CAVALIER FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ OCTOBER 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

Jan Series Art 4 - 1.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

vertigup.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

** UNPLUGGED TOOLS **
http://www.nubeazuldesigns.com.ar/paginafiltros.html

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

STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X7: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel VIEW >>> RULERS
STEP 2 In your MATERIALS PALETTE Load BLACK in your background Those using higher versions of PSP may need to change the SIZE of the font to around 660. Select your TEXT tool ... use these settings. FONT = Vertigo Upright BRK Place your cursor at the centre bottom of your blank image Type capital letter O in your text box Click APPLY SELECT >>> NONE ,
STEP 3 Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Point to Point Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Smoothing = 5 Antialias = UNChecked Select the inner circle
STEP 4 Right click on the Title Bar and select CUT from the options DESELECT Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. 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. DELETE Raster 1 (This is to centre the images)
STEP 5 ACTIVATE Raster 2 Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X8:Select your PICK tool Pull the centre top node UP to the 35 pixel mark on your left ruler. Pull the centre bottom node DOWN to the 565 pixel mark on your left ruler.
STEP 6 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 7 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT Flood fill with PEACH #de8f70 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 9 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with DARK PEACH #b04c24
STEP 8 EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALF TONE ,
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 10 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT
STEP 11 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = ADD (Shift) Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the 2 areas shown SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 10
STEP 12 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Flood fill the selections with DARK PEACH #b04c24 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> FINE LEATHER COLOUR = #ffedcf ,
STEP 13 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 14 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 15 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT
STEP 16 ACTIVATE the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Flood fill with PEACH #de8f70 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Greg's Factory Output Vol II >>> Pool Shadow ,
STEP 18 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Unplugged Tools >>> Jalusi ,
STEP 19 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 2 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Repeat
STEP 20 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. DELETE Raster 1 (This is to centre the image) ACTIVATE the Merged layer With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the area shown SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 10
STEP 21 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with DARK PEACH #b04c24 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE Raster 2 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 22 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to MULTIPLY ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the area shown
STEP 23 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALF TONE Same settings DESELECT SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with PEACH #de8f70 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8 Flood fill with DARK PEACH #b04c24 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8 EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALF TONE Same settings SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8 EDIT >>> CLEAR
STEP 24 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 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW ,
STEP 25 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT
STEP 26 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315
STEP 27 ACTIVATE the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ,
STEP 28 ACTIVATE Raster 3 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the PEACH border
STEP 29 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL DESELECT
STEP 30 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the DARK PEACH border EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 31 With Raster 1 active Open up the Jan Series Art 4 - 1 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 = 65% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 32 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name
STEP 33 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

TESTERS RESULTS

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