© Christina Gibbs - September 29, 2002 - www.tcgibbs.com
This tutorial may not be copied and placed on another site without my written permission.
The image you create by following this tutorial belongs to you and you may do whatever you want with that.

This was made using Paint Shop Pro 7.

Download the selections and save them in a folder of your choice. Included in the zip file is the little bee if you would like to use that.

Open a new image 450 x 450 on a transparent background.

Go to SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK and browse to the folder you saved these selections into and open the 1-benchlegs.sel and fill with a wood pattern or color of your choice, while still selected go to EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS - INNER BEVEL with the settings below and deselect.

On the same layer open the 2-benchtop.sel and fill with the same pattern/color, apply the same inner bevel changing the angel to 0 in the bevel settings and deselect.

Go to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYERS and then SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK and open the 3-rbear-backarm.sel and fill with #BD8151 and deselect.

On the same layer open the 3-dark.sel and go to COLORS - ADJUST - BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST changing the brightness to -40 and the contrast at 0 and deselect.

Still on the same layer open the 3-light.sel and back to COLORS - ADJUST - BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST changing the brightness to 40 and deselect. Go to EFFECTS - NOISE and add 6% uniform noise to this layer.

We are still on the same layer, open the 4-rbear-hand.sel and go to SELECTIONS - INVERT and then EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS - DROP SHADOW with the settings below and then deselect.

Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 50
Blur = 21
Color = White

Add a new raster layer and open the 5-lbear-backarm.sel and fill with #A66E40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 5-dark.sel and go to COLORS - ADJUST - BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST changing the brightness to -40 and deselect.

Same layer open the 5-light.sel and adjust the brightness to 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer and open the 6-rbear-backleg.sel and fill with #BD8151, deselect.

Same layer, open the 6-dark.sel, adjust the brightness to -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 6-light.sel, adjust the brightness to 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Same layer, open the 7-rbear-backfoot.sel, SELECTIONS - INVERT and apply a drop shadow with the same settings as before, deselect.

Add a new raster layer, open the 8-lbear-backleg.sel and fill with #A66E40, deselect.

Same layer, open the 8-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 8-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer, open the 9-lbear-body.sel, fill with the same color and deselect.

Same layer, open the 9-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 9-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer, open the 10-rbear-tail.sel and fill with #BD8151, deselect.

Same layer, open the 10-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 10-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer, open the 11-rbear-body.sel, fill with the same color and deselect.

Same layer, open the 11-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 11-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer, open the 12-rbear-leg.sel, fill with the same color and deselect.

Same layer, open the 12-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 12-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Still on the same layer open the 13-rbear-foot.sel and go to SELECTIONS - INVERT and apply the same drop shadow, deselect.

Add a new raster layer, open the 14-lbear-leg.sel, fill with #A66E40, deselect.

Same layer, open the 14-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 14-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Still on the same layer open the 15-lbear-foot.sel and go to SELECTIONS - INVERT and apply the same drop shadow, deselect.

Add a new raster layer, open the 16-lbear-arm.sel and fill with the same color, deselect.

Same layer, open the 16-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 16-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer and open the 17-lbear-backear.sel, fill with the same color and deselect.

Same layer, open the 17-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 17-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer, open the 18-lbear-bow.sel and fill with a pattern/color of your choice and deselect.

Same layer, open the 18-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 18-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect.

Add a new raster layer and open the 19-lbear-bow.sel, fill with the same pattern/color and deselect.

Same layer, open the 19-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 19-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect.

Add a new raster layer, open the 20-lbear-head.sel and fill with #A66E40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 20-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 20-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer, open the 21-lbear-bow.sel and fill with the same color/pattern used for the other bow selections and deselect.

Same layer, open the 21-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 21-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect.

Still on the same layer open the 22-lbear-bow.sel and adjust the brightness about -50, depending on the pattern/color you are using. You could also fill with a darker color instead.

Add a new raster layer, open the 23-lbear-bow.sel and fill with the same color/pattern and deselect.

Same layer, open the 23-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 23-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect.

Add a new raster layer and open the 24-lbear-eye.sel, fill with black, go to EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS - INNER BEVEL using the settings below and deselect.

On the same layer open the 25-lbear-mouth.sel and fill with black, deselect.

Still on the same layer open the 26-lbear-nose.sel, fill with black and use the same inner bevel settings and deselect.

Add a new raster layer, open the 27-lbear-ear.sel and fill with #A66E40, deselect.

Same layer, open the 27-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 27-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer, open the 28-rbear-ear.sel and fill with #BD8151, deselect.

Same layer, open the 28-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 28-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer and open the 29-rbear-head.sel and fill with the same color, deselect.

Same layer, open the 29-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 29-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer, open the 30-rbear-eye.sel and fill with black, apply the same inner bevel and deselect.

On the same layer open the 31-rbear-mouth.sel, fill with black and deselect.

Still on the same layer open the 32-rbear-nose.sel, fill with black, apply the same inner bevel and deselect.

Add a new raster layer, open the 33-rbear-ear.sel and fill with #BD8151 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 33-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 33-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

Add a new raster layer and open the 34-rbear-bow.sel, fill with your choice of pattern/color and deselect.

Same layer, open the 34-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 34-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect.

Add a new raster layer and open the 35-rbear-bow.sel, fill with the same pattern/color and deselect.

Same layer, open the 35-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 35-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect.

Still on the same layer open the 36-rbear-bow.sel and adjust the brightness about -50, depending on the pattern/color you are using. You could also fill with a darker color instead.

Add a new raster layer, open the 37-rbear-arm.sel and fill with #BD8151 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 37-dark.sel, adjust the brightness -40 and deselect.

Same layer, open the 37-light.sel, adjust the brightness 40 and deselect. Add 6% uniform noise.

You can open up the lil-bee included in the zip file if you want and copy - paste on a new layer... And you are all done! :-)