Pixeled Wooden Bucket


This tutorial was created by Shezzy© exclusively for SisterzPSPTreasures. (Any similarities to any other tutorials are purely coincidental and unintentional). You may save or print the tutorial for your personal use only. It is not to be sent through email nor printed for any groups/forums/websites. This tutorial may not be downloaded on to a CD. You may not sell this tutorial. and it may NOT be displayed ANYWHERE except in SisterzPSPTreasures Forum site . The image you create by following this tutorial belongs to you and you may do whatever you want with it. Please give credit on your tags/groups/forums/websites of SPSPT. All SisterzPSPTreasures TOU's apply.
Thank you & Have fun!

For this tutorial you will need to have basic knowledge of Paint Shop Pro. (My illustrations and instructions are written using version 7, but you should be able to comprehend with any version).

SAVE YOUR WORK OFTEN!

Note: Magic Wand settings will ALWAYS be set at Tolerance and Feather 0 and the Cutout Fill interior box will always remain UNCHECKED.

Color Chart:


Rope OL: Open up a new transparent canvas 100 X 100 pixels
Activate paintbrush with these settings:


Outline color:#98672E



Rope Fill:

Magic Wand: Click OUTSIDE of rope area and make sure you have the marching ants around all the rope area AND marching around outer edge of canvas.
Click Selections, then click Invert. This should put the marching ants around the rope area ONLY. Keep those marching ants there.

Click Layers, New Raster layer. Floodfill with color #E6B257. DO NOT DESELECT yet.
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts, using these settings; V -2, H -2, Opacity 100%, Blur 5 Fill Interior color box UNCHECKED and Shadow color: #98672E
DO NOT DESELECT yet.... Click Effects, Noise, Add 8%. NOW you may deselect.

This fill layer is above your outline layer, so move your fill layer below your outline layer. (Layers, Arrange, Move Down).
Once your outline layer is showing on top of the fill layer, Click Layers, Merge, merge visible.
Save as a psp image.... Rope (to your computer for now.)

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Bucket OL: Open up a new transparent canvas 125 X 125 pixels
(Same brush settings as above)

Outline color:#7C5244



Bucket Fill:

Top Rim -
While pressing Shift key, activate magic wand and click inside each of the small rim areas around the top of the front and back of the bucket.
Flood Fill with Color #C3A297. Deselect.

Inside slats -
Activate magic wand and click inside ONE of the slat areas (inside the bucket).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V -1, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat. (See illustration):


DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 0, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Repeat the above steps for each of the inside slats of the bucket.

Outside Top Slats -
Starting on the left side:
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat farthest to the left (Top slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 5, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 346, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next one to the right of the far left slat:
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat (Top slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 353, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next one to the right (a thin area):
Activate magic wand and click inside the thin area (Top slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 5, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 0, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next slat to the right of the thin area:
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat (Top slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 0, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next one to the right (another thin area):
Activate magic wand and click inside the thin area (Top slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 5, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 0, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next slat to the right of that last thin area:
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat (Top slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 11, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next slat to the right:
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat (Top slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 16, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next slat to the right (Last slat in top section):
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat (Top slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 5, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 20, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Outside Bottom Slats -
Starting on the left side:
While pressing down on your shift key, activate magic wand and click inside the slat farthest to the left (Bottom slat section). Don't forget the small dots that need selected too!
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 5, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 346, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next one to the right of the far left slat:
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat (Bottom slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 353, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next one to the right:
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat (Bottom slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 0, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next slat to the right:
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat (Bottom slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 11, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Next slat to the right:
Activate magic wand and click inside the slat (Bottom slat section).
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 16, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

Last slat on the far right side:
While pressing down on your shift key, activate magic wand and click inside the slat farthest to the right (Bottom slat section). Don't forget the small dots that needs selected too!
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 2, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 5, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 20, Pixels 7.
Now you may deselect!

This is similar to what it should look like at this point (This illustration is 4 times larger than actual size):


Top & Bottom Band around Bucket:
While pressing down on your shift key, activate magic wand and click inside both band areas. Don't forget the small dots that need selected too!
Flood fill with color #C3A297. DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Selections, Float, then click Effects, 3D Effects, Cutouts using these settings: V 1, H 0, Opacity 100%, Blur 10, Shadow color #7C5244
DO NOT DESELECT!
With your paint brush set at size one, make a few dots of black inside the slat.
DO NOT DESELECT!
Click Effects, Blur, Motion blur with these settings: Angle: 87, Pixels 12.
Now you may deselect!

Inside Nails and rope holder:
While pressing down on your shift key, activate magic wand and click inside all remaining areas left on bucket (including the top rope holders)
Floodfill with color #C0C0C0
Now you may deselect!

We will need to make room to add the rope, so we'll enlarge our canvas.
Click Image, Canvas size...., Size width 300 by height 300.

Open your psp image of your rope.
Click Edit, then copy.

Activate your bucket canvas. Click Edit, then paste as a new layer.
With your mover tool, move your rope to align up with the bucket. Once you have it where you want, click Layers, Merge, Merge Visible.
Note: If you prefer your bucket WITHOUT the rope, then don't follow this step.

Now you can save your image as a PSP image and/or a png image. Your preference. Now you're ready to fill your bucket up with all kinds of 'goodies'!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!



~Tutorial created 03/18/09~