Well here I am again back after a long time away, looked at this post and realised the images were missing.
So i have started again hope you like what you see and I will keep adding to it as time permits.
I think all of the images you have posted are really impressive.
For some reason I can't give a reputation to this user?
Never mind they don't mean a lot anyway.
Still finding my way around this forum, find it strange that the newest post is on the last page, normally in forums it's the other way round?
Still that aside, your egg really does have a flourish and then some !
Thanks Rick that explained how to get a gradient effect in PDN perfectly.
In PSP you could get the same effect without having to select the area.
You just set the pallet to gradient and used the fill tool to fill the selected coloured area with a gradient.
Not bothered now you have explained it.