Fuchsia.

© Louise G

Do you like fuchsias? I do. Here is a tutorial of a fuchsia.
Use my Selections here and zip them up in your PSP, Selections folder.

Start with a New Image 250 x 250, transp, 16 mill.
New Layer. Call it Leaf1. Selections, Load from disk, fuchsia, leaf1.sel.
Flood Fill with color #527107. Deselect.

New Layer. Call it Stalk. Selections, Load from disk, stalk.sel.
Flood Fill with color #579D0B. Deselect.

New Layer. Call it Hold. Selections, Load from disk, hold.sel.
Flood Fill with color #467C06. Deselect.

New Layer. Call it Leaf2. Selections, Load from disk, leaf2.sel.
Flood Fill with color #689507. Deselect.

Stand on Layer Leaf1. New Layer. Call it Veins1. Selections, Load from disk, veins1.sel.
Flood Fill with color #43590D or use Airbrush 15. Deselect.

Stand on Layer Leaf2. New Layer. Call it Veins2. Selections, Load from disk, veins2.sel.
Flood Fill with color #43590D. Deselect.

This is what you will have now.

Stand on Layer Leaf1. Close all other layers, except Layer Leaf1 and Veins1
Selection Tool. Make a rectangel around the leaf. Click inside. Keep it selected.
New Layer. Airbrush 2. Color #90B860. Make some lines on the leaf like this.

Effects, Gaussian Blur 3. Stand on Layer Veins1. Retouch Tool, Smudge.

Smudge a little on the veins.

 Deselect. Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call the Layer Leaf1.
Selection Tool. Make a rectangle around the leaf. Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect.

Close Layer Leaf1 and stand on Layer Leaf2.
Selection Tool. Make a rectangel around the leaf. Click inside.
New layer. Make Layer Veins2 visible, so you can see where to put the colors.
Airbrush 2. Color #90B860. Make some lines on the leaf like this.

Effects, Gaussian Blur 2,50. Deselect. Stand on Layer Veins2. Retouch Tool, Smudge The veins as before.

Deselect. Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call the Layer Leaf2.
Selection Tool. Make a rectangle around the leaf. Effects, 3D, Cutout as below.

Deselect.

Stand on Layer Hold. Selection Tool. Make a rectangle around the hold. Effects, 3D, Cutout as before.

Stand on Layer Stalk. Selection Tool. Make a rectangle around the stalk. Effects, 3D, Cutout as before.
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Leaves.

This is what you will have now.

Now to the flower.

Stand on Layer Leaves. New Layer. Call it Petal1. Selections, Load from disk, petal1.sel.
Flood Fill with color #E21492. Deselect.

New Layer. Call it Petal2. Selections, Load from disk, petal2.sel.
Flood Fill with color #FC4EB4. Deselect.

New Layer. Call it Petal3. Selections, Load from disk, petal3.sel.
Flood Fill with color #FF13A4. Deselect.

Close all layers except Layer Petal1.

Stand on Layer Petal1. Selection Tool. Make a rectangle around the petal. Click inside.
New Layer. Airbrush 2. Color #AA0C70. Make some lines like this.

Retouch Tool, Smudge, as before. Smudge the lines until it looks something like this.

Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Petal1. Selections, Float.
Effects, Cutout as below.

Deselect. Close this layer.

Stand on Petal2. Selection Tool. Make a rectangle around the petal. Click inside.
New Layer. Airbrush 2. Color #AA0C70. Make some lines like this.

Retouch Tool, Smudge, as before. Smudge the lines.
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Petal2. Selections, Float.
Effects, Cutout as before. Deselect. Close this layer.

Stand on Petal3. Selection Tool. Make a rectangle around the petal. Click inside.
New Layer. Airbrush 2. Color #AA0C70. Make some lines like this.

Retouch Tool, Smudge, as before. Smudge the lines.
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Petal3. Selections, Float.
Effects, Cutout as before. Deselect.

Close Layer Leaves. Layers , Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Flower1.

Stand on Layer Flower1. New Layer. Call it Petal4.  Selections, Load from disk, petal4.sel.
Flood Fill with color #FC4EB4. Deselect.
New Layer. Airbrush2, color #AA0C70. Make some lines on the petal.

Smudge the lines, as before.
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Petal4. Selections, Float.
Effects, Cutout as before, But change the color to #D5036B. Deselect.

 New Layer. Call it Petal5.  Selections, Load from disk, petal5.sel.
Flood Fill with color #FD51B4. Deselect.
New Layer. Airbrush2, color #AA0C70. Make some lines on the petal.

Smudge the lines, as before.
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Petal5. Selections, Float.
Effects, Cutout as before. Deselect.

 New Layer. Call it Petal6.  Selections, Load from disk, petal6.sel.
Flood Fill with color #FD51B4. Deselect.
New Layer. Airbrush2, color #AA0C70. Make some lines on the petal.

Smudge the lines, as before.
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Petal6. Selections, Float.
Effects, Cutout as before. Deselect.

 New Layer. Call it Petal7.  Selections, Load from disk, petal7.sel.
Flood Fill with color #E42A93. Deselect.
New Layer. Airbrush2, color #AA0C70. Make some lines on the petal.

Smudge the lines, as before.
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Petal7. Selections, Float.
Effects, Cutout as before, but change the color to #FA74B9. Deselect.

This is what you will have now.

Stand on Layer Petal4. New Layer. Call it Pistil. Selections, Load from disk, pistil.sel.
Flood Fill with color #FFF7E3. Selections, Float.
Effects, Cutout as before, but change color to #F4E99C. Deselect.

If you still have a Background layer, delete that. Make all layers visible.
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible. Call it Flower.

This fuchsia looks like this now.

That was all! If you like your flowers with other colors, go ahead and give them that.

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