METALLIC FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ APRIL 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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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

Metal3325.png
girl_by_sharandula.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

3423.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

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Plugins

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

** AP[Lines]-SilverLining.zip **
DOWNLOAD

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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 VIEW >>> RULERS Open up the Metal3325.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. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 2 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE CLOSE Raster 2 Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X8:Select your PICK tool Move the centre left node to the right level with the 450 pixel mark on your top ruler
STEP 5 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 100 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN OPEN Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down
STEP 6 In your MATERIALS PALETTE load 3423.jpg pattern in the foreground using these settings
STEP 7 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with the pattern LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with the pattern EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PIXELATE
STEP 8 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 93% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE With your MAGIC WAND Mode = ADD (Shift) Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 10 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the areas shown
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> AP 01 [Innovations] >>>Lines >>> SilverLining
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 11 DESELECT ACTIVATE Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the areas shown.
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> AP 01 [Innovations] >>> Lines >>> SilverLining Same settings EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 13 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE DESELECT
STEP 14 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the area shown.
STEP 15 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 16 DESELECT ACTIVATE Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the area shown.
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW ,
STEP 18 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 19 Open up the girl_by_sharandula 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
STEP 20 ACTIVATE the top layer LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name ,
STEP 21 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

TESTERS RESULTS

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