How to make and use selections from Black and white clipart type images.

Step 1. Open your named_sel.psp image and duplicate using Shift + D, close the original.

Step 2. set your foreground colour to black and your background colour to one of your choice, I used #2.
Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, legs, floodfill with black #1, Selections/modify/contract by 2, floodfill with colour #2.
Selections/float, Selections/invert, Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply with these settings: V&H:0 Opacity:100 Blur:24 Shadow Colour #6. Deselect
Effects/3 D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply an inner bevel with these settings:
First shape top left: Width:4 Smoothness:76 Depth:1 Ambience:19 Shininess:40 Colour: White Angle: 315 Intensity: 62 Elevation: 20.
Effects/Noise/Add 12% Uniform.

Step 3. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, arms, floodfill with black #1, Selections/modify/contract by 2, floodfill with colour #2.
Selections/float, Selections/invert, Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply with these settings: V&H:0 Opacity:100 Blur:12 Shadow. Deselect
Effects/3 D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply an inner bevel with these settings:
First shape top left: Width:4 Smoothness:76 Depth:1 Ambience:19 Shininess:40 Colour: White Angle: 315 Intensity: 62 Elevation: 20.
Effects/Noise/Add 12% Uniform.

Step 4. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel,eyes, floodfill with black #1, Selections/invert, floodfill with colour #7.
Deselect

Step 5. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, head, floodfill with black #1, Selections/modify/contract by 2, floodfill with colour #2.
Selections/float, Selections/invert, Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply with these settings: V&H:0 Opacity:100 Blur:24 Shadow Colour #6. Deselect
Effects/3 D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply an inner bevel with these settings:
First shape top left: Width:4 Smoothness:76 Depth:1 Ambience:19 Shininess:40 Colour: White Angle: 315 Intensity: 62 Elevation: 20.
Effects/Noise/Add 12% Uniform.

Step 6. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, lowerhat, floodfill with black #1, Selections/modify/contract by 2, floodfill with colour #3.
Selections/float, Selections/invert, Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply with these settings: V&H:0 Opacity:100 Blur:24 Shadow Colour #5. Deselect
Effects/3 D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply an inner bevel with these settings:
First shape top left: Width:4 Smoothness:76 Depth:1 Ambience:19 Shininess:40 Colour: White Angle: 315 Intensity: 62 Elevation: 20.
Effects/Noise/Add 5% Uniform.

Step 7. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, upperhat, floodfill with black #1, Selections/modify/contract by 2, floodfill with colour #3.
Selections/float, Selections/invert, Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply with these settings: V&H:0 Opacity:100 Blur:24 Shadow Colour #5. Deselect
Effects/3 D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply an inner bevel with these settings:
First shape top left: Width:4 Smoothness:76 Depth:1 Ambience:19 Shininess:40 Colour: White Angle: 315 Intensity: 62 Elevation: 20.
Effects/Noise/Add 5% Uniform.

Step 8. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, star, floodfill with black #1, Selections/modify/contract by 2, floodfill with colour #3. Deselect.
Effects/3 D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply an inner bevel with these settings:
First shape top left: Width:4 Smoothness:76 Depth:1 Ambience:19 Shininess:40 Colour: White Angle: 315 Intensity: 62 Elevation: 20.

Step 9. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, hatband, floodfill with black #1, Selections/modify/contract by 2, floodfill with colour #4.

Step 10. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, flowermiddle, floodfill with black #1, Selections/modify/contract by 2, floodfill with colour #4.
Selections/float, Selections/invert, Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply with these settings: V&H:0 Opacity:100 Blur:12 Shadow Colour #1. Deselect
Effects/3 D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply an inner bevel with these settings:
First shape top left: Width:4 Smoothness:76 Depth:1 Ambience:19 Shininess:40 Colour: White Angle: 315 Intensity: 62 Elevation: 20.

Step 11. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, flower, floodfill with black #1, Selections/modify/contract by 2, floodfill with colour #8.
Selections/float, Selections/invert, Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply with these settings: V&H:0 Opacity:100 Blur:24 Shadow Colour #5. Deselect
Effects/3 D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply an inner bevel with these settings:
First shape top left: Width:4 Smoothness:76 Depth:1 Ambience:19 Shininess:40 Colour: White Angle: 315 Intensity: 62 Elevation: 20.

Step 12. Layers/new raster layer, Selections/load from alpha channel, Details, floodfill with black #1. Deselect.

Step 13. Turn off or delete your bottom layer that's filled with colour, Shift + D to duplicate, Layers/Merge all visible, Edit/copy,Edit/paste as new image, now you can either tube it or export it to the gif optimiser and save.

Thank you for trying this tutorial, if you have any problems with it or need questions answered, please feel free to contact me.

See the wonderful results of my testers here

Tutorials Menu