This tutorial uses a different technique.  You will only see the canvas in the downloaded file.  Everything you need is on the canvas.  Make sure you have your Layer Palette visible.  You will Load from the Alpha Channel (not Selections).

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Save to a location of your choice.

I left a background layer.  You may want to flood fill to help you see better.  You can delete this layer before merging.

Open Bubble Fish ©2003 Carla Polston canvas
Duplicate this image (Shift D) and save the original.
Save As and name in PSP format.

WATER
Click on back water-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – water-cp
Flood Fill #B0C9EC
SAVE

WAVES
Click on waves-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – waves-cp
Flood Fill White

WATER SHADOW
Click on water shadow-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – water shadow-cp
Flood Fill #252D39

Pick two colors you would like to use for the fish.
You can keep one as your foreground color and left click to use.
Keep the other color as your background color and right click to use.
The two colors I use were #E8A118 and #B42A1C
SAVE

BACK EYE
Click on back eye-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – back eye-cp
Flood Fill #E8A118 or your choice

BACK FIN
Click on back fin detail-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – back fin-cp
Flood Fill #E8A118 or your choice

FIN DETAIL
Click on fin detail-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – fin detail-cp
Flood Fill #B42A1C or your choice
SAVE

BODY SHADOW
Click on body shadow-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – body shadow-cp
Flood Fill #B42A1C or your choice

BODY
Click on body-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – body-cp
Flood Fill #E8A118 or your choice

BODY DETAIL
Click on body detail-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – body detail-cp
Flood Fill #B42A1C or your choice
SAVE

FRONT FIN
Click on front fin-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – front fin-cp
Flood Fill #E8A118 or your choice

FRONT FIN DETAIL
Click on front fin detail-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – fin detail-cp
Flood Fill #B42A1C or your choice

LIPS
Click on front fin lips-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – lips-cp
Flood Fill #E8A118 or your choice
SAVE

FRONT EYE
Click on front eye-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – front eye-cp
Flood Fill #E8A118 or your choice

BODY DETIAL2
Click on body detial2-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – body detial2-cp
Flood Fill #B42A1C or your choice

EYE2
Click on red X on glasses(PSP7) or eye (PSP8) on eye2 cp layer of Layer Palette to make eye visible.
SAVE

BUBBLES
Click on front fin bubbles-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – bubbles-cp
Flood Fill #23487F

While still selected add a Drop Shadow
* Vertical & Horizontal 3
* Opacity 60
* Blur 30
* Same color you used for the bubble.
SAVE

Deslect (Ctrl D)
If you plan on going on to the animated name, DO NOT merge in the bubble layer. You can merge all but the bubble and background.
On to the ANIMATION
SAVE

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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