ROMANCE FRAME
PSP9 to PSP2018

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 2018
Copyright © 2018 ~ 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

v-day.png
Dancers57.jpg
flourish-511.png
Heart-wings.png
Red-wave-01.jpg
texture-fresca.jpg
red-abstract-bgd-1.jpg
red-background-free-774.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

Mirror Rave

** PLUGINS_LINKS **
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STEP 1 Open a new image 800 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX - PSP2018: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel SECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the texture-fresca 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 >>> PLUGINS >>> Mirror Rave >>> Quadrant Flip EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE SAVE YOUR WORK.
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the Red-wave-01 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 = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Mirror Rave >>> Quadrant Flip Same settings
STEP 3 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 8.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 4 Click OK SAVE YOUR WORK.
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the red-abstract-bgd-1 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 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE IMAGE >>> FLIP
STEP 5 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 8.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 4 Click OK SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 6 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the red-background-free-774 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 >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PUNCH Strength = 100%
STEP 7 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PUNCH Strength = 25% EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 8 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSP2018: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED
STEP 9 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 20 Feather = 2 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - PSP2018: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X9: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the centre white area
STEP 10 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT ACTIVATE Raster 4 With your MAGIC WAND ... Same settings Select the centre white area EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 4 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN With your MAGIC WAND ... Same settings Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 20 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 6 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 6 Click OK
STEP 13 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with WHITE LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE the Merged layer SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 14 Open up the flourish-511 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 PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSP2018: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE .,
STEP 15 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 240 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> MIRROR PSPX4 - PSPX7: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = - ( minus ) 6 Horizontal offset = 6 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00
STEP 16 Open up the v-day 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 = 50% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 18 Open up the Heart-wings 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 = 40% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 20 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Flood fill with BROWN #380304 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with RED #fe0000 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with BROWN #380304 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT .
STEP 21 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 6 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 6 Click OK LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Save as .pspimage image
STEP 22 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 Open up the Dancers57 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 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 23 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name ,
STEP 24 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

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