VIVID 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

Flowers (1).png
Vector-Free-2.png
4 COLOR BGD.jpg
port_collective_1.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

MuRa's Seamless
** PLUGINS_LINKS **
HERE


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COLOURS USED...
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 Flood fill with BLUE #0c74ab Open up the 4 COLOR BGD 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 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Seamless >>> Mirror Diagonal ,
STEP 3 EFFECTS >>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE Edge Mode = Transparent IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 4 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - PSP2018: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X9: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the area outside the circle SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 50 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 5 ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Seamless >>> Mirror Diagonal Same settings LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN CLOSE TOP LAYER Copy of Raster 2 ACTIVATE Raster 2 .
STEP 6 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = ADD (Shift) Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 33 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - PSP2018: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X9: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the BLUE area indicated
STEP 7 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 8 OPEN & ACTIVATE TOP LAYER Copy of Raster 2 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 area inside the circle SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 15
STEP 9 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE LOWER Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Rename this layer Raster 3 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 11 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Raster 3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE (Looks messy BUT we will fix that soon) SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Raster 3 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> BUTTONIZE COLOR = #c31111 DESELECT ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> BUTTONIZE Same settings DESELECT ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> BUTTONIZE Same settings DESELECT ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 15 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 10.00 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 10.00 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 16 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the area inside the circle SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 15 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the area inside the circle SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 15.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 4 Click OK DESELECT
STEP 18 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with RED #c31111 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with BLUE #0c74ab SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with YELLOW #f0c869 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with GREEN #368a24 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with BLACK SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR
STEP 19 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 15.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 4 Click OK DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 20 Open up the Flowers (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 AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 21 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 & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 15.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 4 Click OK ,
STEP 22 Open up the Vector-Free-2 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 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> FLIP PSPX4 - PSPX7: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) Reposition with your MOVER tool ,
STEP 23 Repeat both Drop Shadows CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE OPEN Raster 1 Save as .pspimage image ,
STEP 24 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Open up the port_collective_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 AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool ,
STEP 25 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 15.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 4 Click OK LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE ,
STEP 26 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name ,
STEP 27 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

TESTERS RESULTS

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