ICY BLUE FRAME
PSP9 to PSP2018

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ OCTOBER 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

deneme.jpg
Border3.png
blue-alloy.jpg
deer-651.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

Mirror Rave

** PLUGINS_LINKS **
HERE

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STEP 1 Open up the blue-alloy image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image LAYERS >>> Promote background layer 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 2 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL	COLOUR = #3351be
STEP 3 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> OUTER BEVEL ,
STEP 4 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 20 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> OUTER BEVEL Same settings
STEP 5 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 20 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> OUTER BEVEL Same settings
STEP 6 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 30 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> OUTER BEVEL Same settings EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 7 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - PSP2018: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the OUTER transparent area Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 1 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT ,
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Flood fill with BLUE #3351be LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE CLOSE Raster 2 ACTIVATE Raster 1 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the CENTRE of your image ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 9 CLOSE Copy of Raster 2 ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Flood fill with DARK BLUE #1a2a62 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 Flood fill with DARK BLUE #1a2a62 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 Flood fill with DARK BLUE #1a2a62 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = 1 Horizontal offset = - ( minus ) 1 Colour = WHITE Opacity = 65 Blur = 0 OPEN Copy of Raster 2 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 11 Open up the Border3 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 12 ACTIVATE Raster 1 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the CENTRE transparent area SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 4 Click OK DESELECT
STEP 13 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image ,
STEP 14 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the CENTRE transparent area SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 20 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ,
STEP 15 Open up the deneme 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 In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L) OPEN Raster 2
STEP 16 ACTIVATE the Merged layer Open up the deer-651 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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 75 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 75 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 17 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 18 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 19 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.,
STEP 20 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 21 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 10.00
STEP 22 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

TESTERS RESULTS

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