Hi here's my pixel bricks tutorial that I've written to make a Christmas scene, see finished result below.

All you need for this tutorial is PSP7, although this tutorial can be done in all versions! Remember to save often !

We'll be making pixel bricks. This is my own creation.

Download my pixel brick outline below and open it up in animationshop, copy my outline and paste in psp.

First we are going to color the outline. Pick a color of your choice or use the red I've used #9C2A2A, just paint over the outline.

Open a new image 100 x 45 and we'll be painting this I zoomed in big so you can see how it's build up.

First you draw a line color #C0C0C0. Start arraigning your pixel brick outlines below that line. When you are finished draw a new line with the #C0C0C0 color. Next arrange your next line of pixel bricks, arrange then uneven this gives it a natural effect, you can start pasting your first pixel brick outside your canvas. Continue building up your image till you are finished. Now fill up the little spaces between your bricks with #C0C0C0.

Then select all the insides of your bricks with your magic wand, keep the shift button down to select them all and floodfill them with the color of your choice or use my color #DFA1A1.

Save your pixel brick image you'll keep using and using it over and over again !

Now onto a making a pixel brick wall, this is just one example if you get familiar with the technique you can use the same bricks if you want to build houses. Open a new image for example 350 x 350. Open your pixel brick image you just made. Click your styles and select pattern. Scale 100 % - Angle 0 %

Floodfill your new image with the pixel brick pattern. Now for the fun part ! Select the inside of one brick go to 'Selection - Modify - select similar'. You'll notice all your bricks are selected. Add noise 8% uniform. Keep selected ! Add a new layer Effects - 3D effects - outline and apply this outline with color #9C2A2A.
V & H = 0 - Opacity = 100 & blur = 10.

Your pixel brick wall is finished ! Merge all your layers and you can start having fun adding stuff ;)

I hoped you liked doing my tutorial :)

Anita