INSIDE OUT FRAME
PSP7


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

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IOmaterials ZIP download

"lynd04-032.jgd" gradient
Download and extract to your PSP Gradients folder.

"Warwick-Higgs-Big-Pebbles-17175.jpg", "Warwick-Higgs-Big-Pebbles-tinted.jpg"
Extract to a folder on your computer

vm_natural.zip
download
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder.






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Open up your
"Warwick-Higgs-Big-Pebbles-tinted.jpg" image in your PSP workspace
Go to WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image
Go to LAYERS >>> Promote to Layer
Minimize the image

Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Load the "lynd04-032.jgd" gradient" into your background
using these settings



Click OK

Open a new image 450 x 400
Transparent background
Flood fill with the gradient

Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10
Go to EDIT CLEAR
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> VM NATURAL >>> CROSS WEAVE
Use these settings



Click OK
DESELECT



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

Select the transparent centre of your image

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the gradient
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10
Go to EDIT CLEAR

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



Click OK

Go to EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel



With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the transparent centre of your image

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the gradient
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10
Go to EDIT CLEAR

With your MAGIC WAND
TOLERANCE = 150
Select the new green border

Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> VM NATURAL >>> CROSS WEAVE
Use these settings



Click OK
DESELECT




With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the transparent centre of your image

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the gradient
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 30
Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

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

Go to EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel




Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Change your background gradient to LINEAR




With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the transparent centre of your image

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the gradient
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the new border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 75
Blur = 0

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

DESELECT





Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Right click on the gradient and check INVERT GRADIENT
Click OK

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the transparent centre of your image

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the gradient
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the new border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 75
Blur = 0

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

DESELECT




Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Right click on the gradient and UNcheck INVERT GRADIENT
and change back to "Sunburst Gradient"
Click OK




With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the transparent centre of your image

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the gradient
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5
Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the new border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 75
Blur = 0

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

DESELECT




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

You can save your frame at this point as a .psp image for future use.

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Go to LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the MERGED LAYER to activate

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the transparent centre of your image

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 5

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on Layer 1 to activate

Maximise the
"Warwick-Higgs-Big-Pebbles-tinted.jpg" image
Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

Go to your frame image Right click on the Title Bar
and select PASTE INTO SELECTION from the options.
DESELECT


Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the MERGED LAYER to activate



With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the transparent centre of your image

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 6
Colour = Black
Opacity = 75
Blur = 11.1

DESELECT

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

Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
and change your background to SOLID BLACK

Go to IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = 1

Save your image as a .jpg file
Resize if necessary


and you're finished.
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

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