PS Tutorial: Cute Turtle Doodle

This is a very simple tutorial for Photoshop and doodle beginners. I will show you the easy steps on how to 

draw something like this:

Cute right? So if you want to learn how to make it, here are the steps:

HOW TO DRAW A CUTE TURTLE

1. Open Photoshop. Create a new file with the size of your choice. In this tutorial, I used 500x400 pixels.

2. Create a new layer. You can see the new layer button in the bottom part of the layer palette.

3. Using the Ellipse Tool, draw a green circle. It will be the body of the turtle.

4. For the head, draw a small circle in a new layer. And then use the eraser tool to erase a semi circle part of the small circle to create the turtle's mouth.

5. The next step is to add the feet and tail of the turtle in a new layer. To make equal feet, create a circle and

then duplicate it. Press 'M' to move the other feet to their proper places. When you're done it should look something like this:

6. Now it looks like a turtle. For the shell, duplicate the body layer. Click the body layer then "Ctrl + J", using the bucket fill tool, change its color to a lighter green hue.Press 'Ctrl + T' to scale down the shell like this:

7. We're almost done. This is the most interesting part, the decoration. Use your creativity and add other details to your turtle's shell to make it more attractive. I used different brushes and stamp them over my turtle's shell.

8. Now add the eyes and other details that you want. I added a bow and a blush to my turtle.

9. Experiment. Use different tools to add effects on your turtle. I added a pattern to the body layer. You can find the 'Pattern Overlay' option in the 'fx' button in the Layers Palette. I also added a gradient to shell's design. 

10. Now if you're satisfied with your turtle, you can now put it in an aquarium or ocean. Download an under the sea wallpaper or background. Open it in Photoshop. Go back to your drawing. Flatten the image by right clicking any layer and then click 'flatten image'. Use the magic wand tool to select the white areas. Press "Ctrl + Shift + I" to invert the selection. "Ctrl + J" and then "Ctrl + A". "Ctrl + C" to copy the turtle and paste it to the under the sea image". Resize your turtle using "Ctrl + T". That's it! Your turtle doodle is done!

Do you like this tutorial? If you have questions, suggestions or commentaries, comment below. I also want to see your works! Email them to me at queenniegaloso@gmail.com. Thanks for reading!