Gingerbread
Cowboy

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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 Cowboy ©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.

CHAPS
Click on chaps-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – chaps-cp
Flood Fill #713D1B
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail1-cp
Adjust Brightness/Contrast (Shift+B)

  • Brightness (-70)
  • Contrast 0
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail2-cp
Adjust Brightness/Contrast (Shift+B)
  • Brightness 100
  • Contrast 0
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – chaps2-cp
Flood Fill #C38757
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – chaps3-cp
Flood Fill #4F3523
SAVE

HAT
Click on hat-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – hat-cp
Flood Fill #713D1B
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail3-cp
Adjust Brightness/Contrast (Shift+B)

  • Brightness (-70)
  • Contrast 0
SAVE

VEST
Click on vest-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – vest-cp
Flood Fill #C58033
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail4-cp
Adjust Brightness/Contrast - Same settings
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – star-cp
Flood Fill #FFC601
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail5-cp
Adjust Brightness/Contrast - Same settings
SAVE

LASSO
Click on lasso-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – lasso-cp
Flood Fill #713D1B
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail6-cp
Adjust Brightness/Contrast (Shift+B)

  • Brightness 100
  • Contrast 0
SAVE

COW
Click on cow1-cp layer on Layer Palette.
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – cow1-cp
Flood Fill Black
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – cow2-cp
Flood Fill White
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – cow3-cp
Flood Fill Black
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – detail7-cp
Adjust Brightness/Contrast (Shift+B)

  • Brightness (-150)
  • Contrast 0
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – cow eyes-cp
Flood Fill Black
Effects - 3D - Inner Bevel - Jasc Round setting
Selections – Load from Alpha Channel – cow nose-cp
Flood Fill White
SAVE

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

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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