Photoshop is not only a tool for retouching photo but can also replace the
Illustrator position as a drawing pen. This tutorial shows you how to draw a
cartoon character with Photoshop.
1. Create a new document, size 600 x 400 pt
2. Create 5 shapes, color it like this
3. Create a new polygon with Sides: 15, random size
4. Effect >> Distort & Transform >> Pucker & Bloat
5. Copy and arrange this shape to background
6. Make a new rectangular shape fit to page. Then Right-Click, and select Make Clipping Mask
7. Lock all objects. Create new Elliptical shape, rotate it 7 > 10 degree, stroke 3 pt, fill dark blue color.
8. Fill this Gradient for shape
9. Object >> Path >> Outline Stroke, then Ungroup, and you have two object, one is stroke only , one is fill only
10. Hide stroke only object, Use Pen Tool to create new path cross the elliptical, open Pathfinder palette, select Divide, then Ungroup and you have two shapes.
11. Fill right object with #273E82 color, unhide stroke only object
12. Do the same step, you have
13. Make two Circle object, and make these shadows same the last step
14. Use Pen Tool make the ” cổ sleeve ” ^^! and arm
15. Create new shape by Pen, draw a path and Divide to create shadows
16. Do it again.
17. Use Pen draw a shape to make highlight point in head
18. Draw two shape like this and select Include in Pathfinder Pallet, make stroke with 2 pixel and copy it to create two glasses
19. Draw new circle object, then draw a line cross the center of circle
20. Use Add Anchor Point Tool , Create new anchor in middle of the line, same the center of the circle.
21. Use 
(
Convert Anchor Point Tool
). Click to new anchor and drag
22. Effect >> Distort & Transforms >> Twist, with angel = 500 degree
23. Stroke this line by 3 pt, Copy and Rotate
24. Create a Shadows and Highlight in glasses
25. Draw new 3 shapes like this, Hit Add To Shape button in pallet
26. Fill color, use Pen and Divide to make shadows and highlights. It a face
27. Move it to body, Hit Ctrl + [ or Ctrl + ] to object positions
28. Create 2 object like this, select all and Object >> Blend >> Make
29. Double-Click in Blend Icon in Tool pallet
30. Move to face, it cheek !!!
31. Use Pen to draw a beard, create shadow, highlight
32. Draw elliptical object, fill color like this
33. Put it to the background, draw simple shape to create eyebrows, draw a few virus here,
34. Draw a rectangular object fit the page, and select all, then Clipping Mask them, this is the last Result ..!!! ( exported to JPEG )
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