AGAPANTHUS FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX7

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ AUGUST 2015
Copyright © 2015 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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

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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

agapanthus-eff4.png
Night-Market-Studio-Wonn.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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


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STEP 1 In your MATERIALS PALETTE Load BLUE ' #8ca5dd ' in your foreground Load PINK ' #f262de ' in your background Select the 'gradient' option on your background, locate the 'Foreground-background' gradient and use these settings.
STEP 2 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X7: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with the gradient
STEP 3 Open up the agapanthus-eff4 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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 232 Vertical Offset = 124 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 4 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX7: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 260 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 175 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 5 ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 6 ACTIVATE Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALF TONE
STEP 7 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options DESELECT Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 9 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EDIT >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 10 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315
STEP 12 ACTIVATE the top layer With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X7: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X7: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the CENTRE area of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 13 ACTIVATE the top layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 14 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 15 Save as .pspimage image ,
STEP 16 Open up the Night-Market-Studio-Wonn 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 17 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 60% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ,
STEP 18 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

TESTERS RESULTS

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