Base Colors & Selections
Tutorial by Arizona Kate, contributor
Start by flood filling all areas with a base color.
Use Magic Wand to select areas for filling.
There are some selections we'll use over and over, so let's save those to the alpha channel.
To save a selection, use main menu and choose Selections > Load/Save Selection > Save Selection to Alpha Channel (give selection the NAME indicated in each step and click Save).
To load a saved selection, choose Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Make sure 'Replace selection' is checked and all other buttons are UNchecked. Pick the selection you need from the drop down box on left and select 'Load'.
1.Use Magic Wand to select one part of outline and then use Selections > Modify > Select Similar to include the entire outline in the selection. Save this selection to Alpha Channel as OUTLINE.
2. Use Magic Wand to select all sections of house body, including chimneys. Hold Shift key down to select more than one item. Save this selection to Alpha Channel as HOUSE.
You can fill this selection with a pale gray -- or not. We'll soon be filling this area with lap siding, so the color we use at this point isn't important; it really isn't even needed, but it may help you visualize things as we go along.
3. Use Magic Wand to select and fill steps with the darkest gray on the GRAYS swatch.
4. Select just the narrow edge of roof on each of the 3 gables and fill this with medium-dark brown (#4 brown from left on brown swatch).
5. Use Magic Wand to select the large area of ROOF and save selection to alpha channel.
Fill this with medium brown (brown swatch, 3rd from left).
6. Also select and fill all window and doorway trim with same brown.
7. From the blue swatch, choose #2 from left for the house trim. Select and fill roof trim, shutters, porch posts and all sections of front door (except window and door handle).
8. Fill the window planter boxes with a blue that is 1 step darker.
Note: When we load these saved selections from alpha channel they will act as a mask and help us 'stay in the lines' when painting. Sometimes a larger area than needed will be selected, but with the Paintbrush tool we can restrict color change to specific lines. We'll only use the Flood Fill tool when we want to fill the ENTIRE selection with a new color or pattern.
Start by flood filling all areas with a base color.
Use Magic Wand to select areas for filling.
There are some selections we'll use over and over, so let's save those to the alpha channel.
To save a selection, use main menu and choose Selections > Load/Save Selection > Save Selection to Alpha Channel (give selection the NAME indicated in each step and click Save).
To load a saved selection, choose Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Make sure 'Replace selection' is checked and all other buttons are UNchecked. Pick the selection you need from the drop down box on left and select 'Load'.
1.Use Magic Wand to select one part of outline and then use Selections > Modify > Select Similar to include the entire outline in the selection. Save this selection to Alpha Channel as OUTLINE.
2. Use Magic Wand to select all sections of house body, including chimneys. Hold Shift key down to select more than one item. Save this selection to Alpha Channel as HOUSE.
You can fill this selection with a pale gray -- or not. We'll soon be filling this area with lap siding, so the color we use at this point isn't important; it really isn't even needed, but it may help you visualize things as we go along.
3. Use Magic Wand to select and fill steps with the darkest gray on the GRAYS swatch.
4. Select just the narrow edge of roof on each of the 3 gables and fill this with medium-dark brown (#4 brown from left on brown swatch).
5. Use Magic Wand to select the large area of ROOF and save selection to alpha channel.
Fill this with medium brown (brown swatch, 3rd from left).
6. Also select and fill all window and doorway trim with same brown.
7. From the blue swatch, choose #2 from left for the house trim. Select and fill roof trim, shutters, porch posts and all sections of front door (except window and door handle).
8. Fill the window planter boxes with a blue that is 1 step darker.
Note: When we load these saved selections from alpha channel they will act as a mask and help us 'stay in the lines' when painting. Sometimes a larger area than needed will be selected, but with the Paintbrush tool we can restrict color change to specific lines. We'll only use the Flood Fill tool when we want to fill the ENTIRE selection with a new color or pattern.
