Open the dover flower image. Ctrl+D to duplicate it and close the original. We need to have the flowers as an object
on our white background. In order to do so, we need to convert the image to grayscale.
In the Menu bar click on Adjust - Convert Data Type - Grayscale (8-bit). Open a new white image and in the new window
check the Active Image radio button :
A new image with the same dimensions as the clipart image will open. In the Menu bar click on Selection - Import Selection.
A new box will open showing your grayscale image. Click OK.
Right click:
Invert. Right click: Convert to Object. (Close all other images except for this one).
This object is white as it has taken the color of the background.
We need to fill it with a color to be able to see it. Go to Edit - Fill - Color tab and fill the object with color #565656
Deselect. Your image should look similar to this:
We are going to paint on the grey lines. Not on the white parts of the image. Select the grey object. The Selection Marquee
makes it hard to see what we are going to do, so we will disable it. Go to View in the Menu bar and click on Show Marquee:
As you can see in your Layer Manager the object is still selected, but the Marquee doesn't show.
Now comes the fun part. Select your Paint Brush. Shape: Round. Size: 6. Color: #375A00 ar any color of your choice. Transparency: 0. Soft Edge: 0.
Edit Selected Objects Only: checked:
Zoom in to 200%. In your Brush Panel click on the Color tab and click on Multiple colors. Use these settings:
If your Brush Panel is not available in your workspace, click Panel on the Attribute Toolbar. See the above picture.
Start painting on the leaves. Dont'worry about getting outside the lines. Only the lines will pick up the paint as they are
on their own layer. Scroll to the top of the image. Start to paint on the large leaf that is on top.
Start with a larger size brush and decrease the size when you get to the flowers and stems. I started with a brush size of 16.
Continue with painting all the leaves in the image. It looks like it is a lot of work, but it is relaxing and easy.
After you finished painting the leaves, change the color to: #585601 or any color of your own choice and start painting the stems. I used Paint brush size 6 for the
stems.
Now you have to decide on a color for your flowers. I chose a bright and vivid yellow. #FDE11E. You may want to pick your favorite color here.
But as you can see on the image
that is on the top of this tutorial, I did one using a different color as well. Brush size 10. If you get closer
to the edges, just click, don't drag your brush.
After you have painted all the flowers, change the color to a light brown #BC8018 or a color of your choice and click in the center to color the hearts of the flowers.
When you are done with painting and if you would like to save the flowers in your EasyPalette, you can do that now.
Deselect the flower object and enable your Selection Marquee under the View tab.
Go to Edit in the Menu bar and Fill the background of your image with a solid color or gradient. I used a circular gradient with these settings and colors
#E0E7CB and #C2CE99
In your Layer Manager select the layer with the flowers. Right click: Shadow with these settings or adjust them so they will look good in your image.
Keep selected. Go to Photo in the Menu bar: Focus - 3rd thumbnail on the top row. Deselect.
Add a small frame of you like. Optimize and save your work.
That is all, I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial as much as I liked writing it for you.
