Rainbow Butterfly

by kim@pixelbit.com

 

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Click HERE for the printable version of this tutorial.

 

 
Needed tools: Paint Shop Pro 6 or higher. Click HERE to get a free trial version

The selections that I have prepared for this tutorial. butterfly.zip

 

Open a new image 482 X 462 Transparent

Make a new layer

Load 1.sel from the selections included in the zip file

Flood fill with any solid pastel color. I used #FFC0FF

Deselect and duplicate this layer

Activate to Layer 2 and lower the opacity to 46%

Activate the copy of Layer 2

Press CTRL + A to select all.

Use your selection tool and click on the layer to select it

Click Selections > Modify > Contract

Set the number of pixels to 5.

Press delete

Deselect

Click Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel.

Apply the round preset

Activate Layer 2

Apply Inner Bevel but lower the width to 9

Turn OFF layer 1 and merge visible layers

Rename this layer "1"