Cupcake Bear Tutorial

Add a new layer and call it foot1,
"selections" "load from disk" and open the foot1.sel
fill with same color, "selections" "float" and "effects"
"3d effects" "cutout" using the same settings.
"effects" "noise" and add 3% uniform noise.
deselect and apply the same eyecandy jiggle.

Add a new layer and call it innerfoot1,
"selections" "load from disk" and open the innerfoot1.sel
fill with same color, "selections" "float" and "effects"
"3d effects" "cutout" with the same settings.
"effects" "noise" add 3% uniform noise and deselect.
apply the same eyecandy jiggle...
When I was finished with my bear, I later went back
to this layer and went to "colors" "adjust" "brightness/contrast"
and changed the brightness to 30. Then I went to "colors"
"colorize" with a hue of 0 and saturation of 70.
You could also do that now, but that is up to you.

Add a new layer and name it bow2,
"selections" "load from disk" and open the bow2.sel
fill with the same gradient you used on the other bow
"colors" "adjust" "brightness/contrast"
brightness= -40 contrast= 5
"selections" "modify" "contract" by 1 and fill the
selection with the same gradient again. deselect...

On the same layer, "selections" "load from disk"
and open the bow3.sel, fill with the same gradient
"colors" "adjust" "brightness/contrast" same settings
"selections" "modify" "contact" by 1
and fill with the same gradient again. deselect...

Add a new layer and name it foot2,
"selections" "load from disk" and open the foot2.sel
fill this with your brown color, I used #D3BE9F
"selections" "float" and "effects" "3d effects"
"cutout" using the same settings as before.
"effects" "noise" and add 3% uniform noise,
deselect and apply the same eyecandy jiggle..

Add a new layer and name it innerfoot2
"selections" "load from disk" and open innerfoot2.sel
fill with same color, "selections" "float" and "effects"
"3d effects" "cutout" using the same settings.
"effects" "noise" and add 3% uniform noise.
deselect and apply the same eyecandy jiggle.

When I was finished with my bear, I later went back
to this layer and went to "colors" "adjust" "brightness/contrast"
and changed the brightness to 30. Then I went to "colors"
"colorize" with a hue of 0 and saturation of 70.
You could also do that now, but that is up to you.

Add a new layer and call it ears
"selections" "load from disk" and open the ears.sel
fill with your bear color, "selections" "float"
and "effects" "3d effects" "cutout" changing the
blur to 30, then "effects" "noise" add 3% noise.
deselect and apply the same eyecandy jiggle.

Add a new layer and name it innerears
"selections" "load from disk" and open the innerears.sel
fill with same bear color, "selections" "float" and
"effects" "3d effects" "cutout" with the same settings.
"effects" "noise" add 3% uniform noise.
deselect and apply the same eyecandy jiggle.
When I was finished with my bear, I later went back
to this layer and went to "colors" "adjust" "brightness/contrast"
and changed the brightness to 30. Then I went to "colors"
"colorize" with a hue of 0 and saturation of 70.
You could also do that now, but that is up to you.

Add a new layer and name it head
"selections" "load from disk" and open the head.sel
fill with the same color, "selections" "float" and
"effects" "3d effects" "cutout" changing the blur to 65.
"effects" "noise" add 3% uniform noise.
deselect and apply the same eyecandy jiggle.

Add a new layer and name it eyes
"selections" "load from disk" and open the eyes.sel
fill this selection with black and go to "effects"
"3d effects" "inner bevel" using the default round settings.
deselect..

Add a new layer and name it muzzle
"selections" "load from disk" and open the muzzle.sel
fill with your bear color #D3BE9F, "selections" "float"
and "effects" "3d effects" "cutout" changing the blur to 50
"effects" "noise" add 3% uniform noise.
deselect and apply the same eyecandy jiggle.

On the same layer go to "selections" "load from disk"
and open the mouth.sel, fill this selection with black.
deselect..

On the same layer go to "selections" "load from disk"
and open the nose.sel, fill this selection with black.
go to "effects" "3d effects" "inner bevel" using
the same default round settings. deselect.

Add a new layer and name it cupcake bottom
"selections" "load from disk" and open the cupcakebottom.sel
fill with a color of your choice, I used #DEA7A0
and using your retouch tool with these two settings

run your brush down the sides with Darken RGB
and in the middle with Lighten RGB like so...