Easy Easter Eggs

What you'll need

Paintshop Pro all versions

A multi color gradient...if you haven't got one, use mine HERE

A nice Easter tube or you can leave it just as a solid colour or gradient...

 

First go to this tutorial on how to make an egg shape....thanks Dee :-)
Dee's Egg Shape Tutorial

 

Open a new image 500x500 transparent...

Set both your foreground and background to your gradient...with these settings...

Make an egg shape...

If you haven't got it already filled with your gradient, click inside with your magic wand and fill with your colour or gradient...

Layers.....Duplicate...

On your duplicated layer, go to Effects....3d effects....Cutout....with these settings...and click Ok

 

Layers....Merge....Merge Visable....

Layers.....New Raster Layer...

If you use a tube of something....copy and paste as new layer onto the middle of your egg....

Set it to luminance with opacity around 65%....or overlay....whatever looks best to you :-)

Layers....Merge....Merge Visable....

Layers.....New Raster Layer...

Set your foreground colour to white......

Click on your paintbrush with these settings....

Make a little white blob on the top left side of your egg....like this...

Go to Adjust.....Blur.....Caussian Blur with these settings....

 

Layers....Merge....Merge Visable....

 

And Voila!

A nice Easter egg :-)

Note: Depending on your egg and decorations, sometimes it looks even better with a blob blur on the right bottom as well

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