Rose PSP Tutorial by Carla Polston

Rose

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Please make sure you have read them. Since I am not providing selections or fills, you may use this graphic as you wish. I am just providing you with the technique. The tutorial itself still follows my terms.

This is a learning tutorial for PSP versions 9 and above. You may be able to use version 8. I do not remember if it has the Mesh Warp Tool. I hope you will learn some new techniques while using this tutorial. The rose is created with just the Selection Tool using the Selection Edit along with the Raster Deform Tool and Warp Mesh Tool.

One thing you may want to do before you start this tutorial is to put the Edit Selection Tool on your Standard Toolbar. I keep mine on the Layer Pallet. It is easier for me to access there. You will notice the top of my Layer Palette has the tools I use often. Yours will not look like mine. I have everything customized for PSP even shortcut keys. I love this feature. That is the reason I could never go back to using versions below 8.

Right click anywhere in PSP - Select Customize
On pop-up - Commands Tab
Under Categories - Selections
Under Commands - Edit Selections (toward the bottom
Just click on it and drag it up on the Standard Toolbar or on top of your Layer Palette.
If you did not know how to do that, maybe you will go back and customize your Toolbar now. Better yet, create your own Toolbar. Just click on the Toolbars tab under Customize - New - Name. Drag the tools you use most to the Toolbar you created and your set. You can also select your shortcut keys under the Keyboard tab. You'll really enjoy PSP a lot more or at least be able to complete projects quicker if you have your tools handy for you.

On to the Rosebud~>
Make sure your Status Bar is visible.
View - Toolbars - Status
If you have not customized and move it, you will find it at the bottom of the screen. I will give you the coordinates to help you get started.

New Transparent Image 300 X 600
You may want to Flood Fill this layer and use it for a background. It is easier for me to see this way.

These are the colors I used:

You may want to click on this and drag over to the new image you just made in PSP. This way it will be handy just to select your color.
SAVE and name this to a location of your choice.

New Layer - Rosebud (You can name if you want.)
Use the Selection Tool

Selection type: Ellipse
Mode: Replace
Feather: 0
Anti-alias: checked

Starting at around (x:150 y:75)
Drag out to around (94x134) Selections - Load/Save - Save Selection to Alpha Channel - You can name if you wish - SAVE
Flood Fill: First Rose color: #681600 (Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click on first color on chart.)
New Layer - Detail 1 (You can name if you want.)
Foreground color: #f8d2d2 (Second color of rose)
Background color: #520f00 (Third color of rose - Right click mouse for background color.)

Not actual size.	Use the Selection Tool - Same settings Drag out a elliptical selection at the top of the rose bud. Did not get it quite where you wanted it. No problem. Here you will use the Edit Selections and Deform Raster Tool to place. Click on the Edit Selection Tool where ever you placed it. Your selection will turn red. Click on the Raster Deform Tool Make sure the Mode is set on Scale. Use the Deform Raster Tool to drag out an ellipse toward the top. It is fine for it to be over on the top a little. We will be using the bottom part of the ellipse to work around. Click on the Raster Deform Tool again to turn off the edit selection. The red will no longer be visible.
	Click on the corner arrow between the Foreground and Background colors to swap. Airbrush with the following settings. Shape: Round Size: 40 This will vary throughout the tutorial Hardness, Rotation and Rate: 0 Step: 25 Density, Thickness and Opacity: 100 Blend mode: Normal Airbrush the inside at the bottom edge of the ellipse leaving some edge along sides and top. Selection - Invert Swap Foreground and Background colors again by clicking the corner arrow so the Foreground is the lighter color. Change Size to 45 and Opacity to 40. Brush lightly on bottom edge of ellipse. You can use Ctrl+Z to Undo if you do not like and retry. Believe me, I use this often. Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection you saved to the Alpha Channel Selection - Invert - Tap the Delete key on your keyboard. This will get rid of any overspray. SAVE
	New Layer - Detail 2 (You can name if you want.) Use the Selection Tool - Same settings Drag out a elliptical selection at the top of the rose bud. Click on the Edit Selection Tool Your selection will turn red. Click on the Raster Deform Tool Move and resize to area shown in illustration. Click on the Raster Deform Tool again to turn off. Airbrush - Change Size to 25 still using the light color Airbrush along sides and upper edge of ellipse. SAVE
	New Layer - Detail 3 (You can name if you want.) Use the Selection Tool - Same settings Drag out a elliptical selection at the left side of the rose bud. Click on the Edit Selection Tool Click on the Raster Deform Tool Now you can change the Mode to Shear or hold down the Shift key. I prefer holding down the Shift key because after you release it the mode goes back to Scale. Then you can resize if necessary. If you change the Mode, you have to set it back to Scale to resize. Click on the center top node and drag to the left. Click on the center bottom node and drag to the right. Resize if necessary. Click on the Raster Deform Tool again to turn off.
	Airbrush - Change Size to 60 still using light color. Airbrush along right side of ellipse. Selections - Invert Swap Foreground and Background colors again by clicking the corner arrow so the Foreground is the darker color. Airbrush along right side of ellipse with Opacity changed to 100. For overspray - Load the selection you saved to the Alpha Channel - Invert - Tap Delete key on the keyboard. SAVE
	Do not add New Layer yet. We will do that in a after we delete some of the area on detail3 layer. Now we are going to do basically the same thing on the other side. Use the Selection Tool - Same settings Drag out a elliptical selection at the right side of the rose bud. Click on the Edit Selection Tool Click on the Raster Deform Tool Now you can change the Mode to Shear or hold down the Shift key. If you change the Mode, you have to set it back to Scale to resize. Click on the center top node and drag to the right. Click on the center bottom node and drag to the left. Resize if necessary. Click on the Raster Deform Tool again to turn off. Tap the Delete key on your keyboard.
	New Layer - Detail 4 (You can name if you want.) Swap Foreground and Background colors again by clicking the corner arrow so the Foreground is the lighter color. Airbrush - Opacity changed back to 40. Airbrush along left side of ellipse. Selections - Invert Swap Foreground and Background colors again by clicking the corner arrow so the Foreground is the darker color. Airbrush along left side of ellipse with Opacity changed to 100. For overspray - Load the selection you saved to the Alpha Channel - Invert - Tap Delete key on the keyboard. SAVE

