I needed to dress up my cpu desk so here's a small pixel topiary. I blew up the screenshots very big so you'll be able to see the details. Page may be graphic intense, please give it time to load :)

Let's get started !

Fire up your PSP, this tutorial can be done in all versions of PSP.

Remember to save often !

Open a new image 34 x 58. Set your paintbrush to : Shape : square
Size : 1
Hardness, Opacity, Density : 100
Step : 25

Outline your pot and stem by using the screenshots below

Select and floodfill pot with #C0C0C0 ! Invert your selection and apply a drop shadow with following settings :
Shadowcolor = #404040 - V = 2 & H = 2
Opacity = 60
Blur = 7

Deselect.

Set your foreground color to #517951 and your background color to #85AF85. Start painting following the screenshots below.

Save your work !

Save your work and you are finished !! I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial :)

Anita