QUILT EFFECT 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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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

scroll35.png
girl_by_ennya7.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

as_goldtile.bmp
Save to your PSP Patterns folder
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Plugins

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


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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 500 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Open up the scroll35.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.
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX6: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED
STEP 3 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (MINUS) 250 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR
STEP 4 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 185 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP
STEP 5 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN = as_goldtile ,
STEP 6 ACTIVATE (2nd top layer) Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Sculpture ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Sculpture ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Sculpture
STEP 7 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 8 ACTIVATE (3rd top layer) Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel ACTIVATE (2nd top layer) Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Sculpture CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK
STEP 10 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 11 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 transparent area SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3
STEP 12 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Flood fill with GREEN #214e0f DESELECT
STEP 13 ACTIVATE the Merged layer With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the area outside the scroll border
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> CYBIA >>> SCREENWORKS >>> DOT SCREEN DESELECT
STEP 15 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the light green area
STEP 16 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL DESELECT
STEP 17 ACTIVATE the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 18 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW .. change DIRECTION to 135 ACTIVATE Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 19 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE Same settings EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 20 DESELECT
STEP 21 ACTIVATE the Copy of Merged layer With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the CENTRE transparent area SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 22 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT
STEP 23 ACTIVATE Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 30 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 24 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> OUTER BEVEL
STEP 25 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE SAVE YOUR FRAME
STEP 26 Open up the girl_by_ennya7 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 = 40% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Reposition with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 27 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name
STEP 28 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

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