SHEER ELEGANCE
PSP7

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

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

'GoldFoil' and 'Aztec' patterns
download
Download and extract to your PSP Patterns folder.


EYE CANDY3

http://pspdutch.org/download/filters/filters.htm
http://www.artistrypsp.com/EyeCandy3/EyeCandy3.zip
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder

AND a Tube or image of your choice

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Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Load the GoldFoil pattern in your FOREground Styles box
SCALE = 100
ANGLE = 0

Load the AZTEC pattern in your BACKground Styles box
SCALE = 40
ANGLE = 45

Create a new image 475 x 375
Transparent background


Flood fill with AZTEC pattern

Go to EFFECTS >> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> VERTICAL CYLINDER
EFFECT = 99%


Double click on your SELECTION TOOL
Enter these settings



Click OK

Go to EDIT CLEAR



Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT CLEAR

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT


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



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 GOLD pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT


With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 150

Select the GOLD 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 1
Click OK
DESELECT




With your MAGIC WAND

Click in the centre of your image
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Go to your COLOUR PALETTE

Click on the AZTEC pattern
Change the ANGLE to 90

Flood fill the selected area with the AZTEC pattern

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

Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 150

Select the patterned border

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

Go to EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel
DESELECT



With your MAGIC WAND

Click in the centre of your image
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with the GOLD pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3

Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 150

Select the GOLD border
Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Use the same settings
Click OK

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to 1
Click OK
DESELECT



Go to your COLOUR PALETTE

Click on the AZTEC pattern
Change the ANGLE to 0

With your MAGIC WAND

Click in the centre of your image
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with the AZTEC pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6

Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 150

Select the patterned border

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

Go to EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel
DESELECT



With your MAGIC WAND

Click in the centre of your image
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with the GOLD pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2

Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 150

Select the GOLD border
Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Use the same settings
Click OK

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to 1
Click OK
DESELECT


Repeat above instructions (In red) once more



Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Close Layers 1 & 2



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

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



Go to EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECT >>> WAVE
Use these settings





Go to LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
Go to IMAGE >>> MIRROR




Go to your LAYER PALETTE
CLOSE the MERGED layer



Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
Rename this layer MERGED2

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the MERGED layer to OPEN and activate

With your MAGIC WAND select the transparent
centre of your image

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the MERGED2 layer to activate
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR

DO NOT DESELECT

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with GOLD

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2

Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 150

Select the GOLD border
Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Use the same settings
Click OK

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to 1
Click OK
DESELECT



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


With your MAGIC WAND
Click in the outer transparent section of your image

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with GOLD

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

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


Go to your LAYER PALETTE
OPEN all layers



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

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Go to LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM

Save as a .psp (tube) image

Your frame is ready to hold a picture of your choice.

To see how I did mine go to the NEXT page


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