Peacock Feather

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This tutorial was created for some friends of mine who wanted to begin learning more about PSP.  It is intended for beginners to learn how to draw a feather with Eye Candy 4.  If you have any questions, please feel free to Email  me.

To do this tutorial you will also need Paint Shop Pro.  I wrote this with  Paint Shop Pro X, but the steps may also be done in any version.  You may download a free trial at Corel.

Remember to save as a psp file often!

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1.  Open new, transparent image, size = 400 x 400

2.  Flood-fill (with paintcan) this layer with black.

3.  Choose the pen tool and set it to segment style, width = 3.

4.  Layers > New Raster Layer

5.  Draw a line segment down the middle of the image--left click for top point and then move down and left click for bottom point.  Hold the SHIFT key down to keep the segment straight and not jagged.

6.  Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Fur.  Apply these settings:  Angle = 105, Density = 79, Curl Size = 137.84, Curliness = 52, Length = 22.06, CHECK Color Hairs Uniformly, Hair Color = White

7.  Right-click on this layer and choose Duplicate

8.  Adjustments > Blur > Motion blur.  Angle = 336, Strength == 75

9.  Apply the fur setting again:  Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 4000 > Fur, same settings

10.  Slide the Opacity of this layer to 57

11.  HIDE the bottom (black) layer by clicking on the eye.  Right-click on the top layer and choose Merge > Merge Visible

12.  Right-click on the Merged layer and choose Duplicate

13.  Image > Mirror.

14.  With the mover tool, line up the two sides of the feather. 

15.  HIDE the black layer again.  Right-click on one of the feather layers and choose Merge > Merge Visible.  UNHIDE the black layer.

16.  Selections > Float

17.  Selections > Defloat

18.  Layers > New Raster Layer

19.  In the Material Properties choose a gradient or color of your choice.

20.  Flood-fill the feather with this gradient.

21.  Layer > New Raster Layer

22.  Choose the selection tool and set it to ellipse.  Draw a ellipse selection to fill in the gap at the top of the feather.  Flood-fill this with your gradient or color choice (same as step 19)

23.  Selections > None.  Slide the opacity of this layer to about 59

24.  Drag  the ellipse layer BELOW the feather layer.  HIDE the black layer.

25.  Right-click on the feather layer and choose Merge > Merge Visible.

26.  Now save this as a .PSP tube.  File > Save As. 

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