ABC PSP - Tutorial 5
Flood Fill with Color /
Gradient / Pattern
By ©LismibaebisCreations
December 2005
Skill Level: Absolute Beginner using PSP
This tutorial is my own creation, any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental
This is part 5 of a series of tutorials for the absolute beginner with PSP.
It is recommended that you complete the tutorials in numerical order, as each
new one will build on the knowledge gained by the previous tutorials
Needed
Paint Shop Pro X
Free 30 day PSP trial from Corel, available
here
To flood fill an image, we have to choose either a color, gradient or pattern from the Materials Palette.
The Materials Palette is at the right hand edge of PSP.
The rainbow color image (R) lets us choose a color fast.
The first square (F) is our Foreground Color.
Foreground Color is mouse left click
The second square (B) is our Background Color.
Background Color is mouse right click.
1) Left mouse click anywhere in the rainbow image (R) and see your Foreground Color (F) change
2) Rightmouseclick anywhere in the rainbow image (R) and see your Background Color (B) change
3) Left click in your Foreground Color (F) and see your Material Properties open
You have several options to choose a color.
Clicking anywhere on the ring (1) will help you choose a color like red, blue, green or yellow.
In the square (2) you will then get different shades of the color you choose from the ring.
The bottom hand (3) shows you the html code of the chosen color.
You can also choose a color by writing the html code into this field.
With your Material Properties still open
4) click on the Gradient Tab
The thumb of the hand is pointing to a little arrow (next to the gradient or pattern example).
Click on that and choose a gradient.
I have chosen Foreground-background. That means it uses my current Foreground and Background Colors.
Click on the different Styles, change Angle and Repeats and see what happens
With your Material Properties still open
5) click on the Pattern Tab
With the little arrow on the right hand side of the pattern example, you can browse and choose a different pattern.
You can also change the Angle and Scale
Before you close the Material Properties, make sure that the Color Tab is chosen
6) File > New (Ctrl + N)
Width = 400
Height = 400
Units = Pixels
Resolution = 72.000 Pixels/Inch
Raster Background = Checked
Color depth = RGB - 8 bits/channel
Color Transparent = Checked
click ok
7) Flood Fill Tool (F)
Match mode = None
Use all layers = Checked
Blend mode = Normal
Opacity = 100
8) Choose a Foreground Color and a Background Color
9) Left click in new image to Flood Fill with your Foreground Color
10) Undo Tool
Undo Fill
11) Right click in new image to Flood Fill with your Background Color
12) Undo Tool
Undo Fill
13) Left click into Foreground Color in Materials Palette
to open up Material Properties
14) Choose a Gradient and click ok
15) Left click in your image and Flood Fill with Gradient
16) Undo Tool
Undo Fill
17) Left click into Foreground Color in Materials Palette to open up Material Properties
18) Choose a Pattern and click ok
19) Left click in your image and Flood Fill with the Pattern
20) Close your image, we do not need it anymore
I hope that you have found this tutorial helpful.
If you have any questions, please email me at:
Barbara @ Lismibaebi.com
I would like to thank my Testers at LismibaebisCreations Testers:
Your help, support and patience made this possible
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