Now for the leaves and stem.
Click back on the bottom layer Raster 1 or on Raster 2 if you moved the colors over to the image the Layer Palette.

Not actual size.	New Layer - Stem (You can name if you want.) Foreground color: #3f4a3a or first leaf color Use the Selection Tool - Change Selection type to Rectangle Drag out a long narrow rectangle for the stem. Click on the Edit Selection Tool Click on arrow at the side of the Raster Deform Tool and select the Mesh Warp Tool Mesh hroizontal and Mesh vertical: 5 Edge mode: Fixed Draft quality: High Final Apply: Best quality checked Click on a few nodes close to stem and drag around a little to shape the stem into some curves. Play a little. Click on the Raster Deform Tool again to turn off. Flood Fill with Foreground color. New Layer - Detail5 Effects - 3D - Cutout Vertical: 0 Horizontal: 2 Opactiy: 100 Blur: 5 Shadow color: #c3ca84 or second leaf color Fill interior with color not checked SAVE
	New Layer - Leaf (You can name if you want.) Foreground color: #3f4a3a or first leaf color Use the Selection Tool - Change Selection type back to Ellipse Selection Tool - Drag out a long ellipse for the leaf. Click on the Edit Selection Tool Change back to the Raster Deform Tool Click on the handle coming out from the middle and rotate to the right. Click on arrow at the side of the Raster Deform Tool and change back to the Mesh Warp Tool Mesh hroizontal and Mesh vertical: 10 or more. This will give you a little more control. You can start out with one setting for the Mesh horizontal and vertical then change to make the grid area larger or smaller to work with. This is a fun tool to play with. Other settings the same Play around moving nodes until you get a shape you like. Click on the Raster Deform Tool again to turn off. Selections - Load/Save - Save Selection to Alpha Channel - You can name if you wish - SAVE Flood Fill with Foreground color.
Not actual size.	New Layer - Detail6 (You can name if you want.) Click on the Edit Selection Tool Change back to the Raster Deform Tool Click on the handle coming out from the middle and rotate up a little. Pull one of the corners up to resize. You want to create the middle vein of the leaf.
	Click on the Edit Selection Tool Foreground: #1c1d17 or third leaf color Background: #c3ca84 or second leaf color Airbrush - Size: 50 upper edge of ellipse with Foreground color. Selections - Invert Swap Foreground and Background colors again by clicking the corner arrow so the Foreground is the lighter color. Airbrush along upper edge of ellipse with Opacity at 100.
Not actual size. Not actual size.	Selections - Invert Click on the Edit Selection Tool Click on the Move Tool - Then use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move up around 3 clicks and to the left about 2 clicks. Click on the Edit Selection Tool Selections - Invert Swap Foreground and Background colors again by clicking the corner arrow so the Foreground is the darker color. Airbrush - Size: 40 upper edge of ellipse with Foreground color. Do not worry about overspray yet. We will take care of it after adding a little more detail.
Not actual size.	Selection Tool - Use the ellipse selection to add some more detail to leaf. Use the Raster Deform Tool to move around when you have the Edit Selection on. Play around. I airbrushed the darker color on the inside of the ellipse. Then inverted and airbrushed the lighter color on the outside of the ellipse. Change size if nessary. Do not forget to SAVE several times as you work. Once you had the rest of the leaf detail - Load the selection you saved to the Alpha Channel - Invert - Tap Delete key on the keyboard. SAVE
