DIAMOND PATTERN FRAME
PSP8/9

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)
The EYE CANDY 4000 (demo) plugin
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
SCALE = 100
ANGLE = 45
Load 'jb-s063_gold.bmp' PATTERN
into your foreground
SCALE = 100
ANGLE = 0
Open a new image 425 x 425
Transparent background
LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with gold pattern
LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with'heckerb' pattern
Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION
symbol
and
enter these co-ordinates

IMAGE >>> CROP TO
SELECTION
Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION
symbol
and
enter these co-ordinates

EDIT >>> CLEAR

DESELECT
With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 100
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = UNCHECKED
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
Contiguous = UNCHECKED
Select the WHITE area
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = UNCHECKED
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
Contiguous = UNCHECKED
Select one of the black diamonds
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> EXPAND = 2
Go to your LAYER PALETTE.. Activate Layer
2
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
CLOSE RASTER 1
LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE VISIBLE
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98%
Resample using BICUBIC
Ensure "Resize all layers" is
UNCHECKED
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
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is
UNCHECKED
With your MAGIC WAND...CONTIGUOUS = CHECKED
Select the OUTER
transparent area

LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
LAYERS >>>
ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> EXPAND = 2
Flood fill with BLACK
DESELECT

LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE VISIBLE
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 )


IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is
UNCHECKED
ADJUST >>> SHARPEN
>>> SHARPEN
EDIT>>> REPEAT SHARPEN
With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 0
Select the OUTER transparent area
LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
SELECTIONS >>>
MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2
Flood fill with MAUVE ( #C8C8E5 )
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE
>>> MOVE DOWN
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> CONTRACT = 25

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

EDIT >>> Repeat Inner
Bevel
DESELECT
With your MAGIC WAND
Select the area indicated

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS
>>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE
EFFECTS >>> BLINDS
COLOUR = ( #A5A2FF )

EFFECTS >>> EDGE
>>> ENHANCE
DESELECT

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> CONTRACT = 25
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
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
EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE
EFFECTS >>> BLINDS
Same settings
REPEAT Blinds Effect.. UNCHECK
'Horizontal'
EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS
>>> ENHANCE

LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects
>>> Cutout

LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with Gold pattern
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
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
LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE VISIBLE
With your MAGIC WAND
Select the CENTRE transparent area
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> EXPAND = 2
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
OPEN and ACTIVATE RASTER 1
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS
>>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Same settings
DESELECT
LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE VISIBLE
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.
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is
UNCHECKED
Position the corner as shown below

DESELECT
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS
>>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT
CORNER
LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE VISIBLE
Save for future use as a ".psp" image
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If you are using the image supplied:
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original frame image
LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
LAYERS >>>
ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
Open the OWLS image
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.
LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)
Save as a .jpg image
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