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Active layer="upper lip" ... the very top layer.
New Vector Layer Name it "left nostril".
Foreground: Null
Background: #592A0B
Ellipse Tool 
Retain Style: Unchecked
Antialias: Checked
Create on Vector: Checked
Line Style: Solid
Line Width: 1
Draw a very small oval a short way above the mouth.
Right click on your ellipse/Convert to path.
Click on the Pen Tool  to edit.
Convert the node on the left side to "cusp". Draw it out a bit and make it real pointy.
Click on the Object Selection Tool  and tilt the
inner edge down just a smidgeon.
Convert to Raster Layer
Selections/Select All/Float
Foreground: #000000
Background: #Null
Airbrush Tool 
Brush= default round.
New Raster Layer Name it "details3.
Spray, rather heavily, a black spot at the wide inner part of the nostril.
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur/Radius= 1
Selections/Select None.
Make sure that "details3" is your Active Layer and that the "left nostril" layer is immediately below.
Right Click/Merge/Merge Down
Foreground: #FFFFFF
Background: Null
Pen Tool
Antialias: Checked
Create on Vector: Checked
Line Style: Solid
Line Width: 2
Active layer="left nostril"
New Vector Layer Name it "highlight".
Draw a thin white line just under the nostril.
Instead of blurring this which makes it totally disappear, I switched to the
Soften Tool  and touched it up a bit with that. We just want a hint of a highlight.
Make sure that "highlight" is your Active Layer and that the "left nostril" layer is immediately below.
Right Click/Merge/Merge Down
Active Layer = "left nostril".
Right Click/Duplicate/
Image/Mirror
Rename the "copy" layer to "right nostril...reposition if necessary.
I hope you are remembering to save  your work. I keep neglecting
to remember to remind you.
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The Eyes |
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Active layer="right nostril".
New Raster Layer Name it "left eye".
Picture Tube Tool 
Set the eyeball we made earlier to about 45%. If you didn't save it as a picture tube then you can copy/paste from
your saved version. What ever works for you.
Position the eyeball about even with the ear.
Active layer="left eye".
New Vector Layer Name it "left lower eyelid".
Foreground: Null
Background: #F4ECE1
Ellipse Tool
Retain Style: Unchecked
Antialias: Checked
Create on Vector: Checked
Line Style: Solid
Line Width: 1
Draw an oval about as big as the eye.
Right click on your ellipse/Convert to path.
Click on the Pen Tool to edit
Change the two side nodes to cusps and pull them down below the pupil to form roughly half of a circle.
Convert to Raster Layer
Selections/Select All/Float
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout with these settings
Vertical= -7
Horizontal= 0
Opacity= 35
Blur= 10
Shadow Color= #592A0B
Selections/Select None
Effects/3D Effects/Shadow with these settings
Vertical= 2
Horizontal= 0
Opacity= 75
Blur= 5
Shadow Color= #592A0B
Active layer="left lower eyelid"
New Vector Layer Name it "highlight".
Foreground: #FFFFFF
Background: Null
Pen Tool
Antialias: Checked
Create on Vector: Checked
Line Style: Solid
Line Width: 2
Draw a thin white line along the top of the eyelid.
Here I switched to the
Soften Tool and touched up the ends.
Make sure that "highlight" is your Active Layer and that the "left lower eyelid" layer is immediately below.
Right Click/Merge/Merge Down
Active layer="left lower eyelid".
New Vector Layer Name it "left upper eyelid".
Foreground: Null
Background: #F4ECE1
Ellipse Tool
Retain Style: Unchecked
Antialias: Checked
Create on Vector: Checked
Line Style: Solid
Line Width: 1
Draw another oval about as big as the eye.
Right click on your ellipse/Convert to path.
Click on the Pen Tool to edit
Change the two side nodes to cusps and pull them up above the pupil. This time put a bit more of an arch in it.
Convert to Raster Layer
Selections/Select All/Float
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout with these settings
Vertical= 4
Horizontal= 0
Opacity= 35
Blur= 10
Shadow Color= #592A0B
Selections/Select None
Effects/3D Effects/Shadow with these settings
Vertical= 2
Horizontal= 0
Opacity= 75
Blur= 5
Shadow Color= #592A0B
Active layer="left upper eyelid"
New Vector Layer Name it "highlight".
Foreground: #FFFFFF
Background: Null
Pen Tool
Antialias: Checked
Create on Vector: Checked
Line Style: Solid
Line Width: 2
Draw a thin white line along the edge of the eyelid.
Again, I switched to the
Soften Tool and touched up the ends.
Make sure that "highlight" is your Active Layer and that the "left upper eyelid" layer is immediately below.
Right Click/Merge/Merge Down
Active layer="left upper eyelid"
In the layers palette...Right Click/View/None
Remove the eye  on the "left upper
eyelid","the left lower eyelid", and the "left eye".
Right Click/Merge/Merge Visible
Rename the "Merged" layer "left eye".
Right Click/View/All
Active layer="left eye".
Right Click/Duplicate
Using the Mover Tool  Click on the eye that is visible and just move it to the
right. You'll probably have to reposition both of them. It is kind of a tight fit.
Right Click/Rename the "copy layer to "right eye".
With white paint and about a size three paint brush put a dab of white on each eye...
put a little sparkle in them.
Whew! we finally have a face. Does he look a little "sheepish"?
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The Hair |
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For those of you using KPT5.
Active layer="body".
New Vector Layer Name it "hair".
Foreground: Null
Background: #DCC2A0
Ellipse Tool
Retain Style: Unchecked
Antialias: Checked
Create on Vector: Checked
Line Style: Solid
Line Width: 1
Draw a small oval behind our sheep's head
Right click on your ellipse/Convert to path.
Shape it so that it shows only a small topknot.
Convert to Raster Layer
Selections/Select All/Float
Effects/KPT5/FiberOptix...use the provided preset.
Your results should be similar to those below.
For those of you using Eye Candy 3.1. and 4000
Foreground: Null
Background: #F4ECE1
Ellipse Tool
Retain Style: Unchecked
Antialias: Checked
Create on Vector: Checked
Line Style: Solid
Line Width: 1
Draw a small oval behind our sheep's head
Right click on your ellipse/Convert to path.
Shape it so that it shows only a small topknot.
Convert to Raster Layer
Selections/Select All/Float
Adjust/Add Noise
Random: Checked
Monochrome: Checked
Noise= 23%
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur/Radius 1
Selections/Select None
Effects/EyeCandy3.1/Jiggle
Movement Type = Brownian
Bubble Size= 12
Warp Amount= 12
Twist=41
Effects/EyeCandy4000/Jiggle
Movement Type = Brownian
Bubble Size= 8
Warp Amount= 8
Twist=20
Either Eye Candy result should be similar to that below.
Use the eraser tool to remove any free floating pixels resulting from the jiggle.
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