CONTEMPORARY FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ APRIL 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

modern-abstract-art.jpg
David Graux_painting.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

** NONE**

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You can drag this hand down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.

STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the modern-abstract-art 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 INTO SELECTION from the options. DESELECT
STEP 2 IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> Rotate Counterclockwise 90 NOTE PSP6:- IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> Free Rotate LEFT 90 ***All Layers-Checked EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> Rotate Clockwise 90 NOTE PSP6:- IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> Free Rotate RIGHT 90 ***All Layers-Checked
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with RED #ea050c SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with OFF WHITE #eaeaea SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with RED #ea050c SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with OFF WHITE #eaeaea SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR
STEP 4 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK **** SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 5 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 5 Click OK DESELECT
STEP 5 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 45 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 0.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK Flood fill with RED SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with OFF WHITE SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR
STEP 6 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Flood fill with RED SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 25 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with OFF WHITE SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 0.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK DESELECT
STEP 7 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 5 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 10.00 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..
STEP 8 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 5 Click OK ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow. LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 9 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = ADD (Shift ) 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 3 narrow white borders
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 11 DESELECT
STEP 12 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 78% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE ACTIVATE the Merged layer EDIT >>> Repeat Colorize
STEP 13 ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 14 Open up the David Graux_painting 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 = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 15 ACTIVATE the Merged layer LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name
STEP 16 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

TESTERS RESULTS

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