For this you will need PSP 7 and My lion files
Unzip the selection files to a folder of your choice. Unzip the image to a folder of your choice, open it in PSP and minimize it on your workspace
Before we start, set your retouch tool, this will save you from changing the settings as we go. These settings are used throughout, except that you may want to change the size
to fit what you're comfortable with
Open a new image 280 X 388 transparent
Set your foreground to #E0D0A0 , set your background to #BFA680.
Set your BACKGROUND texture to Granite 2.
Add a new layer, name it back
Selections-load from disk, load 1.sel
Floodfill with the foreground color.right click to floodfill with the background color and texture
Ctrl+D to select none
Use the retouch tool set on darken. Darken like this
Now open your layer pallet. Protect the transparency of the layer.If you don't know how, look on the far right of the layer, you will see a red x. click to remove it.
Use your retouch tool set on smudge to blend the colors until you have something that looks like this.
Add a new layer, name it back leg
Selections-load from disk, load 2.sel
Floodfill with the foreground color.right click to floodfill with the background color and texture
Ctrl+D to select none
Use the retouch tool set on darken. Darken like this
Protect the layer transparency, swicth your retouch tool to smudge and smudge it until you have something that looks like this
Add a new layer, name it back foot
Selections-load from disk, load 3.sel
Floodfill with the foreground color.right click to floodfill with the background color and texture
Ctrl+D to select none
Use the retouch tool set on darken. Darken like this
Protect the layer transparency, switch your retouch tool to smudge and smudge it as you did the others
Switch your retouch tool back to darken. You might want to change the size to about 5. Darken to make toes. I'll be honest, I have no idea how many toes lions have, so if you know, change it accordingly LOL
Add a new layer, name it body
Selections-load from disk, load 4.sel
Floodfill with the foreground color.right click to floodfill with the background color and texture
Ctrl+D to select none
Use the retouch tool set on darken. Darken like this
Switch to lighten, and lighten like this
Protect the transparency and smudge as before
Add a new layer, name it lleg
Selections-load from disk, load 5.sel
Floodfill with the foreground color.right click to floodfill with the background color and texture
Ctrl+D to select none
Use the retouch tool set on darken. Darken like this
Switch to lighten, and lighten like this
Protect the transparency and smudge as before
Use the retouch tool set on darken at a small size to add some toes as you did with the other foot
Add a new layer, name it rleg
Selections-load from disk, load 6.sel
Floodfill with the foreground color.right click to floodfill with the background color and texture
Ctrl+D to select none
Use the retouch tool set, Darken and lighten like this
Protect the transparency and smudge as before
Use the retouch tool set on darken at a small size to add some toes as you did with the other foot
When you're done with this layer, move it up a little to meet the body, I kinda goofed when I was saving the selections
Add a new layer, name it ear
Selections-load from disk, load 7.sel
Floodfill with the foreground color.right click to floodfill with the background color and texture
Ctrl+D to select none
Use the retouch tool to darken, like this
Protect the transparency and smudge as before, don't smudge the inner ear too much, you want the dark part to remain in the center
Add a new layer, name it ear2
Selections-load from disk, load 8.sel
Floodfill with the foreground color.right click to floodfill with the background color and texture
Ctrl+D to select none
Use the retouch tool to darken, like this
Protect the transparency and smudge as before, don't smudge the inner ear too much, you want the dark part to remain in the center
Add a new layer, name it head
Selections-load from disk, load 9.sel
Floodfill with the foreground color.right click to floodfill with the background color and texture
Ctrl+D to select none
Use the retouch tool to darken, like this
Protect the transparency and smudge until you have something like this:
Still on the head layer, load 10.sel. Use the darken brush to create a mouth.
Add a new layer, name it nose. Go to selections-load from disk, load 11.sel
Floodfill with #D9BA90 and use the following inner bevel
You might need to move the nose until it's centered
Add a new layer, name it shading. Load 12.sel and floodfill with #A08C60
Ctrl+D to select none, then effects-blur gaussian blur with a radius of 2
activate the lion eyes image. Edit-copy. Activate your lion cub image and paste as a new layer
Move it in to position.
Activate your head layer. Use the retouch tool set on darken to darken the area around the eyes
Now use your retouch tool, soften the area you just darkened
Now activate the eye layer and soften the eyes a bit
If you're happy with everything so far, merge visible.
Just a few finishing touches using the retouch tool.
Smudge the lines where the legs meet the body and go back over it with the soften brush.
Soften the line between the ears and the head. Don't smudge, you don't want it to disappear completely.
Soften the nose, mouth and whiskers a bit
If you're happy with this, you're done
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