Hey dudes, instructions for the vids and a contents page for the long vid if you want to skip to some bits (I recommend watching and doing it yourself as you go through).

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OPEN BASE_PONY.psd
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Immediately 'Save As' your new pony file, so you don't edit the original BASE_PONY.psd.


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RUN settingUp.mp4
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Do these things that I talk about, the next movie assumes you have.


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RUN makingLotus.mp4
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CONTENTS

Creating your palette			00:00

Colouring the body and legs		05:43

Head and eyes				10:20

Adding an accessory to the body		19:45

Making the cutie mark			22:44

Mane creating				28:36

Fringe creating				38:50

Hair creating and face edit		42:53

(Oops I put a group in another group)	48:15

Refining mane				50:17

TAIL INTRODUCTION			50:55

TAIL HARD PART				1:00:23

Review					1:07:07

Exporting (almost)			1:08:27

Exporting (actually)			1:10:55

Making a simple idle blinking animation	1:13:47


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SHORTCUT KEYS
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B	(B)rush, ie Pencil
E	(E)raser
G	fill bu	cket..err..(G)o bucket go!

CTRL+J	copy to new layer..(J)ay likes this.
CTRL+E	m(E)rge current layer down into the lower one.
CTRL+D	(D)ESELECT (do this whenever you are done with the marquee or lasso).
] + [	make brush or eraser bigger or smaller.
CTRL+][	YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE THESE SHORTCUTS NEXT AND PREVIOUS FRAME.

Hold ALT while drawing or filling to pick a colour up.
Hold CTRL while selecting with the marquee orlasso to move the pixels, either with mouse or arrow keys (each key press is one pixel).



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BEFORE YOU EMAIL ME:
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1. Are you on the right layer?
2. Have you something selected which you don't want to be?  CTRL+D!!!!
3. Are you on the right frame, or on frame 1 with propagate on or off?
4. Did you try move something with the move tool? NAUGHTY!

monkey.jay@gmail.com with any questions.
