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Selection
tutorials are a great way to make
some fantastic creations. There are
many such tutorials to be found on
the net.
We have written a
very BASIC tutorial in order
for you to learn how they work.
Below is what we
will be making
There are a couple of ways to use
Selection tutorials in psp 7 but I
have found this method to be the
most successful.
The
1st thing you need to do is to make
a new folder with the name of your
selections (this one will be
"unicorn")
I
have found the easiest way is to
make the folder on your Desktop
(this is the screen that appears
with your icons on when you 1st Boot
up)
Right click in a space anywhere on
the Desktop and select NEW -
FOLDER
Name the folder
Now click on the Zip containing the
selections
this screen should open
Select OPEN
This is what you should have now
Click ACTIONS at the top and then
SELECT ALL
Again at the top select EXTRACT
Where it says "extract to" in the
box at the top browse to your
Desktop and then the folder you
made, click on the folder you made
to open it. Again click EXTRACT in the box
on the top right.
Your selections should now be in
your folder. You won't see them in
their proper form yet.
Now
we will begin the tutorial.
Open a new canvas 400x 400
(when doing a selection tutorial the
canvas size given must be exact or
your selections will not be placed
properly)
GO
to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER and
name it MAINBODY
Now
go to SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISC
Look for the selection with the name
Mainbody.sel
Select OPEN
This is how your canvas should look
now
Go
to your Foreground Box
 on your
colour palette and click inside it
to open this menu
Delete the colour in the HTML code
box and type or paste #05C9C7
Select the FLOOD FILL TOOL
Floodfill your selection
and then go
to SELECTIONS - FLOAT
Now
go to EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS -
CUT OUT
Use
the settings below making the
Shadow colour #359998
Make sure "Fill Interior" is
NOT checked
Go
to EFFECTS - BLUR - GAUSSIAN BLUR,
Use below settings
Then go to SELECTIONS-
SELECT NONE.
We
Shall now add all the other parts of
the selections in the same way
Go
to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER,
call
it legs.
Then to
SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK.
Open leg.sel. Floodfill with the same
colour as before.
Go to
SELECTIONS
- FLOAT.
Again go to EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS -
CUT OUT
Apply the same cutout as before.
Go
back to EFFECTS - BLUR -
GAUSSIAN
BLUR
apply the same settings as before.
Now
go to SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE.
On
the same Layer go to SELECTIONS
- LOAD FROM DISK and open
leg2.sel.
Floodfill with the same colour
SELECTIONS - FLOAT
Apply the same CUT OUT and
GAUSSIAN BLUR
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE
Go
to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER, call
it ears.
Then to SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM
DISK, open ear.sel.
Floodfill with the same colour as
before. Go to SELECTIONS -
FLOAT
Apply the same cutout and gaussian
blur.
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE.
On
the same layer, go to SELECTIONS
- LOAD FROM DISK then open
ear2.sel. Floodfill with the same
colour as before. Go to
SELECTIONS
- FLOAT.
Apply the same cutout and gaussian
blur.
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE.
Go
to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER, call
it mouth.
Next SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK and
open mouth.sel
Floodfill with same
colour.
SELECTIONS - FLOAT
Apply same cutout and gauissian
blur.
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE.
Go
to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER, call
it hooves.
Then to SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM
DISK and open hooves.sel
Floodfill the hooves with colour
#C0C0C0
Go
to SELECTIONS - FLOAT
Apply the same cutout but change the
Shadow colour to #808080.
Apply the same gaussian blur as
before.
Now
go to EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS -
INNER
BEVEL
Apply the settings below
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE
Go
to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER, call
it horn.
Then to SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK
and open horn.sel.
Floodfill with the same colour as
the hooves #C0C0C0 .
Go
to SELECTIONS - FLOAT
Apply the same cutout, gaussian
blur, and inner bevel as you used
for the hooves.
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE
Go
to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER and
call it tail.
SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK, open tail.sel.
Floodfill with colour #FFC0C0.
Go
to SELECTIONS - FLOAT
Apply the same cutout but change
the shadow colour to #F38989.
Apply the same gaussian blur.
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE
Go
to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER
and
call it mane.
Then to SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK,
open mane.sel.
Floodfill with the same colour as
above.
Go
to SELECTIONS - FLOAT
Apply same cutout and gaussian
blur.
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE.
Go
to LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER,
call
it forelock
SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK. open forelock.sel
Floodfill with colour #FFC0C0
SELECTIONS - FLOAT
Apply same Cutout and Gaussian Blur
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE.
Add
LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER
call it
eye
SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK, open eye.sel
Floodfill with colour #404040
Go
to EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS -
INNER
BEVEL and add below settings
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE.
On
the same layer select the MAGIC WAND
Go
to TOOL OPTIONS
 and use the settings
shown
Click inside the middle blank part
of the eye then floodfill with
white.
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE.
LAYERS - NEW RASTER LAYER, call it
nose.
SELECTIONS - LOAD FROM DISK, open nose.sel.
Floodfill with colour #404040
Apply the same INNER BEVEL,
SELECTIONS - SELECT NONE.
Select the PAINTBRUSH
 and then
TOOL
OPTIONS
Use
the settings below
With your Foreground Colour set to
#404040 draw the accent lines at the
nose, mouth and inside ear as shown
below
To
finish go to LAYERS - MERGE - MERGE VISIBLE
Go
to FILE - SAVE AS
Name your file and save as a .jpg
We hope this
simple tutorial has given you an
insight of how SELECTION TUTORIALS
work and that you enjoy the many
tutorials found on the web :0) |
