CHRISTMAS FRAME 4
PSP8/9
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
XF4 Materials:
HERE
"jb-s063_gold.bmp"
Extract to your PSP Patterns
folder.
"baby-Jesus-Mary_sea.psp" and
"template.psp"
Extract to a folder on your
computer
Holiday Pi BT.ttf
Extract to C:\Windows\Fonts
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Load the GOLD pattern in your foreground
and SOLID RED ( #BD0D0D ) in your
background
Open a new image 420 x 394 ...
Transparent background
Open your "template" 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 LAYER from the
options.
Click on your SELECTION TOOL and then
click on CUSTOM SELECTION
enter these co-ordinates
Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on Raster 1 to activate
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Flood fill with RED ( #BD0D0D )
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
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
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 150
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
Select the gold border
Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects
>>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 50
Blur = 0
Repeat Drop Shadow
effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - (
minus ) 1
Click OK
DESELECT
Go to your LAYER PALETTE .... Highlight
Raster 2 to activate
With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
and depressing your SHIFT KEY
Select the areas shown on the following 2
images
Flood fill with the gold pattern
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> CONTRACT = 1
Go to EDIT CLEAR
DESELECT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> CONTRACT = 15
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the gold pattern
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY
>>> EXPAND = 3
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
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 = 50
Blur = 0
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
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the gold pattern
Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects
>>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 50
Blur = 0
Repeat Drop Shadow
effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - (
minus ) 1
Click OK
DESELECT
Go to your LAYER PALETTE .... Highlight
Raster 2 to activate
With your MAGIC WAND
Select the areas shown below
Go to your LAYER PALETTE .... Highlight
Raster 1 to activate
Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS
>>> INNER BEVEL
DESELECT
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
Select your TEXT tool and using the
settings below
alternately type in 'p' and 'o' (lower
case) pressing your ENTER button on your
keyboard
after each letter. (We need 2 x p and 2 x
o)
PSP8
PSP9
Please note DIRECTION OPTION (vertical
& down)
will automatically place TEXT in vertical
position
Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects
>>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 60
Blur = 0
Go to ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS
& CONTRAST >>>
BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
DESELECT
Go to LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
Go to IMAGE >>> MIRROR
Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE
>>> MERGE VISIBLE
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW
RASTER LAYER
Go to LAYERS >>>
ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM
Save as a .psp image
Your frame is now ready for you to add
your image.
Thank you Shirley_Aussie for testing this
tut.
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