CRIMSON FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ AUGUST 2016
Copyright © 2016 ~ 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

announcement.jpg
red-and-white-swirl.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

** NONE **

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

STEP 1 Open up the red-and-white-swirl image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image LAYERS >>> Promote background layer .
STEP 2 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 4 PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE Edge Mode = Transparent IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Rename this layer Raster 2
STEP 5 CLOSE Raster 2 ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 6 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select PASTE INTO SELECTION from the options. DESELECT IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 7 PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 8 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 2 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = CHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X8: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the area shown
STEP 9 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 50 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Clear ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Clear DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 10 CLOSE Copy of Raster 1 CLOSE Raster 2 With Raster 1 active PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 11 PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = CHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the OUTER transparent area
STEP 12 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill selection with #881618 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill selection with #881618 OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 Flood fill selection with #881618 DESELECT
STEP 13 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = CHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the CENTRE transparent area SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 7 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the area shown
STEP 15 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 5 Colour = Black Opacity = 75 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 5 Click OK DESELECT
STEP 16 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the CENTRE transparent area SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 8 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 8 Click OK DESELECT
STEP 17 CLOSE Copy of Raster 1 CLOSE Raster 1 ACTIVATE Raster 3 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 18 EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
STEP 19 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 20 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EDIT >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down EDIT >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 8 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 OPEN ALL LAYERS
STEP 21 CLOSE the top 3 layers ACTIVATE Raster 1 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the area shown
STEP 22 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 6 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 6 Click OK DESELECT
STEP 23 CLOSE Raster 1 OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings and while depressing your SHIFT KEY... Select the areas shown
STEP 24 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 6 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 6 Click OK DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 25 OPEN ALL LAYERS ACTIVATE the top layer With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the area shown
STEP 26 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 6 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 6 Click OK DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 27 Open up the announcement 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 >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 28 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

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