PISCES FRAME
PSP9 to PSP2019

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ FEBRUARY 2019
Copyright © 2019 ~ 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

Pisces75.png
Free-water.jpg
natural-blue-13.jpeg
RodScott_GreenTurtle.png
oval pisces frames.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins
MuRa's Filter Meister
MuRa's Seamless
Mirror Rave
SIMPLE
** 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 - PSP2019: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Open up the Pisces75 image in your PSP workspace 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. PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSP2019: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 25% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN .
STEP 2 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Filter Meister >>> Copies LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 3 ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Hue = 164 Saturation = 218 Open up the oval pisces frames image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 1 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. Open up the oval pisces frames image in your PSP workspace Activate Raster 2 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. LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 4 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Open up the natural-blue-13 image in your PSP workspace 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. EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Seamless >>> Mirror Diagonal ,
STEP 5 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ACTIVATE Raster 1 Maximize the natural-blue-13 image in your PSP workspace (Minimize for now) 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 6 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> POLAR COORDINATES Rectangular to Polar Edge Mode = Transparent PSP9 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> FLIP PSPX4 - PSPX8: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Mirror Rave >>> Quadrant Flip SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 7 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ACTIVATE Raster 3 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - PSP2019: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - PSP2019: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - PSP2019: Use all layers = UNChecked Select the CENTRE of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 5
STEP 8 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 10 CLOSE Raster 5 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Maximize the natural-blue-13 image in your PSP workspace (Minimize for now) 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 - PSPX8: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect,
STEP 11 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> Seamless Tiling,
STEP 12 PSP9 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> FLIP PSPX4 - PSPX8: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Mirror Rave >>> Quadrant Flip Same settings ,
STEP 13 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 5 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> Seamless Tiling, Same settngs ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST Brightness = 25 Contrast = 25 PSPX6-PSP2019: Linear mode checked ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE EDIT >>> Repeat Sharpen More SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Raster 3 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the CENTRE of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 5 ACTIVATE Raster 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 6 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 15 ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Flood fill with DARK BLUE #1624c8 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with LIGHT BLUE #126ef9 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with DARK BLUE #1624c8 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE
STEP 16 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 5 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 12.00 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE Raster 5 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 5 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE Raster 7 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 5 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 5
STEP 18 Maximize the Pisces75 image in your PSP workspace 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. PSP9 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> FLIP PSPX4 - PSPX8: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) PSP9 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> MIRROR PSPX4 - PSPX8: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSP2019: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 45 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ,
STEP 19 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 30% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 320 Vertical Offset = 210 Edge Mode = Transparent ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Hue = 164 Saturation = 218
STEP 20 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 5 Colour = Black Opacity = 65 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 5 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image ,
STEP 21 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 Open up the Free-water 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 22 Open up the RodScott_GreenTurtle 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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN,
STEP 23 ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to OVERLAY 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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