DIAMOND PATTERN FRAME
PSP7

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ December 2005
Copyright © 2005/6 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

DPF Materials
: HERE
Download and extract "heckerb.bmp" and "jb-s063_gold.bmp"
to your PSP Patterns folder.

Extract
Corner22 tube and Owls painting to a folder on your computer


EYE CANDY3
Download and extract ( from one of these sites ) to your PSP Plugins Folder.
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html
http://www.chezkiki.com/filtre/eye%2031.zip

http://pspdutch.info/
(Click on 'Downloads' link at top of page >> Filters)

SIMPLE FILTERS

Download and extract ( from one of these sites ) to your PSP Plugins Folder.
download


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On your COLOUR PALETTE
Load
'heckerb' PATTERN into your background

Load
'goldfill1.bmp' PATTERN into your foreground
SCALE = 100
ANGLE = 0


...


Open a new image 425 x 425
Transparent background

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with gold pattern

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with'heckerb' pattern


Double click your SELECTION TOOL and enter these co-ordinates



Go to IMAGE >>> CROP TO SELECTION

Double click your SELECTION TOOL and enter these co-ordinates



Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR



DESELECT


With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 100
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED


Select the WHITE area
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> SELECT SIMILAR
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT



With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0

Select one of the black diamonds
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> SELECT SIMILAR
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2

Go to your LAYER PALETTE.. Activate Layer 2
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT



Go to your LAYER PALETTE
CLOSE LAYER 1

Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Go to IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

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 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

With your MAGIC WAND... Select the OUTER transparent area



Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Go to LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2

Flood fill with BLACK
DESELECT



Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> GLASS
1: Click on SETTINGS... select GLASS TUBING
2: Click on BASIC tab and enter the following settings
COLOUR = ( #C0C0FF )






Go to IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

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

With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 0
Select the OUTER transparent area
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2

Flood fill with MAUVE ( #C8C8E5 )
Go to LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 25



Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
COLOUR = ( #C8C8E5 )



Go to EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the area indicated



Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW



Go to EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> BLINDS
COLOUR = ( #A5A2FF )



Go to EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE
DESELECT



Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 25
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

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 >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> BLINDS
Same settings

REPEAT Blinds Effect.. UNCHECK 'Horizontal'

Go to EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE



Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Cutout



Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with Gold pattern
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

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 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

OPEN & ACTIVATE LAYER 1
Go to LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM

ACTIVATE THE MERGED LAYER

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the CENTRE transparent area
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

ACTIVATE LAYER 1

Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Same settings
DESELECT

Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Open up the Corner22 tube

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

Right click on the Title Bar of the frame
and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options.

Go to IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

Position the corner as shown below



Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT CORNER
Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Save for future use as a ".psp" image

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If you are using the image supplied:

Go to WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Go to LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Right click on the Title Bar of the Owls image and select COPY from the options

Right click on the Title Bar of the frame
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)

Save as a .jpg image





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