Pixel Apple with Worm
by
MOE

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To make this pixel apple with a worm, all you need is PSP!

1.  Open a transparent canvas of 130 X 130 pixels.  Flood fill this layer with white and then make a second raster layer.  This is the layer that we will be drawing on so make sure it is the active layer by clicking on it.

2.  Using your paintbrush set to size one, draw the outline of the apple by following the next picture.
These are the colors that I chose but please feel free to pick your own.

Red: #961A2F
Green: #2D5428
Light brown of stalk: #7C5416 (main part of stalk)
Dark brown of stalk: #5D431B (very top of stalk)

3.  Pick your flood fill tool (the bucket) make sure that the 'sample merged' box is checked.  Fill in the colors of your apple.
These are the colors that I chose:

Stalk (main): #AF761B
Stalk top: #704F1C
Apple: #CB0324
leaves: #307E28

NOW FOR THE SHADING!

4.  With your magic wand, select the apple.

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout.
With these settings:

Vertical = -2
Horizontal = 6
Opacity = 100
Blur = 3
Shade = #961A2F

Deselect.

5.  With your magic wand, select the left leaf (your left!).

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout.
With these settings:

Vertical = -2
Horizontal = 1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 10
Shade = #2D5428

Deselect.

6.  With your magic wand, select the right leaf (your right!).

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout.
With these settings:

Vertical = -3
Horizontal = 2
Opacity = 100
Blur = 10
Shade = #2D5428

Deselect.

7.  With your magic wand, select the long part of the salk.

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout.
With these settings:

Vertical = 1
Horizontal = 2
Opacity = 80
Blur = 3
Shade = #7C5416

Deselect.

8.  Make a third raster layer and using color #F0DBBA and your paintbrush at size one, 
draw in similar to the picture below.

9.  Apply a gaussian blur of 3.  Hide the very bottom layer by clicking on the glasses and then merge visible.  Un hide the bottom layer again.

*(You could duplicate and save your apple for future use as it is now)*

10.  Make a new raster layer and draw the outline for the worm.  (you might find it easier to hide the apple layer)
These are the color that I chose:

Worm: #AF761B
Hole outline: #961A2F

11.  Using your flood fill tool, fill in your worm.
These are the colors that I chose:

Worm: #CAA56A
Inside of hole: #F0DBBA

12.  With your magic wand, select the head.

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout.
With these settings:

Vertical = -2
Horizontal = 2
Opacity = 100
Blur = 9
Shade = #AF7618

Deselect.

13.  With your magic wand, select all of the worm segments (hold down the sift key to select more than one area at a time).

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout.
With these settings:

Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 3
Opacity = 100
Blur = 6
Shade = #AF7618

Deselect.

14.  With your magic wand, select the left part of the hole (your left).

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout.
With these settings:

Vertical = -5
Horizontal = -3
Opacity = 100
Blur = 3
Shade = #EAC282

Deselect.

15.  With your magic wand, select the right part of the hole (your right)

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout.
With these settings:

Vertical = -3
Horizontal = -1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 2
Shade = #EAC282

Deselect.

Draw the features using color #7C5416

16.  Unhide the apple layer and hide the bottom layer (the one that is flood filled with white) Using your mover tool, move the worm into the position that you are happy with and then merge visible.

17.  Save your apple with worm as a psp. file for future use!

That's it, you're done!

Thank you for trying this tutorial!  I hope you enjoyed it and found it easy to follow.

If you have any problems or questions, feel free to email me.

Please be kind enough to sign my guest book on my home page so I know you were here!

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Please do not link directly to this tutorial, please link to my home page. You may print it out for your own personal use, but do not copy it in any way to put on-line, pass out, or re-write without my permission.  Any resemblance to any other tutorial like this is purely coincidental. This tutorial was written  28 June 2004.
Thank you,  ©MOE