PSP Larry & Mary Dog

Christmas Wreath
Pixel Painting Tutorial

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Open the outline below in Animation Shop and export it to Paint Shop Pro. Magnify to 800%.
Right Click to save the color guide below to your hard drive.
Set your Paint Brush settings to: Square, Size 1, Hardness, Density, Thickness and Opacity all at 100, and Step at 25.
Use the Magic Wand to select everywhere inside the Wreath and Flood Fill with Color #2.
Use the Magic Wand to select inside the Berries and Flood Fill with Color #4.
Use the Magic Wand to select everywhere inside the Bow and Flood Fill with Color #6. Your image should now look like this:
Use the Magic Wand to select everywhere inside the Wreath - Float Selection - Apply Cutout - Settings: V = 2, H = -2, Opacity 100%, Blur 7, Color #1. Repeat Cutout changing Vertical to -2 and Horizontal to 2.
Use the Magic Wand to select inside every section of the bow (EXCEPT both Upper Inner Sides) - Float Selection - Apply Cutout - Settings: V = 1, H = -1, Opacity 100%, Blur 3, Color #5. Repeat Cutout changing Vertical to -1 and Horizontal to 1.
Use the Magic Wand to Select Both Upper Inner Sides of the Ribbon - Adjust - Brightness & Contrast with these settings: Brightness = (minus) 23 and Contrast = 0.
Use the Magic Wand to select inside the Berries - Float Selection - Apply Cutout - Settings: V&H=0, Opacity 100%, Blur 2, Color #3. Your image should now look like this:
Add a new layer and draw highlights on the Berries with Color #7 as shown below:
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Setting: 0.50 - Layers Merge Visible.
Shade the Wreath with Colors #1, #8, and #9 by randomly painting one pixel at a time as shown below:
Reduce magnification back to original size of 100% and your finished image should now look like this:

:: You're Done! ::
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