pixel pink flower

Pink Flower

Permission from The Pixel Spot to place this tutorial on my pixel page.

Tools Needed --Paint Shop Pro

Right click and save the color chart to your hard drive. Then open it up in PSP.

Open a transparent canvas 220 by 150 pixels.

Paintbrush Settings --Shape - Square, Size - 1, Hardness - 100, Opacity - 100, Step - 25, Density - 100 Using Colors #1, #2, #3, draw the outlines as shown below.

Select the Magic Wand tool. Click inside the flower's center. Floodfill with Color #4.

Keep selected and select the Airbrush tool. Use the following settings: Round, Size = 25, Hardness = 20, Opacity = 100, Step = 27, Density = 22 Using Color #5, Spray some spots inside. Repeat with Colors #6 and #7. Effects>Blur>Guassian Blur and change the setting to 0.30 Selections>Select None

Following the screen shot below, Select the Magic Wand tool and click inside petal #1, floodfill with Color #8.

Selections>Float Effects>3D Effects>Cutout Shadow = Color #1
Vertical = 7
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 40

Selections>Select None Repeat with petal #2, changing the Cutout settings to: Shadow = Color #1
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 7
Opacity = 100
Blur = 40

Selections>Select None Repeat with petal #3, changing the Cutout settings to: Shadow = Color #1
Vertical = -4
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 40

Selections>Select None Repeat with petals #4 & #5, changing the Cutout settings to: Shadow = Color #1
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 7
Opacity = 100
Blur = 40

Selections>Select None Add a new raster layer. Select the Paintbrush tool and add some lines using Color #1

Effects>Blur>Guassian Blur and change the setting to 0.50. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

Following the screen shot below, Select the Magic Wand tool and click inside leaf #1, floodfill with Color #9.

Selections>Float Effects>3D Effects>Cutout Shadow = Color #2
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 40

Selections>Select None Repeat with leaf #2, changing the Cutout settings to: Shadow = Color #2
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 30

Selections>Select None Repeat with leaf #3, changing the Cutout settings to: Shadow = Color #2
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 35

Selections>Select None Repeat with leaf #4, changing the Cutout settings to: Shadow = Color #2
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 20

Selections>Select None Add a new raster layer. Select the Paintbrush tool and add some lines using Color #2.

Effects>Blur>Guassian Blur and change the setting to 0.50. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible

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