Gingerbread Clown

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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GINGERBREAD BASE
Please go HERE and complete the base for all the gingerbread series.
Have the image open and ready to use along with the open canvas for this tutorial.

Open Gingerbread Clown ©2004 Carla Polston canvas

Duplicate (Shift D) and close original to save for another use.
Save in PSP format and name as you wish.

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

GINGERBREAD
Click on gb base-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – gb base-cp
Click on the base image (Ctrl C) to copy.
Click back on the gingerbread sunny image (Ctrl+Shift+L) to paste into selection.

BLOOMERS
Click on bloomers-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – bloomers-cp
Flood Fill #FFFF00
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – dots1-cp
Flood Fill (If you want different colors, change the Match mode to RGB Value on the Tool Options. You can leave on this setting until you get to the hair.) Don't forget to change back to None when finished.)
Colors I used: #8D01DE, #0000FF, #00FF00, #FF9C01
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail1-cp
Flood Fill #971305
SAVE

RUFFLE 1
Click on ruffle1-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – ruffle1-cp
Flood Fill #FF0000
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail 2-cp
Flood Fill #400000A
SAVE

CLOWN NOSE
Click on nose-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – nose-cp
Flood Fill #FF0000
Effects - 3D - Inner Bevel

Effects - 3D - Drop Shadow

• Vertical 3
• Horizontal 2
• Opacity 100
• Blur 10
• Color #875635

SHOES
Click on shoes-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – shoes-cp
Flood Fill #00FF00 and #8D01DE
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail 3-cp
Flood Fill Black
SAVE

SHOE NOSE
Click on nose2-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – nose-cp
Flood Fill #26013B (on green) and #003C00 (on purple)
Effects - 3D - Inner Bevel - Same settings
SAVE

FACE
Click on the red X on the eye/glasses on the face ©2004Carla Polston layer on the Layer Palette to make face visible.

HAIR
Click on hair1-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – hair1-cp
Flood Fill #ED9101 (Change Match Mode back to None on Tool Options)
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – hair2-cp
Flood Fill #FF9C01
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – hair3-cp
Flood Fill #FFAD2D
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail4-cp
Flood Fill #880000
SAVE

HAT
Click on hat-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – hat-cp
Flood Fill #0000FF
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – dots1-cp
Flood Fill (If you want different colors, change the Match mode to RGB Value on the Tool Options) #8D01DE, #0000FF, #00FF00, #FFFF00
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail5-cp
Flood Fill #800000 SAVE

RUFFLE 2
Click on ruffle2-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – ruffle2-cp
Flood Fill #393EFF
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail6-cp
Adjust Brightness/Contrast

• Brightness (-255)
• Contrast 100

STRINGS
Click on strings-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – strings-cp
Flood Fill #8501D2
SAVE

BALLOONS
Click on balloon1-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – balloon1-cp
Flood Fill #FF9C01
Effects - 3D - Inner Bevel

Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – balloon2-cp
Flood Fill #8D01DE
Effects - 3D - Inner Bevel - Same settings
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – balloon3-cp
Flood Fill #00FF00
Effects - 3D - Inner Bevel - Same settings
SAVE

You may delete background layer (bottom layer), merge visible and SAVE!

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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