	New Layer - Leaf2 (You can name if you want.) Selection Tool - Drag out a long ellipse to the left side of the rosebud not quite as high or wide. Click on the Edit Selection Tool Change back to the Raster Deform Tool Hold down the Shift key and drag the middle bottom node to the right some. Click on arrow at the side of the Raster Deform Tool and change back to the Mesh Warp Tool Mesh hroizontal and Mesh vertical: 13 or more. Other settings the same Play around moving nodes until you get a shape you like. After I got the shape I liked, I went back to the Raster Deform Tool and rotated and sized some more. Click on the Raster Deform Tool again to turn off. Selections - Load/Save - Save Selection to Alpha Channel - You can name if you wish - SAVE Flood Fill: #3f4a3a or first leaf color.
Not actual size.	New Layer - Detail7 (You can name if you want.) Click on the Edit Selection Tool Use the Raster Deform Tool to resize and move to the right a little. Click on the Edit Selection Tool to turn off. Airbrush inside on left edge of ellipse with #1e1b16 dark leaf color with size 25 to 30. Selections - Invert Airbrush outside on left edge of ellipse with #c3ca84 light leaf color. Load the selection you saved to the Alpha Channel - Invert - Tap Delete key on the keyboard. Right click on this layer on the Layer Palette - Merge - Down Right click on leaf2 layer on the Layer Palette - Duplicate Mirror this image and use the Mover Tool to place in necessary. SAVE
	New Layer - Leaf3 (You can name if you want.) Selection Tool - Drag out an ellipse in front of the rosebud about the same size as the last one. Click on the Edit Selection Tool Click on arrow at the side of the Raster Deform Tool and change back to the Mesh Warp Tool if you changed. Mesh horizontal: 13 and Mesh vertical: 20 or more. Change as you work if you need to. Other settings the same Play around moving nodes until you get a shape you like. Use the Raster Deform Tool and rotated and sized some more if you need to. Click on the Raster Deform Tool again to turn off. Selections - Load/Save - Save Selection to Alpha Channel - You can name if you wish - SAVE
	Flood Fill: #3f4a3a or first leaf color. New Layer - Detail8 (You can name if you want.) Click on the Edit Selection Tool Use the Raster Deform Tool to resize and move to the right a little. For the Mode, I used Free and pull the left corner down a little. The Free mode setting is another fun one to play with. Use Deform again to resize and rotate if necessary. Click on the Edit Selection Tool to turn off. Airbrush inside on left edge of ellipse with #1e1b16 dark leaf color with size around 40. Selections - Invert Airbrush outside on left edge of ellipse with #c3ca84 light leaf color with size around 30. Do not worry about overspray. Selections - Invert Click on the Edit Selection Tool Click on Mover Tool Use the left arrow on the keyboard and click 2 times. Click on the Edit Selection Tool Selections - Invert Airbrush outside on left edge of ellipse with #1e1b16 dark leaf color with size around 40. Do not worry about overspray. I had a lot. Load the selection you saved to the Alpha Channel - Invert - Tap Delete key on the keyboard. I added a little Drop Shadow under the leaf layer. Click back on leaf3 layer on the Layer Palette. Effects - 3D - Drop Shadow Vertical: -1 Horizontal: 2 Opacity: 100 Blur: 8 Color: #4e0d00 or dark rose color Shadow on new layer checked. Load the rosebud first selection you saved to the Alpha Channel - Invert - Tap Delete key on the keyboard. SAVE

I hope you have learned some new things and will go back and play with the Edit Selection more. I was looking at this and thinking how you could create a tulip with some changes.

You�re finished! You may want to save the original as it is so you can colorize. Make a duplicate to delete the background layer, merge visible and save.

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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