CLASSICAL FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 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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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

Frame1.png
hefferan20.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 This is a quick tutorial. In your MATERIALS PALETTE load CREAM #f9ead5 in your foreground TAN #c5ad91 in your background Open a new image 600 x 700 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with TAN
STEP 2 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> WEAVE Gap colour = TAN Weave colour = BLACK
STEP 3 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 4 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT 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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN .
STEP 5 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE 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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 6 ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> PERSPECTIVE VERTICAL
STEP 7 Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X6:Select your PICK tool Drag the centre bottom node UP level with the top of the 2nd border Drag the centre top node DOWN below the 2nd border Drag the centre left and right nodes towards the centre as shown ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Flood fill with CREAM EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> WEAVE Same settings ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 (TOP layer) 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 area of your image
STEP 9 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 10 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT ACTIVATE Raster 1 Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE (lower) Copy of Raster 1 Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE (upper) Copy of Raster 1 Repeat Drop Shadow.
STEP 11 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE (lower) Copy of Raster 1 Repeat Drop Shadow. ACTIVATE Raster 1 Repeat Drop Shadow. LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 12 Open up the Frame1.png 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 = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings
STEP 13 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the CENTRE area of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2
STEP 14 ACTIVATE the Merged layer EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 15 Open up the hefferan20 image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 16 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. LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name
STEP 18 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

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