VictorianGingerBreadHouse

Victorian Gingerbread House

This is my creation, any similarity to other tutorials on the Internet is unintentional.
Please do not copy or place this tutorial or any graphics to any other place without written permission directly from me. Thank You.....patao

My tutorials are only guidelines to help you accomplish a certain creation. Please feel free to be inventive and take whatever liberties you would like. I hope each of you enjoy this tutorial. Your finished creation is yours to do with as you please.

Screen shots are resized and for faster loading. Don't forget to SAVE your work often.

This tutorial is written in and for PSP Version 7.04 and assumes you have a good working knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop. I am sure this can easily be done in Version 6 with a few adjustments.

Supplies you will need:

Jasc Paint Shop Pro Demo HERE PSP V8 Demo

Tubes 1 Zip HERE Place these tubes in your Jasc/PSP/Tubes Folder, so it is easy to size them by percentages, as this is how I will direct you.

Tubes 2 Zip HERE These tubes will have to be opened in PSP and EXPORTED to your Picture Tube Tool. See Screen Shot below for Directions.

Selections Zip HERE Place in your Jasc/PaintShopProProgram/Folder

Gingerbread Tile _ Right Click and Save to your computer

NOTE: I have provided all the tubes you will need. I have scanned and tubed some and others I have designed. One tube(stairway) was provided by Karen, from Karenls' Tube Links. Thank you so much Karen. There are 15 tubes in all, and I have split them into two separate zips with directions above on placement and exporting. See Screen Shots and directions above.

We will be working in Layers, Layers and more Layers. At last count I had 36....LOL

The FROSTING TUBES are a new design, so I want to give you some information on the See SCREEN SHOT:

I suggest you Open a NEW IMAGE with a black background and get the feel of working with them, before we start. It is really quite simple and if you have worked with the continuous flow tubes before you all set to go.

I don't know about you, but I always wanted to make a Gingerbread House and just never had the guts to try it. So when the idea came to me this year....well....why not try it in PSP. After doing some design work on the frosting tubes, then creating the Gingerbread tile....I was Off and Running.

So if your ready Lets Get Started....PLEASE SAVE OFTEN...."SAVE".

1. Open a New Transparent Image at 400 X 400.
Rename this Layer "Front 1". Open your Gingerbread Tile in PSP, and minimize it.
Now go to Selections/Load from Disc/"House Front 1"
Flood fill with Gingerbread at 100% (go to color
palette/style/gingerbread).
Deselect...SAVE AS..."Gingerbread House"....psp format

2. Add a New Layer, call it "Windows_Door 1
Selections/Load from disc/Window_Door 1
Flood Fill 2 top windows with BLK 000000_Match Mode RGB
1 bottom window with CC7643
The door with #400000

Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_0/H_2 Opacity 43/Blur 6.2/Color_Blk
Again V_0/H_-2 Same on other settings
Again V_2/H_0 " " "
Again V_-2/H_0 " " "
Deselect

Activate your Picture Tube Tool, and select Frosting_01 tube and set at 12%, using your Shift/click method, as described in Frosting Sample Screen Shot., outline the 3 windows and the door. This method leaves a flat line, with no texture, which is what we want at this point. For inside window crossbars, might I suggest you use your Selection Tool/rectangle for alignment. See Screen Shot below.

Select new tube..."Christmas Wreath" and place on your door at 28%

3. Add a New Layer, call it "House Front 2"
Selections/Load from Disc/House Front 2
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 100%
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_0/H_6 Opacity 43/Blur 6.2/Color Blk
Deselect

4. Add a New Layer, call it "Front Trim R"
Selections/Load from Disc/Front Trim R
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 100%, all 3 selections.
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_2/H_0 Opacity 43/Blur 6.2/Color Blk
Change to V_-2/H_0 Same on Opacity, Blur and Color
Effects/Blur/Motion Blur..setting 4 pixels Intensity...Angle_0
Deselect

5. Add a New Layer, call it "Front windows L
Selections/Load from Disc/Front windows L
Flood Fill the 2 top windows with Blk 000000
and bottom 2 with CC7643
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_2/H_0 Opacity 43/Blur 6.3/Color Blk
Again V_-2/H_0 Same on Opacity, Blue and Color
Apply your Frosting_01 to the edges of all 4 window at 12%, note angle.

6. Add a New Layer "Tupelo"
Selections/Load from Disc/Tupelo
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 40 %
Deselect.....ARE YOU SAVING?????

