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This tutorial uses the retouch tool for shading.I learned this from The Prestigious Wildlife Sanctuary Tutorials.
For this you will need PSP 7
My selection files unzip to a folder you can easily locate later

My Mallard fills Unzip and open on your workspace.
Open a new image 288 X 188 pixels Transparent
Add a new layer, name it bill
Selections-load from disk. Load 1erikasduck.sel
Floodfill with #F7C18D
Selections-float
Effects-3d Effects-Cutout and use these settings
Vertical and Horizontal-0
Opacity-42
Blur-10
Shadow Color-Black
Fill Interior-Unchecked
Ctrl+D to deselect

Add a new layer, name it head
Selections-load from disk. Load 2erikasduck.sel
Floodfill with the greenmallard pattern, size 58, angle 0
Ctrl+D to deselect. You can close the green mallard tile, you won't need it again.

Add a new layer, name it chest
Selections-load from disk. Load 3erikasduck.sel
Floodfill with mallardchestfur, size 100, angle 0
Ctrl+D to deselect. You can close the mallardchestfur tile, you won't need it again.

Add a new layer, name it body.
Selections-load from disk. Load 4erikasduck.sel
Floodfill with mallardlightgrey, size 50, angle 0
Ctrl+D to deselect. You can close the mallardlightgrey tile, you won't need it again.

Add a new layer, name it wing.
elections-load from disk. Load 5erikasduck.sel
Floodfill with mallarddarkgrey, size 50, angle 301
Ctrl+D to deselect. You can close the mallarddarkgrey tile, you won't need it again.

The next part uses the retouch tool, using 4 different settings. This is my first tut using this, and I am going to try to show you as best I can.
Here are the settings. The size is variable, if you feel while doing this you need bigger or smaller, change it.



Activate the head layer
Darken and lighten as follows


Next, smudge the head. Keep your brush size small, stay within the lines of the head and smudge following the lines of the head


Next activate the chest layer, and lighten here:



Now smudge as before, following the direction the chest curves

Activate the body layer, lighten and darken as follows



Smudeg the body with short strokes, starting at the end nearest the head and moving in the direction of the tail. you will also want to pull out the edges at the end of the tail
You should have something similar to this, it will not look exact, Use your own judgement in deciding what looks right


Activate the wing layer. You may want to light the top and darken the bottom a bit. Smudge in the same direction you smudge the body, fluffing out the end a little


Layers- merge visible. Now soften everything, avoding the bill except where it joins to the head.


Add a new layer. Selections-load from disk, load 7 erikasduck.sel
Flood fill with black and deselect
Add a new layer.Selections-load from disk, load 8erikasduck.sel
Floodfill with black. effects-3d effects-inner bevel and apply the round preset
Deselect
Add a new layer.Selections-load from disk, load 9erikasduck.sel
Floodfill with white.
Deselect and soften the line's edges until it looks good with the rest of the body

You may also want to click once or twice on the eye layer with the soften brush
Layers-merge visible and you're done


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