WARPED GRADIENT FRAME
PSP7
This tutorial was
written by Jemima ~ September 2005
Copyright © 2005/6 ~ Jemima
~ All rights reserved
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You will need the
following to complete this tutorial
Materials:
HERE
(753kb)
Extract TUBES to a folder on
your computer
Materials #2:
HERE
(25.8kb)
Extract 'D_gold
fold.bmp' to your PSP
Patterns folder.
Extract
'ita_gradient037.jgd' to
your PSP Gradients folder.
EYE CANDY3
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html
http://www.chezkiki.com/filtre/eye%2031.zip
http://www.debhome.co.uk/jeopardy/page25.html
http://pspdutch.info/
(Click on 'Downloads' link at
top of page >> Filters)
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Load your 'ita_gradient037' gradient in
your COLOUR PALETTE background
Open a new image 400 x 400
Transparent background
LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with 'ita_gradient037'
Go to EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC
EFFECTS >>> WARP
Repeat WARP effect
Click on your SELECTION TOOL
Selection type = Circle
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked
Position your cursor 100 pixels from the
left and 300 pixels down
Draw a semi circle as shown below
Go to EDIT CLEAR
Load your D_gold fold pattern in your
COLOUR PALETTE foreground
LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE
>>> MOVE DOWN
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> EXPAND = 3
Flood fill with the Gold pattern
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> CONTRACT = 8
Go to EDIT CLEAR
SELECT >>> NONE
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS
>>> INNER BEVEL
COLOUR = ( #D49674 )
With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 75
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
Select the transparent area
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> CONTRACT = 2
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS
>>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
DESELECT
Go to IMAGE >>> CANVAS SIZE
LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE VISIBLE
With your MAGIC WAND select the outer
transparent border
LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
On your COLOUR PALETTE change the
settings for the 'ita_gradient037'
gradient
Flood fill the transparent border
DESELECT
SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> CONTRACT = 5
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
With your MAGIC
WAND click in the centre transparent area
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 >>> PLUGINS
>>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings EXCEPT change Opacity to
70%
Click OK
DESELECT
Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the MERGED layer to activate
LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
Open up your Corners tube
Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on Layer 6 to activate
Right Click on the Title Bar and select
COPY from the options
Right click on the Title Bar of your
Frame image and
select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the
options.
Position as shown below
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> CONTRACT = 2
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS
>>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings
Click OK
DESELECT
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> MIRROR
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> FLIP
Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Close Layer 1 and the Merged layer
LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE VISIBLE
Go to your LAYER PALETTE
OPEN Layer 1 and the Lower Merged layer
and with the upper MERGED layer still
highlighted
EFFECTS >>> SHARPEN
>>> UNSHARP MASK
Go to your LAYER PALETTE .. highlight
Layer 1 to activate
With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 85
Click in the transparent area THEN
depress your SHIFT key
and click in the 'shadowed' area
You will see odd sections not picked up
... ignore this *S*
Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS
>>>OUTER BEVEL
DESELECT
LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
LAYERS >>>
ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM
Flood fill with solid PINK ( #FFEFF1 )
Right click on the Title Bar of the
'mistedrosetemp' and select COPY from the
options
Right click on the Title Bar of your
frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the
options.
Reposition with your MOVER tool so the
rose is visible
Right click on the Title Bar of the 'girl
in hat' and select COPY from the options
Right click on the Title Bar of your
frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the
options.
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 45%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is
UNCHECKED
Reposition with your MOVER tool
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS
>>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
DIRECTION = 325
DISTANCE = 7
BLUR = 15
OPACITY = 60%
Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Reduce the OPACITY on Layer 5 to 70%
LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)
EFFECTS >>> SHARPEN
>>> UNSHARP MASK
Same settings
Save your image.. and you're done *S*
Hope you enjoyed
doing this.
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