Halloween Donut
Pixel Painting Tutorial

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Copyright © PSP Larry & Mary Dog 2004
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  1. Open the outline below in Animation Shop and export it to Paint Shop Pro.

  2. Right Click to save the color guide below to your hard drive.

  3. Set your Paint Brush settings to: Square, Size 1, Hardness, Density, Thickness and Opacity all at 100, and Step at 25. and draw over the outline as below using color #1 for the Donut Outline and color #4 for the Icing Outline.

  4. Use the Magic Wand to select inside the donut and donut hole, Flood Fill with color #2, Float Selection and apply following cutout: Shadow Color = #1, Vertical and Horizontal = 0, Opacity = 100, Blur = 8. Leave selected - Adjust - Add Noise: 6% Uniform - Monochrome Checked. Your image should now look like this:

  5. Use the Magic Wand to select inside the Icing, Flood Fill with color #3, Float Selection and apply following cutout: Shadow Color = #4, Vertical and Horizontal = 0, Opacity = 100, Blur = 10. Leave selected - Adjust - Add Noise: 6% Uniform - Monochrome Checked. Your image should now look like this:

  6. Using color #4 draw the texture details in the Icing as shown below:

  7. Reduce magnification back to original size of 100% and your finished image should now look like this:


    :: You're Done! ::