeve fur.sel
Flood Fill White
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 12 Uniform
SAVE

BAG
New Layer - bag 
Selections – Load from Disk – 16cp-bag.sel
Flood Fill #D3BDBD
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Blur 45
• Other settings same as last used
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 8 Uniform
SAVE

TIES
New Layer - bag tie1 
Selections – Load from Disk – 17cp-bag tie1.sel
Flood Fill White
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Blur 6
• Other settings same as last used
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Drop Shadow again changing Opacity to 50

New Layer - bag tie2 
Selections – Load from Disk – 18cp-bag tie2.sel
Flood Fill White
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Opacity 100
• Other settings same as last used
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Drop Shadow again changing Opacity to 50
SAVE

LEFT MITTEN
New Layer - left mitten 
Selections – Load from Disk – 19cp-left mitten.sel
Flood Fill #008000
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Blur 20
• Opacity 100
• Other settings same as last used
SAVE

LEFT SLEEVE
New Layer - left sleeve 
Selections – Load from Disk – 20cp-left sleeve.sel
Flood Fill #DD2001
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Blur 25
• Other settings same as last used
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 8 Uniform
SAVE

LEFT SLEEVE FUR
New Layer - left sleeve fur
Selections – Load from Disk – 21cp-left sleeve fur.sel
Flood Fill White
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 12 Uniform
SAVE

HAT
New Layer - hat 
Selections – Load from Disk – 22cp-hat.sel
Flood Fill #DD2001
Selections – Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Same settings as last used
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 8 Uniform
SAVE

HAT TIP
New Layer - hat tip 
Selections – Load from Disk – 23cp-hat tip.sel
Flood Fill White
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 12 Uniform
SAVE

BEARD
New Layer - beard 
Selections – Load from Disk – 24cp-beard.sel
Flood Fill White
Selections - Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Opacity 40
• Blur 15
• Other settings same as last used
Selections – Load from Disk – 25cp-beard detail.sel
Flood Fill #C0C0C0
SAVE

MOUSTACHE
New Layer - moustache 
Selections – Load from Disk – 26cp-moustache.sel
Flood Fill White
Selections - Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Opacity 30
• Blur 8
• Other settings same as last used
Selections – Load from Disk – 27cp-moustache detail.sel
Flood Fill #C0C0C0
SAVE

NOSE
New Layer - nose 
Selections – Load from Disk – 28cp-nose.sel
Flood Fill #FBC4BB
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Opacity 50
• Other settings same as last used
SAVE

BURNS
New Layer - burns 
Selections – Load from Disk – 29cp-burns.sel
Flood Fill White
Selections – Load from Disk – 30cp-burns detail.sel
Flood Fill #C0C0C0
SAVE

BROWS
New Layer - brows 
Selections – Load from Disk – 31cp-brows.sel
Flood Fill White
Selections - Invert
Effects – 3D – Drop Shadow 
• Opacity 20
• Other settings same as last used
Selections – Load from Disk – 32cp-brows detail.sel
Flood Fill #C0C0C0
SAVE

HAT FUR
New Layer - hat fur
Selections – Load from Disk – 33cp-hat fur.sel
Flood Fill White
Deselect (Ctrl D)
Effects – Noise – Add 12 Uniform
SAVE

OPTIONAL:
Drop Shadows
Given as: Vertical – Horizontal – Opacity – Blur
I used color #593E29 throughout tutorial
Hat fur, brow, and moustache layers 0 – 0 – 20 – 8
Beard layer 4 – 0 – 50 – 8
Left sleeve fur 4 – 4 – 50 – 8 
Bag 0 – 4 – 50 – 8
Right sleeve fur (-4) – (-4) – 50 – 8
Coat trim 0 – 0 – 30 – 20
Coat fur 4 – (-4) – 70 – 20
Pant fur (-4) – (-4) – 50 – 10

Use Retouch Tool – Darken & Lighten RGB at various settings to create creases in clothing and bag.  Experiment with different settings.  I usually start with a larger size brush, and as I go smaller, I decrease the opacity.

Experiment a little and have fun!
When you are satisfied, right click on bottom (background) layer and delete.  Merge visible.

Hope you had fun and enjoyed the tutorial!

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