Pixel Owl
By
MOE

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1.  Open a transparent canvas of 100 x 100 pixels, fill this layer with white and create 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.  Pick your paintbrush tool, set at size one, and draw the outline by following the picture.  These are the colors that I used, but feel free to choose your own.

Main body #977153
Beak/claws #F6A628
Eyes #C0C0C0
Breast #D5D5D5
Eyes #000000

3.  Pick your flood fill tool (the bucket) and making sure that the 'sample merged' box is checked, fill in your owl.  These are the colors that I used:

Top of head/wings #BD9779
Face/outer breast #FFE6AB
Beak/claws/F8BF64
Eyes #FFFFFF

NOW FOR THE SHADING

4.  With your magic wand, select the top of the head.

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
with these settings:

Vertical = 1
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 4
Shade = #977153

Deselect

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

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
with these settings:

Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 4
Shade = #977153

Deselect

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

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
with these settings:

Vertical = 0
Horizontal = -1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 4
Shade = #977153

Deselect

7.  With your magic wand, select the Eye surround.

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
with these settings:

Vertical = 1
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 2
Shade = #D3B97F

Deselect

8.  With your magic wand, select the outer breast area.

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
with these settings:

Vertical = 1
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 3
Shade = #D3B97F

Deselect

9.  With your magic wand, select the inner breast area.

Selections > Float > Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
with these settings:

Vertical = -1
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 4
Shade = #D5D5D5

Deselect

10.  Pick your paintbrush tool again, set as size one, and draw in some detail on the breast, I used color #E6E6E6

11. Hide or delete the bottom layer (the one we filled with white) and save as a .psp file for future use.

That's it, you're done!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and found it easy to follow.  If you have any problems or questions, feel free to email me

Thank You.

www.moejbj.co.uk



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Thank you,  ©MOE