"SCARLET" BLEND FRAME
PSP8

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 MATERIALS PALETTE
Load BEIGE ( #C1B3AA ) into your (Upper) Foreground Box

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


Now.. click on the GRADIENT ICON on your (Upper) Foreground Box
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
COLOUR = PINK ( #C48484 )

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
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




Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 12
COLOUR = BEIGE ( #C1B3AA )

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





Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 3
COLOUR = PINK


With your MAGIC WAND

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 = 15
COLOUR = BEIGE

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




Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 3
COLOUR = PINK

With your MAGIC WAND

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
COLOUR = PINK

With your MAGIC WAND

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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

DESELECT



Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 3
COLOUR = PINK

With your MAGIC WAND

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 = 12
COLOUR = BEIGE

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
COLOUR = PINK

With your MAGIC WAND

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 CAROLYN
from
GRAFIXADDIX
for her assistance in testing this tutorial *S*


Check next page for tester results



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