Country Stocking
The inspiration for this tutorial came from a very creative lady!
Thanks so much Sherri for allowing me to use your idea for this one.

Country Stocking ©2004 Carla Polston
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You will Load from the Alpha Channel (not Selections).  Everything you need is on the canvas.  Make sure you have your Layer Palette visible. 

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I left a background layer.  You may want to flood fill to help you see better.  This image is fairly transparent. You may want to flood fill with the background color you want to use the image on and select colors that will go with the background.  You can delete this layer before merging.

Open Country Stocking ©2004 Carla Polston canvas and stockingfill-cp
Duplicate image (Shift D) and save the original.
Save As and name in PSP format.
Use any fills or colors you want. I provided what I used. You may colorize the fill.

Stocking 1
Click on stocking1-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking1-cp
Flood Fill (F key) #4e0000
SAVE

Optional
You can add a New Layer here to place items in the stocking.

Stocking 2
Click on stocking2-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking2-cp
Flood Fill with stockingfill-cp Pattern
You can use the fill at whatever scale and angle you like. What I used is below:

  • Angle: 45
  • Scale: 75
Adjust - Brightness and Contrast - Brightness/Contrast
  • Brightness: -30
  • Contrast: 0
SAVE

Stocking 3
Click on stocking3-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking3-cp
Flood Fill #dae9f8
Selections - Float (Ctrl+F) Effects - 3D - Cutout

  • Vertical: -4
  • Horizontal: -2
  • Opacity: 100
  • Blur: 5
  • Shadow color: #320000
Select - None (Ctrl+D)
SAVE

Stocking 4
Click on stocking4-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking4-cp
Flood Fill #4e0000
Selections - Float (Ctrl+F) Effects - 3D - Cutout

  • Vertical: -6
  • Blur: 7
  • Other settings the same
Select - None (Ctrl+D)
SAVE

Stocking 5
Click on stocking5-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking5-cp
Flood Fill #d1a64b
Selections - Float (Ctrl+F)
SAVE

Stocking 6
Click on stocking6-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking6-cp
Flood Fill #4e0000 Adjust - Brightness and Contrast - Brightness/Contrast

  • Brightness: -30
  • Contrast: 0

SAVE

Stocking 7
Click on stocking7-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking7-cp
Flood Fill #4e0000 Selections - Float (Ctrl+F) Effects - 3D - Cutout

  • Vertical: -2
  • Horizontal: 0
  • Blur: 6
  • Other settings the same
Select - None (Ctrl+D)
SAVE

Stocking 8
Click on stocking8-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking8-cp
Flood Fill #4e0000 Selections - Float (Ctrl+F) Effects - 3D - Cutout

  • Vertical: -6
  • Blur: 18
  • Other settings the same
Select - None (Ctrl+D)
SAVE

Stocking 9
Click on stocking9-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking9-cp
Flood Fill #d1a64b
SAVE

Stocking 10
Click on stocking10-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking10-cp
Flood Fill #d1a64b
Optional - Add 25% Uniform noise
SAVE

Stocking 11
Click on stocking11-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking11-cp
Flood Fill Black
SAVE

Stocking 12
Click on stocking12-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking12-cp
Flood Fill #d1a64b
Selections - Modify - Contract 2 Adjust - Brightness and Contrast - Brightness/Contrast

  • Brightness: -70
  • Contrast: 20

SAVE

Stocking 13
Click on stocking13-cp layer on Layer Palette
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – stocking13-cp
Flood Fill Black
SAVE

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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