Photoshop Tutorial: Draw a Penguin

In this tutorial, you will learn to draw a nice looking penguin. We are going to draw the penguin using Photoshop and its tool. Final output of this penguin drawing tutorial can be seen below:

Start by drawing the path with pen tool (Click on pen tool>click on path on the option palate or the second pen tool option in the option palate)

Select convert to point tool, and adjust the nodes as shown :

Now, press Ctrl + Enter to have a selection of the path. Create a new layer and fill the new layer with #08498D color :

Again draw the path :

Adjust the nodes as shown :

Create a new layer, fill the selection with #4481C2.

Duplicate the layer. Go to edit>transform>flip horizontal and place the layer as shown :

Either send it to back by pressing CTrl + shift + { keys together or erase the top part of the layer. You should have something like this :

Draw this path :

Adjust the nodes :

Fill the selection (after pressing Ctrl + Enter for the path selection and creating a new layer) with #DCE2F2 color :

Create this path :

Fill the selection with #4481C2 color :

Duplicate the layer. Place the layer as shown :

Draw the path :

Adjust the nodes :

Fill the selection with #FDCF07 :

Now, create a new layer. Select elliptical marquee tool and draw a circle as shown :

Fill the selection with # EB9A24 color :

Remove the top part of the image :

Draw this #4481C2 color shape with ellipse tool :

Draw a smaller white color circle :

a black circle :

and yet another white circle :

Group and merge these 4 eye layers. Duplicate and place it as shown :

Draw tail with pen tool. Choose #4481C2 color to fill the shape :

Finally:

Penguin is ready. I want to really trip you out on something. It has nothing to do with Photoshop, but it's still cool. :)

Credit: yourphotoshopguide.com