How to Draw a PSP in MS Paint

Despite the fact that MS Paint is generally used for simple drawings and colored images, it seems like a part of the PSP fan base is interested in how to render a hand held Sony PSP in the classic Windows program. Technically, you can draw anything in MS Paint, it just takes time to get detail added into your image.

Instructions

1. Start with contours. Use the pencil tool or line tools to draw a good contour of the PSP and sketch in items like the screen and tiered surfaces.

2. Use circle tools to draft the command buttons and other features. Draw attending semicircles, zooming in if you have to, to realistically draw the way the features are raised up from the PSP surface.

3. Add color using the color drop or paint bucket tool. Add blacks and grays to get appropriate shading.

4. Include an image on the PSP screen and color it in with brighter hues for contrast after most of the gray scale PSP colors are dropped in.

5. Work with a heavy brush or pencil to add any missing features like grooves or engraved lettering.

Tips & Warnings

• Do mock-ups. Try to break your drawing down into sections: making colored, detailed images in MS Paint takes a lot of work. The whole idea can be daunting at first, but when you separate your task into stages, it can go more smoothly.

• Minimize the use the free-drawing tools. One thing that's going to kill your realism is a lot of sloppy lines drawn with a pencil. Use line tools and use them prolifically. For a detailed picture, your use of line tools has to be almost robotic, much like etch-a-sketch masters who create spectacular images out of many small lines. Take your time and use detail to render a good PSP in this image making program.