Snowman is ©rae

Tutorial ©rae

This tut is basic but involved.. if you'd like to frame it or otherwise pretty it up - my suggestion is to do your embellishing on separate layers and merge them with the others when it's time.

If you get stuck with that, just ask and I'll be happy to help.

~* Supplies Here *~

Open the PCSnowballs font and minimize
Open the Snow Pattern at your PSP program and minimize
Open the Color Palette at PSP and keep to the side, at your workspace
Open the raeSnowman.psp layers at PSP

1. Highlight the 'Outline1' layer :

Add a New Raster layer = named 'Outline2'
Open Text Tool
Foreground = Null .. Background = Blue *from your palette square

Font 'PCSnowballs'
Floating *see inside blue box, below, if you have a longer name
Size = 100
Kerning = 0
Enter Text = All CAPS *the Caps snowballs have more personality

For longer names.. choose Text = Create as Vector

keep the font Size at 100 .. adjust your text, using the side nodes

Adjust to your liking.. then Right Click at the Vector layer/LayerPalette ..'Convert to Raster'

Select None

2. Highlight the 'Outline2' layer :

Add a New Raster layer - named = 'Outline3'
Text tool .. floating.. same color
Change the Kerning to -25 *minus 25
Choose 'Left' Alignment
Click at the left edge - under the snowman
Enter 'dashes' .. not 'underscores' so that they reach from the snowman to the end of your text

Take your Eraser - set from Size 6 to 8
Remove the bits between each.. don't break the outer lines

3. Highlight the 'Outline1' layer :

Add a New Raster layer = named 'Fill1'
Highlight the 'Outline2' layer
Add a New Raster Layer = named 'Fill2'

your palette will look like this :

4. Highlight the 'Outline3' layer :

Magic Wand outside the text
Selections > Invert
Highlight the 'Fill2' layer
Flood Fill with the 'Snow' pattern
Pattern Settings : Angle = 0 Scale = 100
Select none
Highlight the 'Outline2' layer
Magic Wand outside the text
Selections > Invert
Highlight the 'Fill1' layer
Flood Fill with the 'Snow' pattern
Select none

5. Hang with me.. this will seem confusing.. just follow and trust me.. it will make sense *I hope!

Highlight the 'Fill2' layer
Add a New Raster = named 'cutout'
Highlight the 'Fill2' layer
Selections > Select All .. Selections > Float
Highlight the 'cutout' layer

Apply this Cutout :

Select None
Highlight the 'Fill1' layer
Selections > Select All .. Selections > Float
Highlight the 'cutout' layer
Apply the same Cutout effect
Select None

6. Now get out your Airbrush with these settings = color White

Choose a 'Fill' layer > Select All > Float
Spray in some hilites'.. do it softly ..just enough to 'puff' out for a snowy look

'puffed' >>

don't be concerned for the snowball faces.. we'll cover those next

Select None

7. Turn OFF the 2 Fill Layers and the Snowman Layer :

Merge Visible the Cutout and Outline Layers
Rename to = 'Outline'
Turn OFF the 'Outline' layer

Turn ON the Fill 1 &2 and Snowman Layers :

Merge Visible
Rename to = 'Snow'
Turn ON the 'Outline' layer

8. Now you'll color in your 'snowfaces'

First Highlight your 'Snow' layer

Open your Airbrush > reset back to full Hardness, Density, Opacity and Blend Mode = Normal
Use White and what size suits you
fill into the faces and mitts ..no need to do the scarves and hats, etc. *you can make the brush a soft 'hardness'.. then leave more of the snow showing at the face edges - to give a shadowing effect
Highlight the 'Outline' layer
Add a New Raster layer = named 'faces'

Again, adjust your Airbrush size to your liking, as you go .. use the color palette to switch between colors while bringing your snowballs to life

When you've got all your colors added :