BAROQUE FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX9

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 2017
Copyright © 2017 ~ 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

Baroque.png
Beauty_L.png
scroll corner.png
Black-dot-texture.png
Save to a folder on your computer

Paper coarse .png
Save to your PSP Textures folder

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Plugins

** MIRROR RAVE **
HERE

** ADJUST VARIATIONS **
DOWNLOAD HERE
OR
HERE

** EYE CANDY3 **
OR
** EYE CANDY 4000 **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm

** MEHDI PLUGINS **
(24 plugins available)
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filters/Mehdi.zip

** DRAGONFLY - SINEDOTS II **
http://www.philipp-spoeth.de/aftereffects/sinedots2.php


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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X9: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with DARK BLUE #4f6087 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TILES .
STEP 2 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MEHDI >>> Sorting Tiles ,
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with LIGHT BLUE #758dc4 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the Black-dot-texture 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 >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> DRAGONFLY >>> SinedotsII ,
STEP 5 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MIRROR RAVE >>> Quadrant Flip ,
STEP 6 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN OPEN Raster 1
STEP 7 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> GRAPHICS PLUS >>> Cross Shadow SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 8 Open up the Baroque.png image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Adjust >>> Variations In the following order... Click MORE BLUE (Twice) Click MORE CYAN (Twice) Click MORE MAGENTA (Once)
STEP 9 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN 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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 195 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 10 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX9: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 200 Vertical Offset = 195 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR
STEP 11 CLOSE the Merged layer and Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Rename this layer Merged2 OPEN the Merged layer and Raster 1 ACTIVATE the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Merged 2 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 13 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X9: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X9: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the centre of your image
STEP 14 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 4 ACTIVATE the Merged layer EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 15 ACTIVATE the Merged2 layer 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 = 50 Overall Blur (Pixels) = 10.00 Perspectivel Blur (Pixels) = 0.00 Color = BLACK Check 'Draw Only Outside Selection'
STEP 16 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 17 ACTIVATE the Merged layer, With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the area indicated
STEP 18 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT ~~~~~~~~~~~~ EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 DESELECT ~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. change DIRECTION to 315 DESELECT
STEP 19 ACTIVATE the Merged2 layer Open up the scroll corner 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. ADJUST >>> COLOUR BALANCE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE PSPX - X9: IMAGE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 30% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings
STEP 20 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 255 Vertical Offset = 195 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 21 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with DARK BLUE #4f6087 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with LIGHT BLUE #758dc4 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with DARK BLUE #4f6087 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE
STEP 22 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. change DIRECTION to 135 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 23 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with DARK BLUE #4f6087 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE TEXTURE = Paper coarse ,
STEP 24 Open up the Beauty_L 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% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings
STEP 25 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE 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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