"SCARLET" BLEND FRAME
PSP7

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ April 2005
Copyright © 2005 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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In this tutorial you are going to create the image first
which will give you a very basic idea on Blends.
I'll be creating more complicated BLEND tutorials later.

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FM Tile Tools
download
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder


'Jamie2' Gradient
download
Download and extract to your PSP Gradients folder.


The Blend image you create
from
THIS TUTORIAL



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Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Load BEIGE ( #C1B3AA ) into your Upper Styles Box

Load DARK PINK ( #C48484 ) into your Lower Styles Box



Now.. click on the arrow in your Upper Styles box
and select the GRADIENT ICON
Locate the "Jamie2" gradient and use these settings








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Open up your saved BLEND image
Go to WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image

Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 3

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the PINK border
Flood fill with the GRADIENT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK


Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4
Colour = Black
Opacity = 80
Blur = 7.1

DESELECT


Click on the arrows between the foreground and background colours
at the top of your COLOUR PALETTE
so that the BEIGE is now your BACKground colour


Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 12

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the BEIGE border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Use these settings



Click OK

DESELECT





Click on the arrows between the foreground and background colours
at the top of your COLOUR PALETTE
so that the PINK is now your BACKground colour

Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 3

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the PINK border
Flood fill with the GRADIENT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

DESELECT



Click on the arrows between the foreground and background colours
at the top of your COLOUR PALETTE
so that the BEIGE is now your BACKground colour


Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 15

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the BEIGE border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK


Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Use the same settings




Click on the arrows between the foreground and background colours
at the top of your COLOUR PALETTE
so that the PINK is now your BACKground colour

Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 3

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the PINK border
Flood fill with the GRADIENT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0


Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

DESELECT






Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 3

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the PINK border
Flood fill with the GRADIENT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0


Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

DESELECT




Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 21

Go to LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
Go to EDIT CLEAR
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> FM TILE TOOLS >>> COLLAGE CIRCULAR



Click OK


Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0


Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Use the same settings

Go to EFFECTS >>> SHARPEN >>> SHARPEN MORE

DESELECT



Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 3

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the PINK border
Flood fill with the GRADIENT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0


Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

DESELECT




Click on the arrows between the foreground and background colours
at the top of your COLOUR PALETTE
so that the BEIGE is now your BACKground colour


Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 12

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the BEIGE border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK


Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Use the same settings
Click OK

DESELECT


LAST BORDER *S*


Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 3

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the PINK border
Flood fill with the GRADIENT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0


Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

DESELECT


Resize you image to suit.
Save a a .jpg image



I would like to thank ANNIIE
from
GRAFIXADDIX
for her assistance in testing this tutorial *S*


Check next page for her result



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