FLOURISH FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 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

ice queen.jpg
swirls123.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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

** ALIEN SKIN EYE CANDY 5 IMPACT **
http://www.lesdouceursdecloclo.com/mesfiltres/mes_filtres.htm

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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 swirls123.png image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE IMAGE >>> CANVAS SIZE .
STEP 2 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Repeat LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE CLOSE Raster 1 Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Point to Point Mode = Replace Feather = 2 Smoothing = 5 Antialias = Checked Select the area shown ,
STEP 3 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 5 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Repeat
STEP 4 CLOSE Copy of Raster 1 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 144 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 5 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 6 OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 IMAGE >>> FLIP IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 13 Vertical Offset = 180 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 7 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with CREAM #ece6d8 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 5 IMPACT >>> BRUSHED METAL Metal Color = #e2e2e2
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN 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 OUTSIDE the frame
STEP 9 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 5 IMPACT >>> BACKLIGHT Step 1: Click on "Colors" tab and enter the settings below. (If you have more than 1 bottle showing change them ALL to WHITE) Step 2: Click on "Basic" tab and enter these settings
STEP 10 DESELECT
STEP 11 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options DESELECT Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. 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 12 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 13 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 14 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 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN EDIT >>> Repeat Move Layer Down
STEP 15 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 16 CLOSE Raster 1 and the Merged layer LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Rename this layer Merged2 OPEN ALL LAYERS Still on Merged 2 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. and while depressing your SHIFT KEY... Select the areas shown
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL DESELECT
STEP 18 ACTIVATE Merged2 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. and while depressing your SHIFT KEY... Select the areas shown
STEP 19 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL Colour = #c1aba0
STEP 20 DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 21 ACTIVATE the Merged layer With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 4 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 22 ACTIVATE the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 23 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Save as .pspimage image
STEP 24 Open up the ice queen 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 =60% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 25 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name
STEP 26 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

TESTERS RESULTS

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