title
A small funny pixel le jardin des Poc août 2005

the grid

Here is the exemple for this tutorial, it is small, so will be quick to draw ...
Right click to download and open in your favorite graphics program...this tutorial is written in PSP version 8, but you can use PSP7
Open a new transparent image 100*100 and draw the outline

Or if you prefer, you can draw him with both hands up.

grid bis

Your outline is finished, you name this layer "outline", duplicate it and close it.
Name the new layer, the copy "color"..

Here's my colours , a small drawing but a lot of colors. Please feel free to use your own choise of colors.
Get to your tools    color replacer tool    flood fill tool
and do not forget to save as you go along as myclown.psp .
You save the 2 layers as a psp file, you do not merge !

my colours

Time to shade.
I have used two different methods: a cutout effect or a drop shadow.
Each time you will have to use one of them as indicated below. The method is a bit different for these effects.

The Cutout Effect: select the area with your magic wand magic wand
and Selections  > Float. Then go to Effect > Effects 3D > Cutout.

For the Drop shadow Effect, select with the magic wand,
go to Selections  > Invert and then effects > 3D Effects > Drop shadow.

But before: duplicate the layer "color" and name this new layer :"clown1"   :-D

select
face
3D effects cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity100
blur3
outline #C67B53 flood fill #E7BD8C
select none
select
hand
3D effects cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity100
blur4
outline #C67B53 flood fill #E7BD8C
select none
select
trousers
texture effects
blind
vertical
color#000080
width2
opacity54
checkedlight top/left
invert selection
trousers
3D effects drop shadow
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity100
blur4
color#000080
select none
transparent
sélectionner
node on the left
3D effects cut out
vertical0
horizontal1
opacity100
blur4
outline #E794E7 flood fill #F0D6F0
select none
select
node on the right
3D effects cut out
vertical0
horizontal-1
opacity100
blur4
outline #E794E7 flood fill #F0D6F0
select none
select
shoes
3D effects cut out
vertical0
horizontal-1
opacity100
blur13,86
outline #5A0000 flood fill #F0947B
keep select
shoes
3D effects inner bevel - bevel n°2 - width 1
smoothness0
depth2
ambience56
shininess74
angle359
intensity 45
elevation13
transparent
shoes are always selected
add a new layer
paint brush 2 white pixels on the shoes
adjust >
gaussian blur
rayon=0,8
select none
merge down
select
shirt
3D effects cut out
vertical-1
horizontal-1
opacity100
blur2
outline #FFE7E7 flood fill #FFFFFF
select none
select
jacket
3D effects cut out
vertical1
horizontal0
opacity100
blur5
outline #8CADCE flood fill #CEE7F7
select none
select
collar
3D effects cut out
vertical-1
horizontal-1
opacity100
blur8
outline #5263B5 flood fill #B5DEEF
select none
transparent
select
hair
3D effects cut out
vertical0
horizontal1
opacity100
blur3
ouline #FFD700 flood fill #FFF68F
select none
select
make-up
3D effects cut out
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity31
blur2
outline #940800 flood fill #FFFFFF
select none
select all the pixels of the mouth
3D effects drop shadow
vertical0
horizontal0
opacity31
blur2
color #940800
select none
select
nose
3D effects cut out
vertical0
horizontal2
opacity74
blur9
outline #940800 flood fill #F76B6B
transparent
keep the nose selected
add a new layer
paint brush2 white pixels on the nose
adjust >
gaussian blur
rayon=0,8
here is a great clown nose !
merge down
select none
select
buckle
3D effects cut out
vertical0
horizontal1
opacitY100
blur3
outline #FFD700 flood fill #FFF68F
select none
select
eyes
adjust >
gaussian blur
rayon0,8
finished !
it'over

how to animate
difference
You choose to animate your clown so you will have to work on the hand, half of the jacket, the mouth and the hair.
Duplicate the layer "clown1", and name it "clown2".
close "clown1".
- On the layer "color" you select : hand + arm + mouth + hair + nose with your magic wand
- Go on the layer "clown2"   and Delete ,and Ctrl+D .
- eraser tool erase the pixels that I have coloured in red,   and paint brush draw the new hand arm mouth hair and nose and fill.
- Shade these parts as you have done before. Change the eyes a bit too, if you want .

Save as .psp (only layer "clown1" and "clown2" are visible).
Open Animation Shop and find your file.
You only have to adjust the speed , right click on each frame and choose Frame Properties >   display Time and enter a time. For my example: 45 for the first frame and 90 for the second.
Save us  *.gif

That's it !
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. ;) 

I will explain another time how to easily make a small irritating fly.

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