"Cats of spring"

These linearts come from to:

 

I work with PSP 9

You open in PSP a new image 205 X 236 pixels
to draw following contour

 Draw the outline using the , size 1

Download the counted outlines here

 Once you have finished,

To replace the color of contour for each object or forms different, to select in
your pallet color in top the color that you want to put and in bottom that which you want
to replace and click on the tool to replace the color, and pass well where you want to change
the color:

THE FOLIAGE:

The contour of the foliage : #505e2e

With to fill the foliage : #598200

Select with the magic wand the foliage top

Invert and apply a Drop Shadow:  EFFECTS - EFFECTS 3D -DROP SHADOW

DESELECT ALL.

To select the 4 small foliages

Select with the magic wand the 4 small foliages

Invert and apply a Drop Shadow:  EFFECTS - EFFECTS 3D -DROP SHADOW

DESELECT ALL.

THE TRUNK AND BRANCHS:

outline : #bb9569

fill with : #ead5bc

Select with the magic wand the trunk and branchs :
SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT
 

DESELECT ALL.

To select the left branch

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT
 

DESELECT ALL.

To select the right branch

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT
 

DESELECT ALL.

THE BENCH :

Outside :#036503
inside :#d1ffd1

Select with the magic wand interior of the bench and to make:

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT

DESELECT ALL.

The Cats :

The cat of left :
outside :#808080
inside :#ffffff

Select the head

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT

DESELECT ALL.

To select the left ear:

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT

DESELECT ALL.

To select the rigth ear:

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT

DESELECT ALL.

to select the top of the body:

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT

DESELECT ALL.

to select the tail:

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT

DESELECT ALL.

to select the left leg:

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT

DESELECT ALL.

to select the rigth leg:

SELECTION - FLOAT -
then
EFFECTS - 3D EFFECTS- CUTOUT

DESELECT ALL.

to make the cheeks with the cat,

to select the head of the cat,
to open a new copy in the pallet of the copies,
and with the round size 8 with the color #ff8080

and go  to
BLUR - Gaussian Blur -

Radius:  2
Make wiht the size 1 color : #ffffff a small point
on the cheek, to amalgamate the visible copies.
for the eyes, the nose and the  whiskers colour as it follows:

to make the same thing for the 2 2nd cat, but of different color and to reverse the shades
when you make the effects cuts out, since the cat is reversed,
For the small butterflies and the bees I coloured them like that:

here, with you to personalize your result with your colors and your inspirations.
good creation.
 

Tutorial written on April, 09, 2006.

Marie-neige Léna.

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