ASIAN SWIRL FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ SEPTEMBER 2014
Copyright © 2014 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

This was created using PSP9 but can be adapted for other versions of PSP.

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No artists or copyright infringement is intended on any of the tubes used in this tutorial.
The tubes were acquired in good faith as to their legality.
If there is a problem, please contact the author and the image/s will be removed.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

vector4.png
dragon-peace-book-patience.png
©YANGSHUTAO_BEAUTY01_KKAT47.pspimage
Mist corinne.vicaire - paysage 18.03.11 _.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

Japanese Pattern #4.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

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Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm

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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 700 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
STEP 2 Open up the vector4.png image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 3 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. Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the area shown and delete DESELECT
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE CLOSE Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 255 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> FLIP EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 40 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 5 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 2 PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED IMAGE >>> FLIP EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 7 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 303 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 6 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> FLIP EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 1 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 39 Edge Mode = Transparent CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 7 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. DELETE the Merged layer (This will centre the frame)
STEP 8 With Raster 2 active Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 9 Flood fill with BLACK SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 9 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN = Japanese Pattern #4
STEP 11 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 12 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 13 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X6: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X6: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the CENTRE transparent area EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 DESELECT
STEP 14 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 15 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 97% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 12 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Flood fill with WHITE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN = Japanese Pattern #4 Same settings
STEP 16 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 >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings DESELECT
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 97% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 97% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 IMAGE >>> FLIP IMAGE >>> MIRROR
STEP 18 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 3 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EDIT >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 19 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with #a44428 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> BLINDS
STEP 20 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 21 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 22 Open up the dragon-peace-book-patience image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the ' patience ' symbol 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.
STEP 23 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT Flood fill with #423570 DESELECT
STEP 24 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 40% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 25 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Reposition with your MOVER tool to lower right corner LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 26 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with WHITE LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Open up the Mist corinne.vicaire - paysage 18.03.11 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. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 27 ACTIVATE the Merged layer Open up the ©YANGSHUTAO_BEAUTY01_KKAT47 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. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 77% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 28 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 29 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

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