Create A Butterfly Using Selections [Beginner]

[Ellie]

This tutorial was written by Ellie for Glitter Geeks graphics forum. Any similarities to other tutorials is purely coincidental. Please do not repost on any other forum or website without permission.

PSP9 or X users: Click here to download the ZIP

PSP7 or 8 users: Click here to download the ZIP

Open the ZIP file labeled L3L_butterfly_selections, then open the .pspimage file in PSP.

In your Layers Palette, click on "lower wings".



Go to Selecions > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel. Now select "lower wings" and Load.

Click here to see what it looks like

Click on your Fill Tool (the paint can) in your Tools Palette, select a color (or gradient or pattern) in the foregound box in your Materials Palette, and click inside the selection to fill with color.



Optional: here's where I add a dropshadow, but you don't have to if you don't want to. I use the settings 2-2-75-5-black (#000000).

Next click on "upper wings" in your Layers Palette.

Selecions > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel. Now select "upper wings" and Load.

Fill in the new selection with color.

Optional: add dropshadow. 2-2-75-5-black.

Next click on "anntenae" in your Layers Palette.

Selecions > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel. Now select "anntenae" and Load.

Fill in the new selection with color. I used black here.

Optional: add dropshadow. 2-2-75-5-black.

Next click on "body" in your Layers Palette.

Selecions > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel. Now select "body" and Load.

Fill in the new selection with color. I used black here.

Optional: add dropshadow. 0-0-100-10-black.

Selections > Select None.

Layers > Merge > Merge Visible.

Now just save it and you're done! Congrats!



You can resize it, recolor it, add it to blinkies, glitternames, or other graphics. Oh, and I'd love to see your finished product!

©Ellie/Glitter Geeks

[peanut]

Here is my 1st one ellie. I have to change the white lol

[isaacshaven]

Hi Ellie, I downloaded it and opened it. It tells me that it is not a valid paint shop image.

[supersariah]

Here is my first go at it! Thanks Ellie! What a fun tut! And the finished product looks great too!

[Ellie]

Nice work, Carey!

Angel, which version of PSP are you using? If it's 7 or 8 try downloading this ZIP instead:
Selections for PSP7 or 8

[Ellie]

Sariah, you must have posted while I was posting! Yours looks great! I love the pattern fill you used for the wings!

[supersariah]

Thanks Ellie! I love Careys too! Great job and again... great tut!

[peanut]

I tried to put some glitter words on mine, but it didn't work.. Oh well i am slowly learning.. mine looks bad compared to everyone elses..

[lovebug]

I am confused, I am using my lap top and I have some trail sh!t on here. I was going to buy it when the trail ended. Its Corel Paint shop pro X. Am I using the wrong thing? I get grey square boxes.


EDIT TO SAY.............maybe I should try this in the morning, I am iving on 2 hours sleep

[isaacshaven]

Thanks, I have a 7. so I will give that one a go

[Ellie]

Carey, you are doing great. I will see if I can find time to write a tut on combining images with glitter text one of these days.

Shannon, I just assumed that it would work with X. I'll see if I can re-download the trial and figure out why it won't work right.

Angel, great! Can't wait to see your results!

Edit: Shannon, I just tried to download PSPX, but it was over 100MB and I'm on dialup. Sorry about that. Maybe someone with PSPX could figure out how to convert the file for you?

[peanut]

Thank u Ellie!

[lovebug]

its ok! I have school tonight, so Thursday after the baby's heart doctor appt. I am going to play around with this program

[lovebug]

Can I get 7, 8 or 9 free on the internet somewhere?