TRENDY FRAME
PSP9 to PSPX9

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ APRIL 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

swirl.png
deco877.png
deco 081411.png
modern frame.png
053_free_vector.jpg
golden_butterfly_by_gothic_icecream.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

goldpattern.bmp
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

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Plugins

** NO PLUGINS **


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You can drag this hand down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.

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 MAROON #6a2112 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the 053_free_vector 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.
STEP 2 DESELECT In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 85% Change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L) ,
STEP 3 Open up the modern frame 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 >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect,
STEP 4 VIEW >>> RULERS Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X9:Select your PICK tool Pull the centre top node up level with the 50 pixel mark on your left ruler. Pull the centre bottom node down level with the 550 pixel mark on your left ruler.
STEP 5 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL ,
STEP 6 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 area indicated
STEP 7 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 20 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK,
STEP 8 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = - ( minus ) 15 Horizontal offset =0 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 20.00
STEP 9 Open up the deco877 image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the lower image.
STEP 10 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 = 265 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ,
STEP 11 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates. ,
STEP 12 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT ,
STEP 13 Back to the deco877 image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the upper image. 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. PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX9: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED, ,
STEP 14 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 320 Vertical Offset =0 Edge Mode = Transparent,
STEP 15 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EDIT >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 16 In your MATERIALS PALETTE load goldpattern pattern in the foreground using these settings Load MAROON #6a2112 in the background
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with MAROON SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 Flood fill with goldpattern SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 Flood fill with goldpattern SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 Flood fill with goldpattern SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 18 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 19 Open up the deco 081411 image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the top right image Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options ,
STEP 20 Right click on the Title Bar of your frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 15% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 21 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ,
STEP 22 Open up the swirl 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 >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect IMAGE >>> FLIP IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN ,
STEP 23 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK ,Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 24 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image ,
STEP 25 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with BLACK LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN,
STEP 26 Open up the golden_butterfly_by_gothic_icecream 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% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool,
STEP 27 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name,
STEP 28 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image,

TESTERS RESULTS

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