This tutorial is for the pink and green house (house #4). It has a lot of pixel coloring to do, most folks should be able to complete it without problems.

My pixel outline. You can download it here.

My color chart. Right click on it and save to your computer.

First, a few notes.....

My image is just a guide. Feel free to change the colors, or add other effects to your liking. I put everything on its own layer (and name each one). That way you can easily go back and change colors later and correct any mistakes you've made. It makes a lot of layers, but it also keeps things organized and will save you a lot of heartache, especially with an image that has as many pixels as this one.

It makes it easier if you enlarge your graphic (use your magnifier tool) so you can see the pixels clearly. Feel free to save my images in this tut too, and enlarge them as necessary to see.

The basic procedure for each piece will be the same. You'll add a new layer. Choose your paintbrush tool and set the size to 1 and paint the outline of the piece in a darker color and then paint the inside in a lighter color (Hint: to do the inside coloring, make the outline layer active, choose your magic wand and click inside the section you want to color - then apply the color on your new layer).

I've applied an inner bevel to some pieces, using the settings in the screenshot below (I'll tell you when to apply)

Step 1. Open up the pixel outline you downloaded. There are two layers - a background and the outline layer. As you work, you'll place everything on top of the outline layer.

Open up the color chart you saved. Copy and paste it as a new layer onto your image. Move it to the top, out of the way. When you need a color, just click on it with your dropper tool.

In the following steps, I'll show you the colors I used for each section of the graphic - feel free to change these as you wish.

Step 2. House Outline and Trim

[Note: I've lowered the opacity of the outline layer so you can see the colors better]. Trim outline - 1 Trim inside - 2, 3 (apply inner bevel)

Step 3. Boards & House Wall

Boards outline - 4 Boards inside - 5 (apply inner bevel) Walls inside - 5 (apply inner bevel)

Step 4. Windows

Window frames outline - 1 Window frames inside - 2, 3 (apply inner bevel) Little boxes on window frame bottom right: outline - 4; inside - 5. Curtains (and shades) outline - 5 Curtains inside - 7, white (apply inner bevel to the 7 bit) Shades lines - 7, 8 Light - 9 (apply inner bevel)

Step 5. Posts, Rail, Door, Steps

Posts outline - 1 Posts inside - 2, 3 (apply inner bevel to 2 bit) Rail - 3 (apply inner bevel) Door frame outline - 1 Door frame inside - 2, 3 (apply inner bevel) Door outline - 4 Door inside - 5 (apply inner bevel); black for door knob Steps outline - 10 Steps inside - 11 (apply inner bevel)

Step 6. Roof, Chimney

Roof outline (outer) & the vertical bits on the turret - 12 Shingles outline - 10 Shingles inside - 11 (apply inner bevel) Chimney outline - 13 Chimney bricks outline - 12 (apply inner bevel) Chimney bricks inside - 11 Chimney top bit inside - 12

Step 7. Now take a look at your image and tweak anything you'd like to at this point. When you're satisfied with it, delete the color chart, outline, and background layers. Merge visible layers. Save as a PSP file.

To complete the other house tutorials for the pixel village series, go here.

I hope you've enjoyed the tut!