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I once posted a post about painting peonies, and some friends asked for explanations of the specific process. Now I am posting this tutorial, hoping it will be helpful to my beginner friends. Let’s look at the effect first:
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_01.jpg)
1 Create a new 700*530 white canvas with a resolution of 96.
2 Open the path panel, and create three new paths, four in total, named Petal 1, Petal 2, and Leaves and Branches.
3 Use the pen tool to draw paths as shown in Figure 1/2/3/4.
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_02.jpg)
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_03.jpg)
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_04.jpg)
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_05.jpg)
4 Click on the Petal 1 path, return to the Layers panel and create a new layer named Petal 1, press Ctrl+Enter, turn the path into a selection, and fill it with light gray #C8C8C8
Use the burn/dodge tool to apply highlights and shadows as shown in Figure 5
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_06.jpg)
5 Copy, arrange and deform as shown in Figure 6
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_07.jpg)
6 Create a new layer of famous flower heart, and use a hard brush of 5 pixels to point out the flower heart as shown in Figure 7.
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_08.jpg)
7 Execute bevel relief as shown in Figure 8.
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Parameter settings are shown in Figure 9
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_10.jpg)
8 Create a new layer named Petal 2. Use the method of Petal 1 to make Petal 2. Copy, arrange and deform it as shown in Figure 10.
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9. Carefully adjust the shape, angle, and layer position of each petal, then close the background layer, merge all petals, and rename flower 1 as shown in Figure 11.
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10 Make perspective adjustments as appropriate. As shown in Figure 12
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11 Copy Flower 1 and Name Flower 2, shrink it and move it to the upper right. As shown in Figure 13.
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_14.jpg)
12 Create a new layer named leaves, open the path panel and click on the leaf path as shown in Figure 14
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_15.jpg)
13 Return to the layer panel, press Ctrl+Enter to convert it into a selection, and fill it with a radial gradient as shown in Figure 15
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_16.jpg)
14 Ctrl+D cancels the selection. Load the leaf path again and use the path selection tool (black arrow) to select the edge of the leaf path.
Press Delete to delete (Figure 16).
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_17.jpg)
Leave the middle part and press Ctrl+Enter to convert it into a selection and then fill it with dark gray as shown in Figure 17.
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_18.jpg)
15 Create a new branch layer as before and fill it with black as shown in Figure 18
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_19.jpg)
16 Execute filter/sketch/note paper as shown in Figure 19.
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_20.jpg)
17 Invert/Levels, enhance the contrast. Then use the burn/dodge tool to create a three-dimensional effect.
18 Now the flowers, leaves, and branches are all done. Next, copy/move, arrange, and combine, and then use color levels to adjust the leaves to create
Highlight and shadow effects. As shown in Figure 20.
![Photoshop mouse painting example: How to hand-paint peonies](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/13/080222_edu_ps22_21.jpg)
19. Use the butterfly brush to draw two butterflies and you are done.