Di's Delights Pixel Garden Flower Barrel Tutorial

PSP8 Pixel Garden Flower Barrel Tut

This tutorial has been written using PSP8 but should work in PSP7. Please take the time to read my terms.

Rather than me giving screen shots showing how many pixels please drag this image to your work area to use as a template.

1. Image, increase colour depth to 16 million colours. Layers - Promote background to layer. With the magic wand

, tolerance 0, feather 0, mode = add, select the white areas of the image and delete so you only have the outlines. Or create a new layer and with the paint brush at size 1 trace over the outlines using your own colours.

note - for PSP7, hold Shft while using the magic wand to select all the white areas.

Ctrl+D.

2. With the magic wand, click inside area 1 (see screen shot). Flood fill with #A16D2F. Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout at the settings given. Ctrl+D.

Repeat for areas 3,5,7,9,11 & 13.

Repeat for areas 2,4,6,8,10,12 & 14 but change the Vertical of the cutout to -1.

Cutout Setting
Vertical 1
Horizontal 0
Opacity 100
Blur 5
Shadow Colour #61421D
Fill Colour #A16D2F


3. With the magic wand, click inside area 15. Flood fill with #D8D8D8. Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout at the setting given. Still with the selection create a new layer, repeat the cutout but change the Horizontal to -4. Merge layers visible.		Cutout Setting Vertical 0 Horizontal 4 Opacity 100 Blur 7 Shadow Colour #7B7B7B Fill Colour #D8D8D8


4. Still with the selection use the dodge brush at the settings given. Magnify the image to about 600%. Start at the left with the dodge tool, sweep over to the right and stop. Bring the curser back to the left but slightly in from the previous starting point, sweep to the right but not as far. Then highlight the small bit in the middle. (see screen shot below) The best way to judge the effect is to zoom back out to normal size because at such a high magnification the effect will look distorted. Don't worry if you don't get it the first time, simply undo and try again.		Dodge Brush Setting Round Size 6 Hardness 0 Step 20 Density 100 Thickness 100 Opacity 30
PSP7 users, use the Retouch tool, Lightness Up, Size 6, Hardness 0, Opacity 6, Step 1, Density 100.
Save as a tube or in PSP format.

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