Bunney's Christmas Mouse
Tutorial  Page 4

 

Using your preset shapes tool   using your ellipse shape with create as vector CHECKED.

 

 

Change your background color back to the same color you are using for your mouse, I am using #EEDBCC. Draw a circle for his ear, I made mine rather large because I wanted him to have big ears LOL.
 

 

Don't worry about it being on top of your hat and mouse we are going to move that later. Using your object selector tool right click on the inside of your ear and go to node edit, then pull node 1 up and out like this
 

 

When your done shaping your ear right click again on the inside of your ear and go to quit node editing, then go to layers convert to raster and name this layer ear. Move this layer all the way to the bottom on your layer palette like this

 

 

Using your magic wand   and making sure you are still on your ear layer click on the image so that your ear is the ONLY thing selected, you may have to go to selections invert then to selections, modify contract by 2. Change your foreground (styles) color to the dark brown we used earlier #8F896C, use your airbrush tool   with these settings

 

 

Spray along the edges of your marching ants like this
 

 

Now go to effects, plug-in filters, fantastic machines paint engine and use these settings
 

 

Use your retouch tool    with these settings
 

 

Use the same effect we used earlier on his head pulling outward. This is what you should have now.

 

 

Now go to edit copy, edit paste as a new selection then image mirror  and place on the other side of your mouse's head go to selections select none. For the insides of the ear we are going to do the exact same steps we just did for the outer ear only change your foreground color to #FF8080 your background color needs to be #F7F0EB. Draw an ellipse vector shape (create as vector is CHECKED) similar to your outer ear only smaller like this
 

 

Then go to layers convert to raster, name this layer innerear, Use the same fantastic machines, paint engine filter we used on the ear. Use your retouch tool also as we did on the outer ear. Pulling up and outwards. This is what you should have.

 

 

After you get your inner ear the way you want it go to edit copy, edit paste as a new selection then image mirror and place on the other ear like this
 

 

Add a new raster layer and name this layer body. Change your foreground color back to the black, your background color should be the same color you used for your mouse, I am using #EEDBCC   Using your preset shapes tool   With these settings
 

 

Draw a teardrop shape for your body, something like this
 

 

This picture shows the fantastic filters paint engine already applied and the retouch tool already applied. so using your magic wand select your body and make sure that the body is the ONLY thing selected, you may have to go to selections invert, then go to selections, modify contract by 2 (two) then use your fantastic machines paint engine filter same settings as used thru out the entire tutorial. Then use your retouch tool and pull the sides out like we did previously. The image above is what you should have.

 

Using your preset shapes tool once again this time we need to use our ellipse (circle) shape. Same colors as we used on the body. Create  as vector should be checked this time.
 

 

The little boxes in the middle if you will move your mouse over one of those till you see the curve arrows you can rotate it to the left like this

 

 

Now go to layers convert to raster and name this layer foot. Using your magic wand select your paw so that the marching ants are around ONLY the paw. You may have to go to selections invert. Then go to selections modify, contract by 2 (two). Then using your airbrush tool  change your foreground color to the darker brown #BF896C and use these settings

 

 

And spray the outer edges like we did before on his body, head and ears. Apply the same fantastic machines paint engine filter using same settings, Then using your retouch tool same settings as before pull the fuzz outwards. This is what you have now.

 

 

Now go to edit copy, edit paste as a new selection , then image mirror and place on the opposite side of your mouse. Your mouse should look similar to this
 

 

We are slowly getting there so don't give up on me now;)) Lets finish this little guy up by going to Page 5.

Page 5

This Tutorial  © Bunney's Burrow  2001