GUINEVERE FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX7

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ MAY 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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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

siblings.png
Guinevere_decos.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

goldpattern.bmp
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

GuinevereCaps.ttf
Save to your WINDOWS >>> FONTS folder
or
to a folder where you store your extra fonts.
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Plugins

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

** GREG'S FACTORY OUTPUT Vol 2 **
http://www.fleursauvage.be/utilitaire/filtres/filtres.htm

** SIMPLE FILTERS **
download

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STEP 1 in your MATERIALS PALETTE load goldpattern pattern in the foreground using these settings and DARK BROWN #482b24 in the background	..
STEP 2 Open a new image 700 x 700 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X7: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with BROWN LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER NOTE: In higher versions of PSP the size of the text in the next instruction may have to be changed to 625... please compare your result with the ruler positions on the resulting image below. Select your TEXT tool FONT = GuinevereCaps With the goldpattern in your foreground and LIGHT BROWN #532f27 in your background Place your cursor towards the LOWER - OFF CENTRE LEFT part of your image Enter the capital letter " L " in the text box Click OK SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 5 Vertical Offset = 5 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> FLIP Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 5 Now we need to centre the frame... Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options EDIT >>> CLEAR Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. DELETE Raster 2
STEP 6 ACTIVATE Raster 3 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 1 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X7: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X7: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X7: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
STEP 7 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> WEAVE Weave colour = #482b24 Gap colour = #e1cfb5
STEP 8 DESELECT
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> BLINDS Colour - BLACK
STEP 10 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with goldpattern SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill withBROWN #482b24 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with goldpattern SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with BLACK SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 11 Open up the Guinevere_decos image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 1 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 = 0 Vertical Offset = 280 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 12 Back to the Guinevere_decos image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 2 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 = - (Minus) 270 Vertical Offset = 240 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 13 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 14 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 15 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings
STEP 16 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Greg's Factory Output Vol II >>> Spotlight
STEP 18 Your image should look like this SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 19 Open up the siblings.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 = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 20 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name
STEP 21 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

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