Sunday 26 October 2014

Pixel Train

This tutorial was written by Monti on February 8th 2009. 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 open in PSP.
This colour chart is just a guide, feel free to use whatever colours you want.
Ok we are ready to start.

REMEMBER TO SAVE OFTEN 

Step 1: - Outline
Because this is quite a complicated outline I decided not to split the main image into pieces and needed to make the count quite large.
Because of this I can't load it onto this page so please click the small image below which will open the main count. Right click and save this and open in PSP. 
To help you keep count of what you have done you can add a new layer to the count in PSP and draw a line through the pixels you have drawn to keep your place. 
Train Count
To make this easier I have numbered all pixels over 1.

NOTE:  The numbers in black are the total lengths of the lines. The smaller numbers in blue are to help you count the spaces and work out where the joining lines go.

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 colour chart (#000000) and start at either the top of the funnel or the top of the cab.
Change the colours as you go.
The blue is Colour 1 (#12127D) - the red is Colour 3 (#B30000) - the yellow is Colour 7 (#A97B0D).

Open a new image 400 x 250 and fill with white so you can see what you are working on.
Once your outline is complete it will look like the small image above.
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Step 2: - Fills
When the outline is complete select your magic wand with the following settings.
Rather than try and describe all the areas we will fill I have numbered the fill areas for you on two separate images. 
We will start with the fills shown below.
With your Magic Wand on the settings shown above click inside area 1.
Set your Foreground to Colour 2 (#9191FF) 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: 75
Blur: 10
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 2.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 6
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 3.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 8
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 4.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 8
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 5.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 8
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 6.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 10
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 7.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: -3
Opacity: 75
Blur: 8
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the small area above area 7.
Fill this selection with Colour 6 (#808080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: -3
Opacity: 75
Blur: 4
Shadow colour: #000000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 8.
Fill this selection with Colour 6 (#808080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 7
Shadow colour: #000000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the small area below area 8.
Fill this selection with Colour 6 (#808080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 3
Shadow colour: #000000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 9.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: -5
Opacity: 75
Blur: 13
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 10.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 5
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 11.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 6
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 12.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 6
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

SAVE

We will continue with the fills shown below.
Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 1.
Fill this selection with Colour 6 (#808080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 12
Shadow colour: #000000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 2.
Fill this selection with Colour 6 (#808080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 7
Shadow colour: #000000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 3.
Fill this selection with Colour 6 (#808080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur:  5
Shadow colour: #000000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 4.
Fill this selection with Colour 4 (#FF8080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 7
Shadow colour: #B30000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 5.
Fill this selection with Colour 4 (#FF8080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 3
Shadow colour: #B30000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 6.
Fill this selection with Colour 4 (#FF8080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 3
Shadow colour: #B30000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 7.
Fill this selection with Colour 4 (#FF8080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 3
Shadow colour: #B30000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 8.
Fill this selection with Colour 4 (#FF8080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 3
Shadow colour: #B30000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 9.
Fill this selection with Colour 4 (#FF8080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 3
Shadow colour: #B30000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 10.
Fill this selection with Colour 4 (#FF8080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 3
Horizontal: -2
Opacity: 75
Blur: 5
Shadow colour: #B30000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 11.
Fill this selection with Colour 4 (#FF8080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 3
Horizontal: -2
Opacity: 75
Blur: 5
Shadow colour: #B30000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside area 12.
Fill this selection with Colour 4 (#FF8080). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 3
Horizontal: -2
Opacity: 75
Blur: 5
Shadow colour: #B30000
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

SAVE
Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside one of the wheels.
Fill this selection with Colour 2 (#9191FF). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 10
Shadow colour: #12127D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Go to Selections - Defloat and add a new raster layer.
Select your Paint Brush - Size 5 - Round 
Go to the top of the wheel where the wheel meets the train and click once to paint a black dot - see below.
Go to Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 2.
Deselect.
In the layer palette right click on the top layer (the one we just added) and choose Merge Down.
Repeat for the 3 other wheels.

SAVE

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the top of the left bell. 
Fill this selection with Colour 8 (#FFE680). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: -4
Opacity: 75
Blur: 8
Shadow colour: #A97B0D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the bottom of the left bell. 
Fill this selection with Colour 8 (#FFE680). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: -4
Opacity: 75
Blur: 4
Shadow colour: #A97B0D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the top of the right bell. 
Fill this selection with Colour 8 (#FFE680). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: -4
Opacity: 75
Blur: 7
Shadow colour: #A97B0D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the bottom of the right bell. 
Fill this selection with Colour 8 (#FFE680). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: -4
Opacity: 75
Blur: 5
Shadow colour: #A97B0D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Finally select your magic wand with the same settings and click inside the whistle part of the right bell. 
Fill this selection with Colour 8 (#FFE680). 
Keep selected. 
Selections float, Effects 3D effects, Cutout with the following settings
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 2
Opacity: 70
Blur: 4
Shadow colour: #A97B0D
Make sure fill interior with colour is UNchecked. 
Deselect.

Delete the white background layer and save as a psp file so we can add the carriage.

The next tutorial will be the train carriage.



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