Friday 24 October 2014

Pixel Cute Girl

This tutorial was written by Monti on April 8th 2007. It's concept is copyrighted to Monti. Any creation you make from my ideas are yours. You may print out this tutorial for your own personal use, but please do not copy it in any way to put online, pass out or rewrite without my permission or worse yet attempt to claim as your own.

For this tutorial you will need 

Paint Shop Pro

The Following Colour Chart
Save and then open in PSP
Of course you are free to use any colours you want.
Hair
I have supplied a file of the hair in 7 different shades. Please do NOT pass this around in any way or use with any other tutorial.
Click HERE to download.

Ok we are ready to start. 
This is a long tutorial so make sure you have a drink handy to keep you going.

REMEMBER TO SAVE OFTEN 

Step 1:
We will be be making the girl shown above. The outlines below have been resized a lot so you can see them clearly. 
I have done the outline in 2 parts, we will be starting with the top half of the girl.
To make this easier I have numbered all pixels over 1.
The image is symmetrical so I have placed the numbers so you can see them more clearly, remember it is the same on each side. 
Open a new image 120 x 120 transparent. 
Select the brush tool with the following settings.
Size: 1 - Hardness, Opacity and Density: 100 
Zoom in to about 800% - 1000% 
Set your foreground to colour 1 on the outline colour chart (#CA8368) and start at the top center of your canvas.
Start by drawing her head.

Step 2:
When you get to her shirt change your foreground to colour 3 on the outline colour chart (#E4E5E6) or a colour of your choice and draw in the shirt outline shown in outline above.

When you get to her dress change your foreground to colour 5 on the outline colour chart (#536E81) or a colour of your choice and draw in the dress outline shown in outline above.
Remember to add the black buttons shown in the outline. 

When you get to her arms change your foreground back to colour 1 on the outline colour chart (#CA8368) and draw in the arms outline shown in outline above.

NOTE: The parts shown in pink are the parts you have already drawn from the first outline.
Keep your foreground to colour 1 on the outline colour chart (#CA8368) and draw in the rest of the arms.

When you get to her dress change your foreground to colour 5 on the outline colour chart (#536E81) or a colour of your choice and draw in the dress outline shown in outline above.

When you get to her petticoat change your foreground to colour 3 on the outline colour chart (#E4E5E6) or a colour of your choice and draw in the petticoat outline shown in outline above.
Stay on that colour and draw in her socks as shown on the outline above.

Change your foreground back to colour 1 on the outline colour chart (#CA8368) and draw in the bits of her legs that are showing.

When you get to her shoes change your foreground to colour 7 on the outline colour chart (#585454) or a colour of your choice and draw in the shoe outline shown in outline above.

Step 3:
When your outline is complete, select your magic wand with the following settings and click inside the Head. 
Select colour 2 (#F8D0C1) on your colour chart and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 70
Blur: 9
Shadow colour: Use your head outline.(#CA8368)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her neck area. Make sure you select the stray pixels either side as shown in the screen shot below. 
Select colour 2 (#F8D0C1) on your colour chart and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 2
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 50
Blur: 4
Shadow colour: Use your head outline.(#CA8368)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her left arm as you look at it.
Select colour 2 (#F8D0C1) on your colour chart and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 70
Blur: 4
Shadow colour: Use your arm outline.(#CA8368)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect. 
Repeat for the other arm.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her left leg as you look at it.
Select colour 2 (#F8D0C1) on your colour chart and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 1
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 40
Blur: 2
Shadow colour: Use your leg outline.(#CA8368)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect. 
Repeat for the other leg.

Step 4:
Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her left collar as you look at it. 
Select colour 4 (#FFFFFF) on your colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 1
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 50
Blur: 2
Shadow colour: Use your shirt outline.(#E4E5E6)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect. 
Repeat for the other collar.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her left sleeve as you look at it. 
Select colour 4 (#FFFFFF) on your colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 70
Blur: 3
Shadow colour: Use your shirt outline.(#E4E5E6)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect. 
Repeat for the other sleeve.

