CHRISTMAS FRAME 3
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

XF3 Materials
: HERE

Extract the "jb-s063_gold.bmp" to your PSP Patterns folder

Extract the "LSgoldstencils329193.psp" and "santa_teddies2.jpg"
to a folder on your computer


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Open a new image 450 x 400
Transparent background

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with GREEN

With your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Elli[se
Feather = 0
Antialias = CHECKED

Staring at position 225, 200 draw an ellipse..... finishing at position 355, 360

Hit your DELETE ley




Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Go to LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3

Flood fill with gold pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 7
Hit your DELETE ley

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Highlight and activate Layer 1

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 25
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Hit your DELETE key



Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Go to LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Flood fill with gold pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 7
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Hit your DELETE ley



Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Highlight and activate Layer 2

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with GREEN
DESELECT

Double click your SELECTION TOOL
Enter these co-ordinates



Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Flood fill the selected areas with the gold pattern
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Hit your DELETE ley

Flood fill the selected areas with the GREEN
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 65
Blur = 3.7

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



Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Flood fill the selected areas with the gold pattern
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Hit your DELETE ley

Flood fill the selected areas with the GREEN

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 65
Blur = 3.7

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

Flood fill the selected areas with the GREEN

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







Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Highlight and activate Layer 2

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

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Highlight and activate Layer 5

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> FEATHER = 3
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 65
Blur = 3.7

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

DESELECT



Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Open up the "
LSgoldstencils329193" tube

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.

Go to IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

Position in top right corner of frame



Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select COPY from the options

DESELECT

Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options.

Go to IMAGE >>> MIRROR

Position in bottom left corner of frame



Go to your LAYER PALETTE and close Layer 1

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

Go to IMAGE >>> CANVAS SIZE



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

Select the transparent area surrounding your frame
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 65
Blur = 3.7

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

DESELECT

Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Flood fill the selected area with the gold pattern

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 65
Blur = 3.7

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

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

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the centre transparent area

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 6
Colour = Black
Opacity = 40
Blur = 14.8

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 6
Click OK

DESELECT
Save your frame as a .psp image


Your frame is now ready for any image you may choose.

Resize to suit


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