MEDIAEVAL 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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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

floral-design-82C.png
002-portraits-jenny-marie.png
babalonmist_ACherShare.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

Gold Foil.jpg
Graphic 01.pspimage
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

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Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm


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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 Open up the floral-design-82 image in your PSP workspace Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Point to Point Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Smoothing = 5 Antialias = Checked Select the lower shape
STEP 2 Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options (Minimize for now) Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 133 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 3 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN - Gold Foil
STEP 4 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 5 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 1 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X9: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X9: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the OUTER transparent area SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with BLACK DESELECT
STEP 6 ACTIVATE Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND... Same settings Select the INSIDE CENTRE of the frame. SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 5
STEP 7 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PUNCH Strength = 45 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 97% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 9 In your MATERIALS PALETTE load Graphic 01 pattern in the background using these settings ,
STEP 10 With your MAGIC WAND... Same settings Select the OUTSIDE FRAME area LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 6 Flood fill with PATTERN ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE DESELECT
STEP 11 ACTIVATE the Merged layer LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 12 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN - Gold Foil Same settings ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X9: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the CENTRE transparent area
STEP 13 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Flood fill with BLACK DESELECT LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE the Merged layer
STEP 14 Maximize the floral-design-82 image in your PSP workspace Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the top element as shown Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options
STEP 15 Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> MIRROR EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN - Gold Foil Same settings ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 38% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 280 Vertical Offset = 170 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 16 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Center Offset Direction = 135 Center Offset Distance = 8.00 Overall Opacity = 60 Overall Blur (Pixels) = 8.00 Perspectivel Blur (Pixels) = 0.00 Color = BLACK Check 'Draw Only Outside Selection'
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 ~~~~~~~~~~ OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. change DIRECTION to 315 ,
STEP 18 ACTIVATE the Merged layer With your MAGIC WAND ... Same settings Mode = Replace Select the CENTRE transparent area SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 6 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN SELECTIONS >>> INVERT ,
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Center Offset Direction = 315 Center Offset Distance = 12.00 Overall Opacity = 70 Overall Blur (Pixels) = 12.00 Perspectivel Blur (Pixels) = 0.00 Color = BLACK Check 'Draw Only Outside Selection',
STEP 20 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ~~~~~~~~~~ OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 21 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with WHITE LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Open up the babalonmist_ACherShare 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 >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 22 Open up the 002-portraits-jenny-marie 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 23 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW... Same settings OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB... Same settings LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 24 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 ,

TESTERS RESULTS

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