~Freddy Fishey~

~Freddy Fishey~
Tutorial

This tutorial was written in PSP 7. It assumes you have working knowledge of layers, and use of selections. I hope you enjoy this tutorial as much as I have creating it! "Freddy Fishey" was inspired from a coloring book my little 4 year old had. I thought it would be cute to try recreating this image in psp. This tutorial is ©Bunney's Burrow 2001-02. Please do not link to nor remove images and or tutorial in any way and claim it as your own. Feel free to use a text link to this tutorial for learning purposes only!

Supplies you will need for this tutorial.

1. My selection files. Download those HERE. Unzip these into your psp selection folder. If you don't have one create one now.

Lets get started!

1. Open a new 600 by 600 (16.7 Million colors) transparent image.

2. Layers, new raster layer. Name this layer body.

3. Foreground color black. Background color #F99122. (Or a color you would like your fish to be).

4. Selections, load from disk. Choose body.sel. Click ok.

4. Flood fill with black. Selections, modify contract by 2.Flood fill with #F99122. Selections, select none.

5. Selections, select all. Selections float.

6. Effects, 3D effects, inner bevel. Use these settings.

7. While still selected, go to layers, new raster layer. (This layer does not need to be named).

8. Change foreground color to #C8731B. (If you have chosen a different color than the one I am using for your fish, this color will need to be a coordinating color a little darker than your fish).

9. Using airbrush tool with these settings below, spray the area on the outside of the fish within the selection files.

10. Effects, blur, gaussian blur, Use radius of .50.

11. Selections, select none.

12. Layers merge, merge visible. Rename this layer body.

13. Layers, new raster layer. Name this layer top fin.

14. Selections, load from disk choose topfin.sel. Click ok.

15. Foreground (styles) color black. Background color #F99122. (Or the color you are using for your fish).

16. Flood fill with black. Selection, modify contract by 2. Flood fill with #F99122. Selections select none.

17. Selections, select all. Selections float.

18. Effects, 3D effects, inner bevel. Use same settings as #6. (Same one you used on the body).

19. While still selected, add a new raster layer.

20. Repeat step 8 thru 11.

21. Open your layer palette and place an x on body layer. Highlight your topfin layer and merge visible the remaining layers. Rename this layer top fin.Selections, select none.

22. Layers, arrange, send to bottom.

23. Layers, new raster layer. Name this layer bottom back fin.

24. Selections load from disk. Choose botbackfin.sel. Click ok.

25. Foreground (styles) color black. Background color #F99122. ( Or the color of your fish).

26. Flood fill with black. Selections, modify contract by 2. Flood fill with #F99122. Selections, select none.

27. Selections, select all. Selections float.

28. Effects 3D effects, inner bevel. Use same settings as you used earlier.

29. Layers, new raster layer.

30. Using airbrush, change foreground color to #C8731B and spray around the outer edges as you did on the body and the top fin.

31. Effects blur, gaussian blur. Use radius of .50. Selections, select none.

32. Open your layer palette and place an x on your body layer and your top fin layer and merge the remaining layers. Rename this layer bottom back fin.

33. Layers, new raster layer. Name this layer bottom front fin. Layers, arrange bring to top.

34. Selections, load from disk. Choose botfrontfin.sel. Click ok.

35. Flood fill with black. Selections, modify contract by 2. Flood fill with #F99122. Selections, select none.

36. Selections, select all. Selections float.

37. Effects 3D effects, inner bevel. Same settings as before.

38. Layers, new raster layer.

39. Using airbrush tool repeat the spraying effect and then the merging of layers as you did previously, making sure you place your x on body, top fin, and bottom back fin layer. Then merge the remaining layers. Rename this layer bottom front fin.

40. Selections, select none. Your image should now look similar to this.

41. Layers, merge visible. Rename this layer fish.

Swim on over to page 2 to finish Freddy up;0)

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