INSTANT MIRROR FRAME
PSP7

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

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial


"hearts001_mdh.bmp" pattern
download
Download and extract to your PSP Patterns folder.

PLUGIN GALAXY

http://thepluginsite.com/products/download.htm
Fill in your email addy
then select PLUGIN GALAXY (on top row)



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Go to your COLOUR PALETTE

Load SOLID PINK ( #E4D6E2 )
in your Background box

Load the "hearts001_mdh.bmp" pattern in your Foreground box
Scale = 25
Angle = 0






Create a new image 350 x 440
transparent background

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

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

flood fill with the " hearts001 ' pattern

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL



Click OK

Go to EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE

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




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

Select the transparent area
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the SOLID PINK

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10
Go to EDIT CLEAR

Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the solid pink border

Go to EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> BLINDS
COLOUR = DARK PINK ( #BB8B97 )



Click OK

Go to EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Go to EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel

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




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

Select the transparent area
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the SOLID PINK


Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10
Go to EDIT CLEAR

Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the solid pink border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Go to EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel

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




With your MAGIC WAND
Select the transparent area

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the " hearts001 ' pattern

Go to EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10
Go to EDIT CLEAR

Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE

With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 200
Select the solid patterned border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Go to EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel

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 your LAYER PALETTE
Close Layer 1

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

Go to LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 25

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT CLEAR

DO NOT DESELECT

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the MERGED Layer
Go to EDIT CLEAR

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on "Copy of Merged" Layer
DESELECT


Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> PLUGIN GALAXY>>> INSTANT MIRROR
Select "Crossing Buttom"




Click OK

Your image should now look like the one on the left below.
The pattern is slightly distorted because the size is reduced.
The right hand image is a section of the 'actual' size.

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Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the MERGED layer

With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 0
Select the transparent area

Flood fill with the SOLID PINK
DESELECT


Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on "Copy of Merged" Layer

With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 0
Select the centre PINK area

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the MERGED layer

Go to EDIT CLEAR



With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 0

Select one of the PINK corners
(It will select a larger are than is visible.. don't worry about that)

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL

DESELECT

Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Open Layer 1

Save as a .psp file for future use.

You can now add an image of your choice
If you do this...
FIRST go to SELECTIONS >>> DUPLICATE
and use the duplicated image to add the image of your choice.




Once I added my image and included a drop shadow
I went to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (flatten)
Then added another 2 pixel border around the whole thing.



I would like to thank ANNIE
from
GrafixAddixNewzSharesForU
for her assistance in testing this tutorial *S*

Great result Annie *S*





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