SIMPLE FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ MARCH 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

prettyju_femme039
CherSwitz~Chains.psp
Frame_Borders1.pspimage
Frame_Borders2.pspimage
DaisyWeb_Christa Kieffer_SunnyAfternoon.psp
Save to a folder on your computer

t094.gif
Save to your PSP Textures folder

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Plugins

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


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

You have been supplied with 2 "Frame Borders" images. We will only be using one... the other is for you to play with for your own unique creations.
STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
STEP 2 Open up the Frame_Borders2 image in your PSP workspace Activate the beige layer 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 then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP 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
STEP 5 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
STEP 6 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 7 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT This deletes the excess that you can't see. LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Point to Point Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Smoothing = 6 Antialias = Checked Select the top left corner as shown
STEP 8 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT With your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Repeat the above instruction with the top right corner
STEP 9 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT With your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Repeat the above instructions with the two lower corners LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EDIT >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down
STEP 10 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with #7d412a ACTIVATE Raster 2 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 11 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 12 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..
STEP 14 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 15 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..
STEP 16 Open up the CherSwitz~Chains image in your PSP workspace Activate Layer4 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 >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 18 Open up the CherSwitz~Chains image in your PSP workspace Activate Layer4 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. 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 >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
STEP 20 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 21 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE TEXTURE = t094
STEP 22 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 23 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE This is your frame Save as .pspimage image
STEP 24 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with #f1ddd5 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Open up the DaisyWeb_Christa Kieffer_SunnyAfternoon 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.
STEP 25 Open up the prettyju_femme039 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 = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Reposition down and a little to the left with your MOVER tool
STEP 26 ADD YOUR NAME LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

TESTERS RESULTS

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