Birthstone Santa

Say Hello! To Santa He is Bringing You a Very

Special Gift Your *Very Own Birthstone*

Santa has Mine On is Bag I am October which is an Opal

So Make Your Santa and Then Add Your Birthday Stone

Also and Idea for you You Can color Santa's Clothes

The Color of Your Birth Stone to Match =0)

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Here is what you will need If you don't have
The Paint Shop Pro Program Here is where you can
Find it = Click here

This Tutorial was done in PSP 7 but I am sure
It will work fine for you with PSP8
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By not copying, in whole or any part, to any other web site, list or groups
And or claiming it as your own. If you belong to a Graphics Group
And you think your members may be interested in doing this tutorial.
I would ask that you send me an email to let me knew, before providing
A link to this site I would be thrilled with your Interest,
And Knowing who you Are
Thank you
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Here are the Selections Files you will Need
Download Selections Files=Click Here
You will Put these Files in your Selections Folder
In Your PSP
Here are the Imagine Files you will Need
Download Image Files=Click Here
You will Put these Files in your Image Folder
In Your PSP
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* Note:

This Tutorial Also Will be Using the Eye Candy Filter

I used Eye Candy 4000 But You can also use

Eye Candy 3.1 Its Just for the Use Of Fur Affect On Santa

Let's Get Started
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Open a New Canvas
450x450x16million

Now the Big Part SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
If you can't remember Like I do All the time
Go to your Preference down on your File at top
Menu and go to *AUTO SAVE*
I have mine set to 5
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With Any of the Colors I will be using if you would
Like a Pattern a Different use of Colors
Please do so What I give you is Just a Guide to
Make the House it's All up to you How you want
To See it Decorated just have Fun with it
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*Note*
This has many .sels files But it will be as easy as
I could make it for you Most of it will be Flood fills

And quiet a bit of Copy and Paste
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* With the Opening of Your New Canvas we have a layer

Started I want you to keep this Layer and

Rename this Layer=*Background*

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1.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Santa's Pants* Flood Fill with this Color #7D0507

Now Go to Effects To=Inner Bevel=And use theses

Settings After Deselect and Rename*Pant's*

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2.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Santa's Shoes* Flood Fill with this Color #000000

Which is Black in Color

Now Go to Effects To=Inner Bevel=And use theses

Settings After Deselect and Rename*Shoes*

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3.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Left Leg Fur* Flood Fill with this Color #DDE3E3

Here is where we Will Use the Eye Candy *FUR*

Go to Effects to Plug-Ins=And use theses

Settings After Deselect and Rename *Left Leg Fur*

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4.)Ok here I changed My Mind You Will See a Selection for

*Right Leg Fur* In the Folder Just do this Here Instead

Right Click On Your *Left Leg Fur* when Little Menu Opens

Go to Duplicate

The *Left Leg Fur* and Then Go to Image and Mirror

That Layer You will Now have the Left leg

Fur Also Now On The *RIGHT LEG*

Rename this Layer Now *Right Leg Fur*

Now You will have Fur On Both Pant legs

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5.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Santa's Coat* Flood Fill with this Color #7D0507

Now Go to Effects To=Inner Bevel

And Don't worry about the Picture Just use theses settings

After Deselect and Rename*Coat*

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6.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Belt* Flood Fill with this Color #000000

Now Go to Effects To=Inner Bevel=And use theses settings

After =deselect-rename=*Belt*

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7.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Belt Buckle* Get Your Image for this and Copy and Paste

Into Selection=deselect-rename=*Belt Buckle*

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8.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Fur on Santa's Coat* Flood Fill with this Color #DDE3E3

Now Go to Effects to Plug-Ins we will use

Eye Candy FUR And use theses settings After

After Keep Selected Now Go to Effects to Inner Bevel

And Use theses Settings

Deselect-rename=*Fur on Coat*

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9.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Sleeve Left * Flood Fill with this Color #7D0507

And Use theses Settings and Use the Same Inner Bevel

We Just used=deselect=rename=*Left sleeve*

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10.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Fur on Left Sleeve* Flood Fill with this Color #DDE3E3