With your magic wand select the 3 pixels shown below and fill them with white. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her petticoat. 
Select colour 4 (#FFFFFF) on your colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 1
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 50
Blur: 2
Shadow colour: Use your petticoat outline.(#E4E5E6)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her socks as shown below. 
Select colour 4 (#FFFFFF) on your colour chart and flood fill this selection. 
Deselect

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her left sock (inside shoe) as shown below.
Select colour 4 (#FFFFFF) on your colour chart and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 1
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 80
Blur: 2
Shadow colour: Use your sock outline.(#E4E5E6)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect. 
Repeat for the other sock.

Step 5:
Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her left dress strap as you look at it. 
Select colour 6 (#BDD1DE) on your colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 2
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 50
Blur: 3
Shadow colour: Use your dress outline.(#536E81)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect. 
Repeat for the other dress strap.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the top center of her dress as shown below. 
Select colour 6 (#BDD1DE) on your colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 80
Blur: 3
Shadow colour: Use your dress outline.(#536E81)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the main area of her dress making sure you select the stray pixels shown below. 
Select colour 6 (#BDD1DE) on your colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 80
Blur: 8
Shadow colour: Use your dress outline.(#536E81)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Step 6:
Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside her left shoe as you look at it. 
Select colour 8 (#AAAAAA) on your colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 70
Blur: 4
Shadow colour: Use your shoe outline.(#585454)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect. 
Repeat for the other shoe.

Step 7: Face
You will need the Following Colour Chart. 
Left click and when it opens right click then save as, then open in PSP.
Add a new raster layer so we can draw her face.
This is what it will look like when done.
For her eyebrows and nose use colour 1 (#CA8368) on your colour chart.
For the eyelashes use colour 5 (#000000) on your colour chart.
For the eye colour use two colours of your choice. I used colour 7 (#6190E3) and colour 8 (#3A5693) on your colour chart.
Add one white (#FFFFFF) pixel in each corner of the eyes.
For the bottom lip use colour 2 (#D36C7F) on your colour chart.
For the top lip use colour 3 (#E4909E) on your colour chart.
Change to colour 4 (#EAA9B4) on your colour chart and add one pixel underneath the bottom lip in the center.

Add a new raster layer.
Select your paint brush and colour 3 (#E4909E) on your colour chart.
Change the paintbrush size to 5 - shape round.
Click once on the face so you end up with the image shown below.
Go to Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 3.
Move this layer below the face layer. Duplicate and mirror.
Merge all visible.

Step 8:
Open up the Hair tube and choose the colour you want. Copy and paste it as a new layer on your girl. 
Move this layer to the top and position. 
If you are feeling brave you could always draw your own hair for her.
If you want to add a bow I will show you how to do that in the next step.

Step 9: Bow
This is the outline we will be making. The outline below has been resized a lot so you can see it clearly.
Open a new image 50 x 50 transparent. 
Select the brush tool with the following settings.
Size: 1 - Hardness, Opacity and Density: 100 
Zoom in to about 800% - 1000% 
Set your foreground to colour 5 on the outline colour chart (#536E81) or a colour of your choice and start at the top of the bow.

Once your outline is complete select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the back left of the bow as you look at it.
Select colour 6 (#BDD1DE) on the outline colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 1
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 60
Blur: 2
Shadow colour: Use your bow outline.(#536E81)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect. 
Repeat for the other side.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the left side of the bow making sure you select the stray pixels shown below. 
Select colour 6 (#BDD1DE) on your colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: -3
Opacity: 50
Blur: 4
Shadow colour: Use your bow outline.(#536E81)
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect. 
Repeat for the right side BUT change the Horizontal to 3.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the middle of the bow. 
Select colour 6 (#BDD1DE) on your colour chart or a colour of your choice and flood fill this selection. 
Deselect.
Select your paintbrush - Size 1 - and change your colour to #88A0B0 (or a medium colour of your choice) and paint one pixel in the top left and one in the bottom right of the middle of the bow. 

Copy and paste this as a new layer onto your girl and position.

Merge all visible and save as a png. 


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