SUNSET FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ NOVEMBER 2015
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

Business_wallpapers_101.jpg
landscape-sunset-painting.jpg
MotherAndDaughter-Tejera.png
Save to a folder on your computer

diamondcorners.msk
Save to your PSP Masks folder
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Plugins

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

** AP (01) - Innovations & Ideas **
DOWNLOAD

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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X7: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with WHITE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with PURPLE #9a9af4
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> LOAD/SAVE MASK >>> LOAD MASK FROM DISK MASK = diamondcorners
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Group - Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = ADD (Shift) 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 transparent areas shown
STEP 4 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT With your MAGIC WAND ... same settings Select the transparent areas shown
STEP 5 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL COLOUR = #ccccf4
STEP 7 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 88% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 8 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 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 77% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 9 ACTIVATE Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the Business_wallpapers_101 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 INTO SELECTION from the options. DESELECT EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 10 ADJUST >>> BLUR >>> GAUSSIAN BLUR Radius = 10% ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Group - 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 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT ACTIVATE Copy of Group - Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND... same settings Select the centre of your image ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> AP 01 [Innovations] >>>Lines >>> SilverLining ,
STEP 12 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT ACTIVATE Copy of Group - Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 13 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT ACTIVATE Raster 1 With your MAGIC WAND... same settings Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 14 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 15 With your MAGIC WAND... same settings Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 22 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ,
STEP 16 Open up the landscape-sunset-painting 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 INTO SELECTION from the options. DESELECT
STEP 17 Open up the MotherAndDaughter-Tejera 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 18 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARPEN if you wish Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 19 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name ,
STEP 20 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

TESTERS RESULTS

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