AVOCA FRAME
PSP8 - PSPX3



This tutorial was created by Jemima using PSP9 ~ December 2010
BUT should be creatable using all versions of PSP
Copyright © 2010/11 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

chrismist_little girl.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

pcbg655.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder
PSP8: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 8\Patterns
PSP9: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 9\Patterns
PSPX: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Patterns
PSPXI / X2: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2\Corel_08
PSPX3: C:\Program Files\Corel\X3\PSPClassic\Corel_08

linenPOP.bmp
Save to your PSP Textures folder
PSP8: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 8\Textures
PSP9: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 9\Textures
PSPX: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Textures
PSPXI / X2: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2\Corel_15
PSPX3: C:\Program Files\Corel\X3\PSPClassic\Corel_15

Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html

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In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load the ' pcbg655 ' pattern in your foreground
using the settings below.



Open a new image 520 x 600
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel

Flood fill with pattern

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.



IMAGE >>> CROP TO SELECTION

ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST



Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.



EDIT >>> CLEAR

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



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with DARK BLUE #242a5b

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = WHITE
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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



In your MATERIALS PALETTE change the Scale setting on the pattern to 23




With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X3: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX - X3: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X3: Use all layers = UNChecked

Select the CENTRE transparent area

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with pattern

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8
EDIT >>> CLEAR

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



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with BROWN #81491b

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 13
EDIT >>> CLEAR

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



ACTIVATE RASTER 3

ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
Same settings

ACTIVATE RASTER 4

With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings.

Select the CENTRE transparent area

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with DARK BLUE #242a5b

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 15
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL





EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE



ACTIVATE RASTER 4

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE



LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> WAVE
COLOUR = #242a5b



EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL





IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ACTIVATE RASTER 5

With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings.
Select the CENTRE transparent area


ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 4
.
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> CLOCKWISE 90



Save as .psp image


LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN


Flood fill with LIGHT BLUE #7a7eab

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE



Open up the chrismist_little girl image in your PSP workspace

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 LAYER from the options.

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE
Same settings


ACTIVATE THE MERGED LAYER

With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings.
Select the CENTRE area of your image

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

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



DESELECT

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)

Save as .jpg image

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