XMAS FRAME 2
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

XF2 Materials
: HERE

EYE CANDY3
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html
OR
http://pspdutch.info/
(Click on 'Downloads' link at top of page >> Filters)

Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder.

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Open up the 'x2bgd' and 'gold2' patterns in your PSP workspace

Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Load the 'x2bgd' in your foreground
Scale = 100
Angle = 0

Load the 'gold2' in your background
Scale = 100
Angle = 45

Open a new image 450 x 350
Transparent background

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with the red foreground pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 20
Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
COLOUR = PINK ( #FFEFF1 )



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 gold pattern
Go to EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4
Go to EDIT CLEAR



Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Close Layer 1

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


Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with SOLID RED ( #FF0808 )

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 12
Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Same settings EXCEPT change the colour to Dark Red ( #BD0D0D )

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the transparent centre of your image

Flood fill with the gold pattern
Go to EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4
Go to EDIT CLEAR




Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with SOLID RED ( #FF0808 )
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8
Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT

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

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the transparent centre of your image

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with the gold pattern
Go to EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4
Go to EDIT CLEAR

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Close layers as shown and highlight Layer 4



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

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Close the MERGED layer and highlight "Copy of Layer 4"


Go to EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >> PERSPECTIVE VERTICAL




Go to LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Go to IMAGE >>> FLIP




Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Open all layers except Layer 1

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

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the areas shown below AND the CENTRE transparent area
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT



Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW



DESELECT

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Highlight Layer 1 to open and activate.

Save your image as a .psp file


Flood fill Layer 1 with White

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Choose whatever image you wish to use...
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 AS NEW SELECTION from the options.

Adjust and resize if necessary

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


Save as a .jpg image




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