STEP 1
In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load WHITE " #ffffff " in your foreground
Load BLACK " #000000" in your background
Open a new image 700 x 550
Transparent background
PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit)
PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
Flood fill with BLACK
VIEW >>> RULERS
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
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STEP 2
Select your PAINT BRUSH tool
PRESET = Lines2
and using these settings
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STEP 3
Place your cursor at 150 pixels across and
290 pixels down and click your left mouse button once. |
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STEP 4
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> FLIP
IMAGE >>> MIRROR
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED
PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 200
Vertical Offset = 125
Edge Mode = Transparent
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> FLIP
IMAGE >>> MIRROR
CLOSE Raster 1
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
OPEN Raster 1
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STEP 5
With the Merged layer active
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Select your PAINT BRUSH tool
PRESET = lyndiebrush486 005
and using these settings
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STEP 6
Place your cursor at 50 pixels across and
50 pixels down and click your left mouse button once. |
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STEP 7
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = 17
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 10
Edge Mode = Transparent
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN |
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STEP 8
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Select your PAINT BRUSH tool
PRESET = lyndiebrush497 003
and using these settings
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STEP 9
Place your cursor at 33 pixels across and
67 pixels down and click your left mouse button once. |
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STEP 10
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> MIRROR
IMAGE >>> FLIP
EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 583
Vertical Offset = 439
Edge Mode = Transparent
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN (Twice) |
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STEP 11
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR
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STEP 12
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Select your PAINT BRUSH tool
PRESET = pixelcorners07-st-mel
and using these settings
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STEP 13
Place your cursor at 80 pixels across and
75 pixels down and click your left mouse button once. |
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STEP 14
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN |
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STEP 15
ACTIVATE the Merged layer
With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X6: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX - X6: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSP9 - X6: ANTIALIAS = Outside
Select the CENTRE of your image
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2
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STEP 16
ACTIVATE Raster 1
EDIT >>> CLEAR
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL |
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STEP 17
DESELECT
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE
LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> FLIP
IMAGE >>> MIRROR
Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates. |
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STEP 18
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
PSPX6: Linear mode checked
BRIGHTNESS = - (minus) 40
CONTRAST = 15
EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE |
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STEP 19
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE |
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STEP 20
(To clean up the centre "lines")
Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
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STEP 21
EDIT >>> CLEAR
ACTIVATE Raster 1
ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
PSPX6: Linear mode checked
BIGHTNESS = - (minus) 40
CONTRAST = 15
DESELECT |
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STEP 22
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings.
Select the CENTRE transparent area
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW |
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STEP 23
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
DESELECT
Save as .pspimage image
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Now you can add a background and image of your own
OR
use the ones provided
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STEP 24
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
Flood fill with RED #b31221 |
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STEP 25
Open up the COUPLE_EMERALDEMBRACE~SD 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 = 65%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
Reposition DOWN with your MOVER tool |
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STEP 26
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
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STEP 27
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Select your TEXT tool
and with a font of your choice add your name |
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STEP 28
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)
Save as .jpg image
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