Angry Bird (Red)

1. Set your foreground color to a light blue. 
2. Select the Gradient tool
3. Drag from top to bottom
4. This should make your Background layer look like this...
5. [Enter] or click on another tool to set the gradient.

Insert a new layer, call it "body'.

Make sure primary color = black, and set secondary color to a dark red. 

Select the Shapes tool - then set it to the Ellipse shape.

• Change the thickness to 5.
• Set it to draw outline and fill.

Draw a circle/oval for the body - leave room at the top and left for feathers and tail.

Insert a new layer above. Draw and rotate an oval something like this...

Duplicate the layer.

Move it over with the Move tool. When you're done, CTRL+D to get rid of the selection (dotted outline).

Merge the feather layers together, and rename the layer "feather"

Select the Eraser tool - change the size to about 30.

Select one of the feather layers and erase (with a bit of an angle).

Then select the other feather layer and erase some of that feather oval. 

So far you should have something like this...

Select the Line/Curve tool - and set the thickness to 5.

Make sure the body layer is active.

Draw a line and then push/pull circles to create a curved line for the chin, connecting with both sides of the body.

1. Set the primary color to a grey/tan color.
2. Select the Paint Bucket tool.
3. Click in the chin area.
4. [Enter] to apply/set the fill.

Insert a new layer. Name it "eye".

Colors: set to default

Set the Ellipse shape tool. It should still be set to thickness 5,  Fill & Outline.

Draw the outline for the right-side eye.

Click off to set the shape.

Now set the Ellipse set to draw fill - foreground color black. 

Draw a pupil and position it where you want it...and click off to set it.

1. Duplicate the eye layer
2. Use the Move Selected Pixels tool to move it over so they're overlapping.
3. CTRL+D or [Enter] to get rid of the dotted outline.

Select one eye layer at a time and go to Effects>Distort>Bulge - change the shape of each eye so it's more cartoon-like.

Insert a new layer 'eyebrow'.

Select the Trapezoid Shape tool (it should still be set it to draw Fill Only).

Draw a trapezoid shape (pull it down first, then rotate and resize it so it's above one of the eyes like this...

1. Duplicate the layer.
2. Then go to Layers menu and Flip Horizontal.
3. Then move both eyebrows and rotate them so they meet in the middle.

Insert a new layer, call it "tail".

With the Trapezoid Shape tool, click and drag down, then rotate ...

Click off to set the shape, then draw 2 more trapezoids at different angles.

Go to Effects>Distort>Twist... and play with the center and amount/direction til you have an interesting tail...

Move the tail layer under the body and move it where you like.

1. Insert a new layer, name it "beak".
2. Set your colors so primary = black, secondary = yellow
3. Select the Shape tool - set the shape type to Triangle. Change it to Outline & Fill. Should still be thickness 5.

4. Draw a triangle shape and rotate it a bit, something like this to start.
5. Then go to Effects>Distort>Bulge and make it more interesting of a shape.

1. Insert a new layer, call it beak 2.
2. Change the secondary color to an orange
3. Drag a triangle.

4. Go to Effects>Distort>Bulge again and play with the settings to get a nicely-shaped bottom beak.
5. Then move it under the top beak layer
6. Move/rotate it into position.

Insert a new layer - call it 'spots'. Make sure it's above the body layer or you won't see anything!

Make sure your primary color is still black.

Use the Shape tool - Ellipse - change it so it's drawing Fill only.

Draw ovals and rotate/squish them - around the eyes, at least 4 ovals.

Double-click on the spots layer or use the Layer Properties button and reduce opacity to about 100.