Drawing a Duck with Photoshop

September 5th, 2006

Zoom Tools and zoom the file 550% or use the shortcut keyboard key : “CTRL / + “ to zoom out “CTRL / -” why you are zooming your file because if you making some drawing etc in photoshop and if you want to make it smooth soo then use the zoom tools. okay lets start click on the Pen Tools draw the duck Head like the below example :

Add a Stroke to the Duck head with 1px go to Layer > Layer Style and select Stroke and change the Size to 1px and change the Color to Black like the below example :

Click on Zoom Tools and zoom the file to 450% and draw the duck Mouth with orange color get Help from the below example and also add a Stroke with 1px to the duck mouth.

Click on Ellipse Tools and make two white shapes and add it at the right side of the duck mouth like the below example, and also add a Stroke with 1px to the duck Eyes.

With Ellpise Tools make two black shapes in the middles of the eyes like the below example :

Using Pen Tools make up the other parts of the Duck and add a Stroke with 1px.

Using Pen Tools make up the Feets for the duck with orange color.

Using Pen Tools make up another Feets for the duck with dark orange color.

Add Stroke to all parts of the duck Size : 1px Color : Black

Make a new Layer go to Layer > New and select Layer and give it this name ‘ duck smile ‘ then click on the Paths in layers menu and create a new layer again there in the paths section see the below example:

Using Pen Tools make duck like Smile over on the Orange color and see the next step.

Now click on the brush tools and change the size to 1px and change color to black then click on ” Stroke Path with brush ” i have get screen shot see the below example click on the sky colored area in the below example OR click on Pen Tools and then right click on paths ( smile paths ) and select Stroke Path and then select Brush Tools in the menu and uncheck the Simulate Pressure then you will see a stroke under from the duck smile paths .

Using Pen Tools make up the duck wings with the above steps.

Click on Ellipse Tools and make a green shape under from the all parts of the duck.

Click on the Custom Shape Tools and then right click any where in the background and select the below two shapes.

Add the one Shape at the Left side and add one Shape add ther Right side and that’s it you’r finished.

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