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Step One
Open Paint Shop Pro and from the Menu bar select File/Open.
Navigate to where you have stored your image.
If you would like to use
this image Right Click and select Save Image As to save it to your
hard drive
Alternatively, you can Copy and Paste the image into PSP
Step Two
From the Menu bar select Window/Duplicate
(keyboard shortcut - SHIFT+D)
to create a copy of the image. You will now have a copy of your original picture named
Image1
Close the original image.
Note: Get into the habit of creating a copy of your
image BEFORE you start doing any alterations in case you want to re-use
the image or scrap what you have done and start again.
Remember to save frequently!
Step Three
When working with clip art or black & white images you
will need to check the size as some .wmf & .gif files are quite large.
If necessary, resize your image using Image/Resize.
You will also need to check the image is 16-million as
some functions in PSP will not work on an image that hasn’t been increased
to 16-million colours.
To increase the colour depth select Colours/Increase
Colour Depth/16-Million Colours.
If this option isn’t available your image is already set at the increased
colour depth.
Step Four
Use the Colour Palette to select your desired background and
foreground colours.
Step Five
To activate the Magic Wand click on icon in the Tool
Palette.
Use the following settings:
Match Mode: RGB Value
Tolerance: 30
Feather: 0
Sample Merged: Unchecked
Note: Depending on the image you are using, it may be
necessary to use a higher or lower tolerance setting to select the entire
area you wish to select without missing any stray pixels.
Step Six
Using the Magic Wand click inside an area you wish to
colour.
To select more than one area at a time hold down the SHIFT key while making
your selections
Step Seven
To avoid having a white line around the edge of your image
when you flood-fill, we need to expand the
selected area by one pixel. To do this click on Selections, Modify, Expand,
by 1 pixel.
You will notice the "marching ants" have moved closer to the black
outline.
Step Eight
In the Styles Palette select whether you want to use solid
colour, gradient or pattern fill.
Step Nine
Click on the Flood Fill Tool to activate it and then click
in one of the selected areas to apply your fill.
Step Ten
Repeat Steps Six to Eight for the remaining areas in your
image.
Click anywhere outside the butterfly to
select the outer area and apply your chosen fill.
Step Eleven
As shown in the Lesson Two when you add a border to your
image it uses the selected background colour.
I have added a 5 pixel border in using the dark purple
from the body of the butterfly.
When you try to add a border to an image with layers you
will get a warning box pop up advising the function can only be performed on
a single layer - just answer Yes to this question.
Step Twelve
To add a different colour or texture to your border you
need to add a border using the background colour and then select the border
area using the Magic Wand.
I have used white as my background colour and select a border width of 20
pixels.
Step Thirteen
Flood fill the border area with your chosen fill.
I have used a Sunburst gradient
Step Fourteen
Keep the border selected and buttonize the frame.
Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize
Use the settings from Lesson Two or experiment with your own settings.
Step Fifteen
Congratulations!
Now save your new image in Jpeg format onto your class disk.
Homework
Part One
Create a new Folder on your Hard Drive and call it PSP Program
Folders.
Double click on the Program Folders to open.
Create a new folder called Patterns.
Copy the fur_brown.bmp and fur_white2.bmp files in the Lesson
3 Homework zip file
into the Patterns Folder in
your PSP Program Folder.
These patterns will now be available when you select Patterns in the Style
Palette.
Create a new folder called Gradients in your PSP Program
Folders.
Copy the MW-Rainbow.jdg file into the Gradients Folder
This gradient will now be available when you select Gradients in the Style
Palette.
So that PSP knows where to locate these new folders we need to
add a path in the Preferences.
Select File/Preferences/File Locations.
Click on the Patterns tab at the top.
You will notice the Jasc program file is listed in the top box.
Click on the Browse button beside the second box and
navigate to where
you have created your Program Folders folder.
Repeat this procedure to set up your Gradients Folder.
Part Two
Select one of the B/W images from the Lesson 3 Homework
zip file.
Colour and frame the image using what you have learnt so far.
Note: You may need to join any broken lines in the image to
ensure the area selected is complete.
To do this use the Zoom Tool to increase the size of the image.
Set the foreground colour to black and select the Paint Brush with a brush
size of 1 pixel.
Join up any breaks in the image.
When you have saved your image, send
it to the group so we can share your progress.
Don't be afraid to
experiment with the program. Try as many tutorials as you can.
If you have any questions
about this tutorial send a message to the group for an answer.
Another Example
Below is the black & white
clipart image I used for my Iris Egg design on the Modifying Clipart video.
I used a gradient fill for both
the petals and the leaf blades.
The blue areas in the oval represent the eggshell to be cut out.
By selecting the individual petals
I was able to enlarge each one before flood-filling with the gradient. I then
placed the individual petals on separate layers so I could print a number of
copies of each petal for the paper tole portion of the egg. Increasing the
size of the petals and eliminating the black outline, meant the shaped petals
covered the original printout in the final design.
The "Modifying Clipart -
The Iris Egg" tutorial video cd is available from my web
site.
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Flood Fill
Tool and the 
Magic Wand. 
