Fruit and Basket (Selections and Vector)

This tutorial is written for PSP 7.04 but it does work out at other versions :-)
This tutorial is completely my own creation and any similarity to other tutorials, is purely coincidental.

I've got the idea of this tutorial making a snail mail card using a picture like this.

Needs:

Of course Paint Shop Pro. Download 30 days trial HERE.

My Selections. Download zipfile HERE.
Place the files in the PSP Selections folder.

For each piece of fruit open a new transparent canvas size 200x200.
Only for the banana 200x400.

Apple.
Preset tool set to Ellipse.
Foreground color null. Background color #B34B3D. Antialias and Vector checked.
Draw an ellipse.
Object Selector.
Bring shape to your apple like this:



Convert to raster. Rename to Apple.
Selection/Select All/Float.
Cutout V/H 5, Opacity 75, Blur 50. Color #800000.
Apply another cutout but change V/H to -5.
New layer called Highlight.
Paintbrush size 3. Add 2 highlights at the apple.
Blur/Gaussian Blur 4.

New layer called stem.
Draw tool. Foreground color color #4D4831. Background color null. Freehand, size 5.
Draw a little stem.

Preset shape ellipse.
Foreground color null. Background color #0A6014. Antialias and Vector checked.
Draw a little leaf.

Go back to your apple layer.
Selection/Select All/Float.
New layer called Details.
Airbrush. All settings 25. Color black.
Spray a bit black where the stem touch the apple.
This is your apple:



Pear.
Preset tool set to Ellipse.
Foreground color null. Background color #627541. Antialias and Vector checked.
Draw an ellipse.
Object Selector.
Bring shape to your pear like this:



Convert to raster. Rename to Pear.
Selection/Select All/Float.
Cutout V/H 5, Opacity 75, Blur 50. Color #4A4129.
Apply another cutout but change V/H to -5.
Noise/Add Noise 10% Uniform.

New layer called Highlight.
Paintbrush size 3. Add 2 highlights at the pear.
Blur/Gaussian Blur 4.

Draw the stem and leave the way you did at the apple.
This is your pear:


Plum.
Preset tool set to Ellipse.
Foreground color null. Background color #546574. Antialias and Vector checked.
Draw an ellipse.
Object Selector.
Bring shape to your plum like this:



Convert to raster. Rename to Plum.
Selection/Select All/Float.
Cutout V/H 5, Opacity 50, Blur 50. Color black.
Apply another cutout but change V/H to -5.

Draw tool. Bezier Curve. Foreground color black. Line size 2. Background color null. Antialias and Vector checked.
Draw a curve like this:



Convert to raster. Rename Detail.
Blur/Gaussian Blur 2,5.
Draw a stem as above.
This is your plum:



Banana:
Preset tool set to Ellipse.
Foreground color null. Background color #FFD821. Antialias and Vector checked.
Draw an ellipse.
Object Selector.
Bring shape to your banana like this:



Convert to raster. Rename to Banana.
Selection/Select All/Float.
Cutout V/H 3, Opacity 50, Blur 25. Color black.
Apply another cutout but change V/H to -3.

Draw tool. Bezier Curve. Foreground color black. Line size 1. Background color null. Antialias and Vector checked.
Draw a curve like this:



Draw 1 or 2 more curves.
To every curve add Blur/Gaussian Blur 2,5.

New layer called stem.
Draw tool freehand. Size 3. Vector unchecked. Black.
Draw a little stem and a bit black at the bottom of the banana.
This is your banana.



At this point you can add the fruit you just have drawn to your basket.



Shift + D to copy picture.
Merge Visible and export as tube.

Save the original without merging as PSP file.

You're Finished.

Tutorial written October 19th 2002.

Tutorials written and created by Karin for Karin's Beautiful Site and StarryNights Creations.
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