7. Add a New Layer "Tupelo Window"
Selections/Load from Disc/Tupelo Window
Flood Fill with Black
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_2/H_2 other settings the same.
Frosting Time...with Frosting _01 outline the window
Deselect

8. Add a New Layer "Tupelo Roof"
Selections/Load from Disc/Tupelo Roof
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 100%
Deselect

9. Add a New Layer "Tupelo Trim 1"
Selections/Load from Disc/Tupelo Trim 1
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 100%
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_2/H_0 Other Settings the same
Again V_-2/H_0
Effects/Blur/Motion Blur/4 pixels..Angle 0
Deselect

10. Add a New Layer "Gable 1"
Selections/Load from Disc/Gable 1
Flood Fill with Gingerbread 100%
Deselect

11. Add a New Layer "Gable Windows"
Selections/Load from Disc/Gable Windows
Flood Fill both with Black
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_2/H_0 Other setting the same
Again V_-2/H_0
Apply Frosting_01 to edges To keep round top apply by hand rather than shift/click method.
Deselect

We're Half way done..whew..told you there were a lot of layers..LOL

12. Add a New Layer "Gable Roof"
Selections/Load/Gable Roof
Flood Fill with Gingerbread 100%
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_6/H_0 Other settings the same
Effects/Blur/Motion Blur/4 pixels/angle 0
Deselect
13. Add a New Layer "Gable Trim"
Seletions/Load/Gable Trim
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 40%
Effect/3D/Drop Shadow V_2/H_0 Other settings the same
Again V_3/H_0
Deselect

14. Add a New Layer "Gable Trim 2"
Selections/Load/Gable Trim 2
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 40%
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_2/H_0 Other setting the same
Again V_4/H_0

15. Add a New Layer "Icecicles
With Picture Tube Tool, select "Icecicles" at 21%
With Mover Tool place them on top of Gable Roof Trim.
Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen.. See Screen Shot.........

16. Add a New Layer "Icecicles 2"
Apply Icecicle Tube at 26%
Use Mover Tool and place them on the bottom Gable Trim, far LEFT
edge of Trim.
Go to layer palette and duplicate this layer.
Move this to the far RIGHT edge, lining up the top edge also.
See Screen Shot

You may have to adjust in this step, so be sure your Copy of
Cecil layers is active layer before moving on....

17. Add a New Layer "Porch Roof"
Load/Selection/Porch Roof
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 100%
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_3/H_0
Deselect

18. Add a New Layer "Porch Trim"
Load/Selections/Porch Trim
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 100%
Deselect

19. Add a New Layer "Porch"
Load/Selections/Porch
Flood Fill with Gingerbread at 100%
Effects/3D/Drop Shadow V_4/H_0 Other settings the same
Using Deformation tool...move top right handle into alignment
with the side of house "House Front", while holding down
Shift Key. Now move Left top handle into shadow of House
Front 2. See Screen Shot...
Deselect

20. Add a New Layer "Porch House Front Drop"
Load/Selections/Porch House Front Drop
Flood Fill with Gingerbread
Deselect

21. Add a New Layer "Stairs"
Picture Tube Tool and select "klsstairs.tub at 19%
Mover Tool place it at Porch Front Drop and align with Front Door

22. Add a New Layer "Candy Cane"
Picture Tube Tool..select "Candy Cane at 24%
and place on LEFT corner of Porch Floor Edge, like a post for
the Porch Roof.
Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen
Go to layer palette and duplicate this layer.
Image/Mirror and move to the RIGHT corner of Porch Floor Edge.
Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen
Now we have our Base for our HAND MOUSE WORK..with Frosting.

The main thing to remember here is that you are decorating with
Frosting. Your lines & shapes will not be straight, as usual with PSP.
I have set the house up with everything on its own layer. If something is in your way for decorating, simply turn off that layer.

The white lines we did earlier are your base line to help put your single click or drag application of Frosting on. Its there as an aide.

Your undo and zoom are your friend, use them freely. Use your practice window for effect your after.

IMPORTANT: Add New Layers so you can change your mind on where you have something placed and don't have to undo everything that you've already placed just to change something.

In some cases when there are two object on a layer you can select the object you want deleted, by using your Lasso Tool, putting marching ants around it and select Scissors to delete it.

If you don't remember what layer it is on use your Mover Tool and click in the middle of that piece....this will activate the layer it is on, so you can delete it.

O'K, all you lovely people, its your turn to play with the Frosting and create your Gingerbread House of your DREAMS. It takes a little practice and some patience, but I know you can do it. Plus you won't get frosting all over yourself....lol. Just remember I did it with numb hands, so you with healthy hands, can run circles around me.

NOW GO FOR IT AND PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELVES.

Here is a list of the tubes you have to decorate with from the download. So that you can locate them easily in your Picture Tube Tool.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. I know it is a lot of work, but it is so worth it in the end.

If you would like to use this tutorial for group settings, please contact me.

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