Dragons by Selections Tutorial

Dragon by Selections
A Cute Dragonet

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This tutorial was created for some friends of mine who wanted to begin learning more about PSP. It is intended for upper beginners to learn how to use selections and to shade. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

This tutorial uses selections that I have made. Click on the link to download the zipped file of my selections, then unzip into a folder onto your hard drive. Download Selections

To do this tutorial you will also need Paint Shop Pro. I used Paint Shop Pro 7.04. You may download a free trial at Jasc.

Remember to save as a psp file often!

Before we begin, you might want to study the PSP tool bars. I have labeled the tools on another page. Click on the link and it will open a new page. You may want to keep this page open while you work on the tutorial, to refer to the names now and then. PSP Tools

Now that you have studied the tools, let's begin!

Before you begin, you will need to three colors. They do not all have to be within the same color group. For my examples, I chose these colors
color 1 = #FF00FF
color 2 = #800080
color 3 = #9#12A0

1. Click New File in the top menu bar. Enter these settings: width=375, Height=400, Resolution=72.000 pixels/inch, Backround color=transparent, image type=16.7 Million Colors (24 Bits). Click Ok. Click File--Save As and save this file as dragonetcolors.psp

2. In the Layer Palette, right-click on layer 1 and choose New Raster layer. Name it backhorn.

3. In the top menu bar, choose selections--Load from Disk. Find where on your pc you saved the DragonetRDBselections folder and open it. Highlight 01DragonetRDB.sel and click open. You will get a selected area on your image (like below)

4. Set your foreground color to your color #1 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color1.

5. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it headridges. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 02DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color1.

6. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it backforeleg. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 03DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #2 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color2.

7. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it backforefoot. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 04DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #3 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color3.

8. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it wings. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 05DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color3.

9. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it belly. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 06DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #1 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color1.

10. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it tailtip. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 07DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #2 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color2.

11. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it backfins. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 08DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #1 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color1.

12. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it back. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 09DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #2 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color2.

13. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it backleg. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 10DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color2.

14. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it backfoot. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 11DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #3 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color3.

15. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it foreleg. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 12DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #2 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color2.

16. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it foreleg. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 13DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #3 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color3.

17. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it head. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 14DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #2 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color2.

18. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it nearhorn. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 15DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #1 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color1.

19. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it ear. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 16DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #3 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color3.

20. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it jaw. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 17DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color3.

21. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it eye. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 18DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to color white. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with white.

22. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it pupil. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 19DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to black. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with black.

23. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it brow. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 20DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to your color #3 choice. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with color3.

24. In the Layer Palette, right-click on the top layer and choose new raster layer. Name it pupil. In the top menu bar, click on Selections--Load from Disk. Choose 21DragonetRDB.sel and open the selection. Change your foreground color to black. Choose the paint can from the left menu bar and flood-fill the selected region with black.

You should have a picture like the one below, with each piece on a different layer.

25. Save.

Continue to the next page to give your dragon some depth.

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