The Christmas Gift

Tutorial For * The Christmas Gift*

At Christmas Time and All Year Through There

Are Angel's Always Around Us

She Bring Gifts Of

Joy, Hope, Understanding, Goodwill, Peace

And Forever

Eternal * LOVE *

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Here is what you will need If you don't have
The Paint Shop Pro Program Here is where you can
Find it = Click here

This Tutorial was done in PSP 7 but I am sure
It will work fine for you with PSP8
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A Special Note
Please respect the time and effort that I have put into writing this tutorial
By not copying, in whole or any part, to any other web site, list or groups
And or claiming it as your own. If you belong to a Graphics Group
And you think your members may be interested in doing this tutorial.
I would ask that you send me an email to let me knew, before providing
A link to this site I would be thrilled with your Interest,
And Knowing who you Are
Thank you
©CopyrightedGraphicsByToni2004
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Here are the Selections Files you will Need
Download Selections Files=Click Here
You will Put these Files in your Selections Folder
In Your PSP
Here are the Imagine Files you will Need
Download Image Files=Click Here
You will Put these Files in your Image Folder
In Your PSP
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* Note:

This Tutorial Also Will be Using the

Eye Candy Filter

I used Eye Candy 4000

But You can Also use

Eye Candy 3.1 Its Just for the

Use Of Fur Affect On The Angle

Let's Get Started
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Open a New Canvas
441x448x16million

Now the Big Part SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
If you can't remember Like I do All the time
Go to your Preference down on your File at top
Menu and go to *AUTO SAVE*
I have mine set to 5
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With Any of the Colors I will be using if you would
Like a Pattern a Different use of Colors
Please do so What I give you is Just a Guide to
Make the House it's All up to you How you want
To See it Decorated just have Fun with it
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*Note*
This has many .sels files But it will be as easy as
I could make it for you Most of it will be Flood fills

And quiet a bit of Copy and Paste
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* With the Opening of Your New Canvas we have a layer

Started I want you to keep this Layer and

Rename this Layer=*Background*

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1.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Neck*=Flood Fill with this Color#C3B490

Now go to Effects / Inner Bevel and use these settings

Deselect=rename=*Neck*

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2.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Head*=Flood Fill with this Color#D7C3AD

Now go to Effects / Outer Bevel and use these settings

Deselect=rename=*Head*

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3.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Face Features*=Get this Image I sent to you and

Copy and Paste=Into Selection=deselect=rename *Face*

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4.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Winds* Flood Fill with this Color#DDE3E3 Now go to

Effects /Artistic Effects / Brush Strokes /and use theses

Settings=Color in Color Box will be #DDE3E3

Deselect=rename=*Wings*

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5.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Fur Behind Dress On Left*=Flood Fill with this Color#DDE3E3 Now go to Effects to Plug-In to Your Eye Candy/Look for Fur

And use theses settings

Keep Selected=Go to Selection to Invert

Now back to Effects and go to Drop Shadow and use theses

Settings= 0 / 0 / Blur 3 / 100% Opacity /Color In Color Box

Will Be #C0C0C0

Deselect=rename=*Fur Back Left*

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6.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Arm Left*=Get this Image I sent to you and

Copy and Paste=Into Selection=deselect=rename *Arm Left*

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7.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Full Dress*=Flood Fill with this Color#DDE3E3

Now go to Effects /Inner Bevel /and use theses settings

Keep Selected=Go to Selection to Invert

Now back to Effects and go to Drop Shadow and use theses

Settings= 0 / 0 / Blur 3 / 100% Opacity /Color In Color Box

With Be #C0C0C0=Deselect=rename=*Dress*

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8.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Collar On Dress*=Flood Fill with this Color#DDE3E3

Now go to Effects /Inner Bevel /and use theses settings

Keep Selected Go to Effects to Noise /Add Noise and

Use theses settings

Keep Selected=Go to Selection to Invert

Now back to Effects and go to Drop Shadow and use theses

Settings= 0 / 0 / Blur 3 / 100% Opacity /Color In Color Box

With Be #404040=Deselect=rename=*Collar*

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9.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Hair*=*NOTE *ALSO If you want a Different Color

Then I used feel free to use the Color You

Would like here To Flood Fill=Into Selection=The Color

You Like her Hair to be=The Flood Fill I used is Color#404040

I have also Offered you A Copy and Paste of the Hair if you

Would Just rather do that it's in the Image File

Here are the settings for the Hair If you are doing your

Own Hair Color/This is Eye Candy

Deselect=rename *Hair*

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10.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Hat*=Flood Fill with this Color#DDE3E3 Now go to Effects to Plug-In to Your Eye Candy/Look for Fur

And use theses settings Color in Box is#DDE3E3

Deselect=rename=*Fur Hat*

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11.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Ribbon on Dress*=Flood Fill with this Color#DDE3E3

Now go to Effects to Plug-In's to Your Eye Candy/Look for Swirl

And use theses settings

Keep Selected=Go to Selection to Invert

Now back to Effects and go to Drop Shadow and use theses

Settings= 0 / 0 / Blur 3 / 100% Opacity /Color In Color Box

With Be #C0C0C0=Deselect=rename=*Ribbons*

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12.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Arm Right*=Get this Image I sent to you and

Copy and Paste=Into Selection=deselect=rename *Arm Right*

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13.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Part of Coat Right*=Flood Fill with this Color#DDE3E3

Now go to Effects =Inner Bevel /Use theses settings

Keep Selected Go to Effects to Noise /Add Noise and

Use theses settings

Keep Selected

Now Stay with Effects=To Blur=Motion Blur/

And use theses settings

Deselect=rename=*Part Coat Right*

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14.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Fur On Coat Right*=Flood Fill with this Color#DDE3E3

Now go to Effects to Plug-In's to Your Eye Candy/Look for Fur

And use theses settings

Keep Selected=Go to Selection to Invert

Now back to Effects and go to Drop Shadow and use theses

Settings= 0 / 0 / Blur 3 / 100% Opacity /Color In Color Box

With Be #C0C0C0=Deselect=rename=*Fur Right*

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15.)Add a New Raster Layer=Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Gift*=Get this Image I sent to you and

Copy and Paste=Into Selection=deselect=rename *Gift*

If you have something you would like to use other then the

Gift the you don't have to use this *.sels you can just

Copy and Paste In what you would like

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All Done!! Great Job =0)

Now go Have some Fun
And Decorate to your Heart is content remember You
Don't have to Keep any of these Color's that I used
If you want to change a color or Flood Fill with a Pattern
Go back to that Layer and re load that .sels from Disk for that
And Flood fill with Pattern or Color Also Don't Merge Your
Angle till you are sure where you would Like things to Go
Like if you want to put something On the Background

Layer we started with Like a Christmas Tree

Also if you would Like And you are done with your

Angel you can merge it resize it
And then Add it to a Scene that way you can Place the Angel
Back in to a Scene and then add Snow or Paths what ever you
Like Always Keep a Layer Open for what ever you would like to
Add a layer Up will always be things In Front Angel

Layers down will always be things In back
Just have
Fun! Fun! Fun!

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If for any reason I left something out of a file
Or you are having a problem with something
Please Feel free to E-MAIL me
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Please do not send this Tutorial in e-mail
*The Christmas Gift*
When it is done it will be yours
But do not Call it your own
Or Copy, Reproduce, Republish plus add
It to any Collection

You may place your name on it

But can NOT use a copyright symbol.
The designs at my web-site and

All my Graphics Images are mine and have already

Been Copyrighted to me

Without

*My Permission*
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