DIAMOND CORNER 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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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

SvB Decoratie 40.png
UrbanJungle-Folks.jpg
diamondcorners-mask.jpg
the_onceler_by_slushiowl.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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

** SIMPLE FILTERS **
download

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

STEP 1 In your MATERIALS PALETTE Load LILAC ' #bcbcff ' in your foreground Load PURPLE ' #8080ff ' in your background Select the 'gradient' option on your foreground, locate the 'Foreground-background' gradient and use these settings.
STEP 2 Open a new image 700 x 500 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with GRADIENT LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with PURPLE Open up the diamondcorners-mask image in your PSP workspace and minimize
STEP 3 With you new purple image active.... LAYERS >>> NEW MASK LAYER >>> FROM IMAGE Use these settings
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK
STEP 5 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X6:Select your PICK tool Drag the border of your image out so the nodes are visible
STEP 6 Drag the centre top node DOWN to the inside edge of the first frame border Drag the centre bottom node UP to the inside edge of the first frame border Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow (I did this already to show the correct positioning in the examples) Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL
STEP 7 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" Click outside the second border
STEP 8 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK DESELECT LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 9 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN ACTIVATE Group - Raster 2 layer LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 10 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE EDIT >>> Repeat Enhance Edges More and again EDIT >>> Repeat Enhance Edges More
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Copy of Group - Raster 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 71% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 12 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Copy of Group - Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the CENTRE of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Group - Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Group - Raster 2 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates. EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 15 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 16 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Copy of Group - Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL,
STEP 18 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Group - Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 20 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ACTIVATE Copy of Group - Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the DROP SHADOW in the centre of the frame
STEP 21 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Group - Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 22 Open up the SvB Decoratie 40 image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the text
STEP 23 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 20% Ensure "Resize all layers" is CHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN 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. Reposition with your MOVER tool to top left hand corner,
STEP 24 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L) EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 25 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 26 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT Save as .pspimage image
STEP 27 Open up the UrbanJungle-Folks 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. LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 28 Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X6:Select your PICK tool Drag the centre left and centre right nodes in towards the centre Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL
STEP 29 Open up the the_onceler_by_slushiowl 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 = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE IMAGE >>> MIRROR ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 30 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ACTIVATE the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Using these settings
STEP 31 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name
STEP 32 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

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