Rainbow Fairy tutorial by LaFaerie

Please read my terms before you start my tutorial

The Fairie is inspired by an Anime picture I have, and always wanted to draw :o)
You can see and take it HERE .. maybe it will give you some more ideas ;o)

I have just given some basic colours + shading and there are hardly any pictures in this tutorial
Hopefully this will encourage you to be experimental and create a graphic unique to you!

By doing this tutorial I assume you have good knowledge about layers and selections in PSP

You will need:

* MY SELECTION FILES you can download the zipped file here
Included is the faeface.psp file, if you don't want to draw your own


Right, lets get started...

1. Open new file 424 x 608 transparent

2. Selections/Load from Disk/lf-wing01.sel
Fill with #B6C6D2 and Selections/Float
Effects/3d effects/cutout with
V=-1/H=1/Opacity=29/blur=13.8/colour=#607174



Effects/Noise/Add 7% uniform and disselect

3. Same layer, load lf-wing02.sel
Fill with #D3DCB8 and Selections/Float
Apply the same cutout as before but change shadow colour to #96AF4B
and add noise, 7% uniform

4. Same layer, load lf-wing03.sel
Fill with #E7D0CC and Selections/Float
Apply the same cutout as before but change shadow colour to #AC8A84
and add noise, 7% uniform

5. Same layer, load lf-wing04.sel
Fill with #CEDBD6 and Selections/Float
Apply this cutout:
V=9/H=-4/Opacity=48/blur=58.8/colour=#73999F
and add noise, 7% uniform

6. New raster layer, load from disk/lf-body.sel
fill with #E4C485 go to Selections/Float
Effects/cutout with V=4/H=4/Opacity=71/blur=23.8/colour=#D0A378
Effects/noise/add/3% uniform, disselect

7. Same layer load from disk/lf-tumb.sel
Go to Colors/Adjust/Brightness & Contrast/
and fill in -6 in brightness and Contrast on "0"

8. New layer, load from disk/lf-head.sel
Selections/Float
Add the same cutout as in point 6, but change Opacity to 91
Effects/noise/add 3% and disselect

9. New layer, load from disk/lf-hair01.sel
Fill with #607174
Add noise, this time 10% uniform, and disselect

10. We are going to make the face, If you want to make your own,
do so on a NEW LAYER
If you want to use mine, open up the faeface.psp *included in the zip*
Copy the face, make your fairy graphic active
and paste the face as NEW LAYER on your fairy
With your mover tool, place the face on her head in the right position

11. New layer, load from disk/lf-hair02.sel
Fill with #718689
Add noise, again with 10% and disselect

12. New layer, load from disk/lf-skirt1.sel
fill with #8B7775 and add noise 5% uniform, disselect

13. Same layer, load from disk/lf-skirt2.sel
fill with #C8B9B0 go to Selections/Invert
Effects/DropShadow with V=4/H=4/Opacity=45/blur=21/colour=#8B7775
Selections/Invert
and add noise 5% uniform
Disselect

14. New layer, load from disk/lf-top.sel
Fill this selection with #A99690
Selections/Float
Effects/3d effects/Cutout
V=4/H=4/Opacity=91/blur=23.8/color=#8B7775
and add noise 5% uniform

That is it.. you are done...YAY!!
You can now add little details if you like
Maybe some flowers in her hair, jewellery or add text and make a tag like I did in the main pic :o)



I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial, any questions? don't hesitate to MAIL me



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