ORNAMENTAL FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ MARCH 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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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

deco53.png
frame54.png
challenge.png
Floral-season-girls-3.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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

** SIMPLE FILTERS **
download

** ALIEN SKIN - XENOFEX 1 & 2 **
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 Open up the frame54.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.
STEP 2 Open up the challenge.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 = 25% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 85 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 270 Vertical Offset = 120 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Sharpen if you wish. ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Hue = 144 Saturation = 73
STEP 5 In your MATERIALS PALETTE Load BLUE " #6e93aa " in your foreground Load LIGHT BLUE " #d8e3ea " in your background Then click on the GRADIENT option in your foreground palette. Use these settings.
STEP 6 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with the gradient EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> ENAMEL ,
STEP 7 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 85 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK,
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with BLUE LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>>CYBIA Screenworks >>> Pinhole EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 85 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK
STEP 9 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GRADIENT LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 85 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 11 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Raster 2 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 centre of your image
STEP 14 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Hit your DELETE key ACTIVATE Raster 3 Hit your DELETE key ACTIVATE Raster 4 Hit your DELETE key DESELECT
STEP 15 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 16 Open up the deco53.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 = 55% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Same settings
STEP 17 PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 262 Vertical Offset = 225 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 18 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 19 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GRADIENT LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Alien Skin Xenofex2 >>> Little Fluffy Clouds Activate the "Camera & Sky" tab Enter these settings Zenith Color = #a7cdff Horizon Color = #0051ba
STEP 20 Click BASIC tab Enter these settings Base Color = #d2d2d2 Edge Color = WHITE Click OK
STEP 21 ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Hue = 144 Saturation = 73 Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X8:Select your PICK tool Adjust the NODES as shown
STEP 22 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL ,
STEP 23 Open up the Floral-season-girls-3 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 24 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name
STEP 25 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

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