Now Go to Effects to Plug-Ins we will use

Eye Candy FUR And use theses settings After

Again Use the Same Inner Bevel = We Just used For

Santa's Coat Fur=deselect=rename=*Fur On Left Cuff*

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11.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Sleeve Right* Flood Fill with this Color #7D0507

And Use theses Settings and Use the Same Inner Bevel

We Just used=deselect=rename=*Right sleeve*

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12.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Fur on Right Sleeve* Flood Fill with this Color #DDE3E3

Now Go to Effects to Plug-Ins we will use

Eye Candy FUR And use theses settings After

Again Use the Same Inner Bevel = We Just used For

Santa's Coat Fur=deselect=rename=*Fur On Right Cuff*

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13.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Santa's Head* Flood Fill with this Color #D7C3AD

And use theses Settings

Deselect-rename=*Santa's Head*

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14.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Santa's Cheeks* Flood Fill with this Color #BE110F

Got to Effects=To /Blur/Gaussian Blur/

And use theses Settings

Deselect-rename=*Santa's Cheeks*

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15.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Santa's Eyes* Flood Fill with this Color #000000

And use theses Settings

Deselect-rename=*Santa's Eyes*

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16.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Santa's Beard* Get Your Image for this and Copy and Paste

Into Selection=deselect-rename=*Santa's Beard*

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17.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Back of Hat* Flood Fill with this Color #7D0507

Don't worry about Picture Just use the settings

And use theses Settings

Deselect-rename=*Back of Hat*

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18.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Fur on Hat* Flood Fill with this Color #DDE3E3

Now Go to Effects to Plug-Ins we will use

Eye Candy FUR And use theses settings After

Again Use the Same Inner Bevel = We Used For

Santa's Coat Fur=deselect=rename=*Fur On Hat*

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19.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Left Hand* Get Your Image for this and Copy and Paste

Into Selection =deselect-rename=*Right Hand*

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20.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Right Hand* Get Your Image for this and Copy and Paste

Into Selection=deselect-rename=*Left Hand*

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21.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Bag Bottom* Flood Fill with this Color#7D0507=Now Go

To Effects/Textures/Blinds/ Color In Color Box is #000000

And use theses settings

Deselect-rename=*Bag Bottom*

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22.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Your Birthday Stones* Get Your Image for this

They All Have Each Month under the Stone

Get Your Selection Tool on Rectangle and Copy and Paste

Into Selection=deselect=rename=*Your Stone*

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23.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Top Bag* Flood Fill with this Color#7D0507

After Keep Selected Now Go to Effects to Inner Bevel

And Use theses Settings

Deselect=rename=*Top of Bag*

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24.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Gifts In Bag* Get Your Image for this and

Copy and Paste=Into Selection

If you would Like to Put something else in your Bag Please

Feel Free to do so

Deselect-rename=*Gifts*

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25.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Bow On Bag* Get Your Image for this and Copy and Paste

Into Selection=deselect-rename=*Bow*

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All Done!! Great Job =0)

Now go Have some Fun
And Decorate to your Heart is content remember You
Don't have to Keep any of these Color's that I used
If you want to change a color or Flood Fill with a Pattern
Go back to that Layer and re load that .sels from Disk for that
And Flood fill with Pattern or Color Also Don't Merge Your
Santa till you are sure where you would Like things to Go
Like if you want to put something On the Background

Layer we started with Like a Christmas Tree

Also if you would Like And you are done with your

Santa you can merge it resize it
And then Add it to a Scene that way you can Place the Santa
Back in to a Scene and then add Snow or Paths what ever you
Like Always Keep a Layer Open for what ever you would like to
Add a layer Up will always be things In Front Santa

Layers down will always be things In back
Just have
Fun! Fun! Fun!

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If for any reason I left something out of a file
Or you are having a problem with something
Please Feel free to E-MAIL me
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*The Birthday Stone Santa*
When it is done it will be yours
But do not Call it your own
Or Copy, Reproduce, Republish plus add
It to any Collection

You may place your name on it

But can NOT use a copyright symbol.
The designs at my web-site and

All my Graphics Images are mine and have already

Been Copyrighted to me

Without

*My Permission*
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