MARDI GRAS 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

715stripes.png
carnival mask15.png
MG_round_frame.png
multi-colored-7551.jpg
tubtatie_2288314.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm

** MEHDI PLUGINS **
(24 plugins available)
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filters/Mehdi.zip
or
http://creationfanouch.free.fr/mesfiltresM.html

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


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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X8: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Open up the MG_round_frame 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 = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 2 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 1 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X8: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the area shown
STEP 3 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 4 DESELECT With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the next colour. Repeat Inner Bevel
STEP 5 DESELECT Repeat in this manner until all colours have been changed
STEP 6 EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> PENTAGON Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 7 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Open up the multi-colored-7551 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. EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MEHDI >>> Sorting Tiles
STEP 8 ADJUST >>> BLUR >>> GAUSSIAN BLUR Radius = 25.00
STEP 9 Open up the 715stripes 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 = 55% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 157 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 185 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 11 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 12 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Center Offset Direction = 315 Center Offset Distance = 5.00 Overall Opacity = 65 Overall Blur (Pixels) = 5.00 Perspectivel Blur (Pixels) = 0.00 Color = BLACK Check 'Draw Only Outside Selection'
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 10
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 15 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to DIFFERENCE SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 16 ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with LIGHT PURPLE #ba6aae SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with YELLOW #edfd45 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with ORANGE #fc3d23 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with BLUE #5792e9 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK DESELECT
STEP 17 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 PURPLE border EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 18 Select the YELLOW border EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel Select the ORANGE border EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel Select the BLUE border EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel DESELECT
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Center Offset Direction = 315 Center Offset Distance = 10.00 Overall Opacity = 65 Overall Blur (Pixels) = 10.00 Perspectivel Blur (Pixels) = 0.00 Color = BLACK Check 'Draw Only Outside Selection'
STEP 20 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 21 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow...same settings OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab...same settings ~~~~~~~ EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. change DIRECTION to 315 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 22 Open up the carnival mask15 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 = 35% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 23 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Reposition with your MOVER tool to the lower right corner LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 24 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with PINK #fdc4fd EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Greg's Factory Output Vol II >>> Spotlight ,
STEP 25 Open up the tubtatie_2288314 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 Reposition DOWN with your MOVER tool
STEP 26 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Center Offset Direction = 50 Center Offset Distance = 20.00 Overall Opacity = 65 Overall Blur (Pixels) = 25.00 Perspectivel Blur (Pixels) = 0.00 Color = BLACK Check 'Draw Only Outside Selection' 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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