This tutorial focuses on how to make a complete flower by disassembling it. A seemingly complete flower cannot be completed in one step during mouse painting. The light-receiving and backlight parts of the flower need to be made separately.
final effect
1. Create a new 800 * 600 pixel file, select the gradient tool, set the color as shown in Figure 1, and pull out the linear gradient shown in Figure 2.
2. Create a new layer, select the Pen Tool to outline the selection shown in the picture below, then select the Gradient Tool, set the color as shown in Figure 4, and pull out the linear gradient shown in Figure 5.
3. Duplicate the leaf layer you just made, use the pen tool to outline the selection shown in the picture below, press Ctrl + Shift + I to invert the selection, and press Delete to delete. After canceling the selection, lock the layer and select the gradient tool. The color settings are as shown in Figure 7, and the gradient shown in Figure 8 is drawn.
4. Create a new layer, use a pen to outline the leaf vein path, convert it to a selection as shown in Figure 9, fill color: #D2DB93, adjust the opacity appropriately, the effect is as shown in Figure 10.
5. Create a new layer, use the Pen Tool to outline the selection shown in the picture below, then select the Gradient Tool, set the color as shown in Figure 12, and pull out the effect shown in Figure 13.
