Santa-cat.

The pets will also experience Christmas.
If you like this cat, you can get my Selections here.
Zip them up in your PSP Selections Folder. The zip also includes two bows.
Put them in your PSP Image Folder.
You will also use filters Eye Candy and Paint Engine.
Start with a New Image, 350 x 400, transp,
16 mill.
New Layer. Call it Body. Selections, Load from disk, santacat, body.sel.
Fill with color #808080. Filter Eye Candy, Jiggle as below.

Keep it selected. Filter Paint Engine as below.

Selections, Float, Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect. Retouch Tool, Smudge, as below. Smudge the edges just a little.


New Layer. Call it Frontleg. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, frontleg.sel.
Fill with color #737373. Eye Candy, Jiggle as before.
Paint Engine as before. Selections, Float, Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect. Retouch Tool, Smudge the edges as before.

New Layer. Call it Toes1. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, toes1.sel.
Fill with color #312B2B. Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Backleg. Selections, Load from disk, santacat, backleg.sel.
Fill with color #7D7979. Eye Candy, Jiggle as before.
Paint Engine as before. Selections, Float, Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect. Retouch Tool, Smudge the edges as before.
New Layer. Call it Toes2. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, toes2.sel.
Fill with color #312B2B. Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Tail. Selections, Load from disk, santacat, tail.sel.
Fill with color #7D7979. Eye Candy, Jiggle as before. Paint Engine as before.
Deselect.
Retouch Tool, Smudge the edges as before.
New Layer. Call it Chesthair. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, chesthair.sel.
Fill with color #D9D3D3. Eye Candy, Jiggle as before. Paint Engine as before.
Selections, Float, Effects, 3D, Cutout as before, but change color to #808080.
Deselect. Retouch Tool, Smudge the edges as before.
I show you the chesthair on a black background
so you will have a better look at
the smudging.

Drag Layer Chesthair under Layer Backleg in
your Layers Palette.
When you are satisfied with the smudging, Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it
Body.
New Layer. Call it Neckband. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, neckband.sel.
Fill with color #D52603. Selections, Float, Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Head. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, head.sel.
Fill with color #6D6161. Eye Candy, Jiggle as before. Paint Engine as before.
Selections, Float, Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect. Retouch Tool, Smudge the edges as before.

New Layer. Call it Innerear. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, innerear.sel.
Fill with color #F5C6B7. Eye Candy, Jiggle as before. Paint Engine as before.
Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Tongue. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, tongue.sel.
Fill with color #F5C6B7. Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Yelloweyes. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, yelloweyes.sel.
Fill with color #DDE40C. Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Eyelids. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, eyelids.sel.
Fill with black color. Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Blackeyes. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, blackeyes.sel.
Fill with black color. Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Dots. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, dots.sel.
Fill with white color. Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Cheeks. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, cheeks.sel.
Fill with color #464040. Eye Candy, Jiggle as before. Paint Engine as before.
Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect. Retouch Tool, Smudge the edges as before.
New Layer. Call it Nose. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, nose.sel.
Fill with color #7E6464. Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Whiskers. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, whiskers.sel.
Fill with color #A4A5A3. Deselect.
The cat looks like this so far.

Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it cat.
Get bow1 you got in the zip. Copy and
Paste it as a New Layer. Call it Bow1.
Place the bow under the cats chin, to your left.
New Layer. Call it Cap. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, cap.sel.
Fill with color #DC450A. Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Capshadow. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, capshadow.sel.
Fill with color #912D05. Deselect.
New Layer. Call it Caprim. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, caprim.sel.
Fill with white color. Eye Candy, Jiggle as before. Paint Engine as before.
Selections, Float. Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect. Retouch Tool, Smudge the edges as before.
Get bow2, the one you got in the zip. Look
in its Layers Palette for layer "band".
Copy it and Paste it as a New Layer. Call it Band. Place it at the end of the
cap.
New Layer. Preset Shapes, Star2. Antialias
checked, Line width3.
Foreground color #FFBC09 and Background color #FFFC19.
Make the star 60 x 57. Place it also at the end of the cap.
Go back to bow2, the one you got in the zip.
Check its Layers Palette for layer "bow".
Copy and Paste it as a New Layer. Call it Bow2. Put the bow on top of the star, like this.

New Layer. Call it Cheekdots. Selections, Load from disk,
santacat, cheekdots.sel
Fill with color #858584. Deselect.
Now your cat is ready to meet Christmas!
