Fairy Tutorial

This tutorial was written using Paint Shop Pro 7.

This was the very first tutorial I made, I have re-written the tutorial, but it is basically the same.

You will need to download these Selections and save them in a folder of your choice, included in the zip file is her face and hair.

I used Eyecandy Jiggle and Weave on this, download a free copy here:
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/showcase_ec3.html

This tutorial assumes you have a good working knowledge of PSP and the tools needed.

Here are the colors I used for this.

Remember to save your image often.

Ok, start by opening a new image 600 x 600 with a transparent background.

Name the first layer legs, go to "Selections" "Load from disk" and open the fairylegs.sel
Flood fill with a nice skin color, I used #1, deselect. Go to effects - 3D effects - cutout with the settings shown below.

On the same layer load the fairylegs2.sel and go to "colors" "adjust" "brightness/contrast" changing the brightness to -20 and deselect.

Add a new layer and call it back hand, load the fairybackhand.sel, fill with your skin color #1 and deselect. Apply a cutout with the settings below.

On the same layer load the fairybackhand2.sel and fill with the darker skin color #2 and deselect.

Add a new layer and call it head, load the fairyhead.sel, fill with the skin color #1 and deselect. Apply a cutout with the settings below.

On the same layer load the fairyhead2.sel and fill with the skin color #3 and deselect.

On the same layer load the fairyhead3.sel and fill with the skin color #2 and deselect.

On the same layer load the fairyhead4.sel and fill with the skin color #2 and deselect.

On the same layer load the fairyhead5.sel and fill with the cheek color #4 and deselect.

Now open up the fairyface.psp file included in the zip and "edit" "copy" and then "edit" "paste as a new layer" and move it into place.

Add a new layer, call it back wing.. Open the fairybackwing.sel, fill it with a light color, I used #EDDFDD.. Deselect.

On the same layer load the fairybackwing2.sel and adjust the brightness = -30 and deselect.

On the same layer load the fairybackwing3.sel and adjust the brightness = 30 and deselect.

Still on the same layer go to Eyecandy Jiggle with these settings...

Add a new layer, name it dressbottom, open the fairydressb1.sel fill it with your dress color, I used the color #5 for the dress, go to effects - 3d effects - cutout with the settings shown below and deselect.

On the same layer load the fairydressb2.sel and fill with the same color, apply the same cutout and deselect.

Repeat these same exact steps for fairydressb3 through fairydressb10 sels on the same layer.

When finished with all that go to Eyecandy Weave and use the settings below.

Add a layer, name it back sleeve, load the fairybacksleeve.sel, fill with same dress color #5 and deselect. Apply a cutout with the settings below.

On the same layer load the fairybacksleeve2.sel and fill with a darker color #6 and deselect.

Add a layer, name it dress top, load the fairydresstop.sel, fill with your dress color #5 and deselect. Apply the same cutout.

On the same layer load the fairydresstop2.sel and fill with the darker color #6 and deselect.

Add a new layer, call it belt, load the fairybelt.sel, go to "selections" "modify" "feather = 2" and fill with the same darker color #6 and deselect. I used the same Eyecandy Weave on the belt and used a drop shadow with the settings below...

Add a layer, name it wing 1, load the fairywing1.sel and fill it with your wing color, I used #7, deselect.

On the same layer load the fairywing1-2.sel and adjust the brightness = -30 and deselect.

On the same layer load the fairywing1-3.sel and adjust the brightness = 30 and deselect.

Still on the same layer go to Eyecandy Jiggle with the same settings as before...

Add a layer, name it wing 2, load the fairywing2.sel and fill it with your wing color, I used #7, deselect.

On the same layer load the fairywing2-2.sel and adjust the brightness = -30 and deselect.

On the same layer load the fairywing2-3.sel and adjust the brightness = 30 and deselect.

Still on the same layer go to Eyecandy Jiggle with the same settings as before...

Add a new layer, name it front hand, load the fairyfronthand.sel, fill with the same skin color #1, and deselect. Apply a cutout with the settings below.

On the same layer load the fairyfronthand2.sel and fill with the darker skin color #2 and deselect.

Add a layer, name it front sleeve, load the fairyfrontsleeve.sel and fill with your dress color #5 and deselect. Apply a cutout with the settings below.

On the same layer load the fairyfrontsleeve2.sel and fill with the darker dress color #6 and deselect.

Now open the fairyhair4.psp file included in the zip and copy / paste on a new layer, using the mover tool to move it into place and you are finished.