Drawing a Cartoon Pig

Start by creating an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.

Enable add to shape area form the top bar.

Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.

Create ears using pen tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.

From layer menu select layer style>>create layers. Select and merge both the resulting layers. Using eraser tool remove the left area as shown.

Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.

Similarly create hand for the other side.

Create foot of the pig using pen tool.

Create a circle using elliptical shape tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

Duplicate the layer. Scale it up and place it for the other eye.

Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.Move this layer below the big eye layer in layer order in layer palette.

From layer menu select layer style>>create layers. Select and merge both the resulting layers. Using eraser tool remove the right area.

Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

Using pen tool create a shape as shown for the mouth of the pig.

Create teeth of the pig using rectangular shape tool.

Create some more rectangles to add details to the ear. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.

Using brush tool create a belly line and a line dividing both the legs.

Apply a nice gradient in radial mode to the background layer.

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