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Pixel Love Penguin
Little Love Penguin


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Open a new image 70 x 110

Select the Paint Brush tool with these settings:
  • Size: 1
  • Hardness/Density/Opacity: 100

Paint the outline using these colors:
Black - #000000 || Red - #800000 || Orange - #CD8861

Note: I have tried to note where I left off from one screenshot to the next.
* Double white lines mean you've already painted those pixels.


Screenshot 01

Screenshot 02

Screenshot 03

Now add the face. The colors I used are:

EYEBROWS:
Black - #000000

EYES:
Black - #000000 || Dark Gray - #808080 || White - #FFFFFF

BEAK:
Dark Orange - #CD8861 || Light Orange: #E9B088
(The pixels that are light orange are shown with a red dot in the center)

Screenshot 04


Select the Magic Wand -- Tolerance set to 0.

Select both feet and flood fill with color #E9B088.

Selections > Select None


Using the screenshot below, paint in the lighter orange pixels. The color is: #EEC3AB

Screenshot 05


We will be using the following screenshot to help us color our penguin.

Screenshot 06


Select the Magic Wand -- Tolerance set to 0.

Select all areas with the number 1 .. (don't forget two single pixels on the head area)
  • Flood fill with the color #5B5757
  • Selections > Float
  • Effects > 3d Effects > Cutout

Apply a cutout with the following settings:
V: 0 || H: 0 || Opacity: 78 || Blur: 8 || Shadow Color: Black

Selections > Select None


Select area number 2. We will need this again in a few steps, so save it to an alpha channel.

PSP 7: Selections > Save to alpha channel
PSP 8: Selections > Load/Save Selection > Save to alpha channel
  • Flood fill with the color #FFFFFF (white)
  • Selections > Float
  • Effects > 3d Effects > Cutout
  • Apply the same cutout, but change the Shadow Color to #808080
  • Selections > Select None


Select area number 3.
  • Flood fill with the color #FFFFFF (white)
  • Selections > Float
  • Effects > 3d Effects > Cutout
  • Apply the same cutout.
  • Selections > Select None


Select area number 4 (the heart).
  • Flood fill with the color #C00000
  • Selections > Float
  • Effects > 3d Effects > Cutout
  • Apply the same cutout, but change the Shadow Color to #400000
  • Selections > Select None


Add a new layer named CHEEKS.

Load the selection you saved to the alpha channel.

PSP 7: Selections > Load from alpha channel
PSP 8: Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load from alpha channel

Paint the cheeks. The color I used is: #DEA59C

Screenshot 07


Keep selected and apply a Gaussian Blur of 2.0

Selections > Select None

The End!

I hope you enjoyed making the love penguin!

* This love penguin is a 100% original creation by Kristina at greatkris.com *



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