Create Tux

Let's learn how to create TUX in photoshop.

Step 1:

Start a new document of size 200x200 pix.

Draw a elipse using the eliptical marquee tool and fill it with black colour.
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image1.gif

Create another layer and draw a elipse and fill it with white gradient
refer this on how to fill the gradient)
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image2.gif

Step 2:

Let's create the lower part of the body

Create another layer
and draw a new elipse like this

*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image3.gif
Fill it with white colour
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image4.gif

Now this step is a bit tricky
Now deselect the selected elipse and draw another elipse on it like this
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image5.gif
Now select Image inverse i.e Select>Inverse and press the delete key on the keyboard and we have this
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image6.gif

Step 3:

Let's draw it's eye's now.
again create a new layer and draw an elipse for eyes.
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image7.gif
duplicate layer for the other eye.
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image8.gif

Step 4:

Let's create it's beaks
Again create a new layer and draw rectangle with the rectangle marquee tool.
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image9.gif
Use the following gradient settings and fill the rectangle
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image10.gif
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image11.gif
Now select the free transform ( Edit>transform>prespective ) to make it as a triangle.
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image12.gif
drop some shadow to give a little depth.
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image13.gif
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image14.gif

Step 5:

Let's create it's feet's now
Create another layer and draw a elipse like we did all these time.
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image15.gif
Duplicate the layer to make another leg.
*img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/photoshopme/tux/image16.gif
dat's all our cute little penguin is ready.

Hope you liked the tutorial.