VALENTINE FRAME 2020
PSP9 to PSP2020

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~JANUARY 2020
Copyright © 2020 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

This was created using PSP9 but can be adapted for other versions of PSP.

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

heart.png
couple17.jpg
Red-wave-01.jpg
love-2015287.png
3 hearts deco.png
special heart deco.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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FIRST In your MATERIALS PALETTE Load DARK RED " #660001 " in your foreground Load LIGHT RED " #fe0000 " in your background
STEP 1 Open a new image 800 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX - PSP2020: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel. SELECTIONS >>> 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
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> PAGE CURL Curl Settings Color = #fe0000 Edge Mode Color = #660001 Select Corner 1 Click OK,
STEP 3 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> PAGE CURL Same settings Select Corner 2 Click OK EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> PAGE CURL Same settings Select Corner 3 Click OK EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> PAGE CURL Same settings Select Corner 4 Click OK
STEP 3B ACTIVATE Raster 1 Repeat PAGE CURL.. same settings on all 4 corners SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 4 In your MATERIALS PALETTE With the DARK RED " #660001 " in your foreground With the LIGHT RED " #fe0000 " in your background Then click on the GRADIENT option in your foreground palette Select the Foreground-background option. STYLE = Linear , Use these settings
STEP 5 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Flood fill with GRADIENT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 Flood fill with GRADIENT PSP9 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> MIRROR PSPX4 - PSPX8: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 0.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1,
STEP 7 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 8 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 area between the borders ,
STEP 9 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PIXELATE Block width = 20 Block height = 20 Symmetric = Checked EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE DESELECT,
STEP 10 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 4 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 Open up the heart 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. With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 16 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - PSP2019: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - PSP2019: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - PSP2019: Use all layers = UNChecked PSP9 - PSP2019: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the Heart
STEP 12 Flood fill with the GRADIENT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL COLOR = #eeecec DESELECT ,
STEP 13 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 7 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 Open up the 3 hearts deco 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 285 Vertical Offset = 160 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 15 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> MIRROR PSPX4 - PSPX8: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 16 ACTIVATE Raster 2 Open up the special heart deco 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 = 45% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 225 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 180 Edge Mode = Transparent,
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> MIRROR PSPX4 - PSPX8: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ,
STEP 18 Open up the love-2015287 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 = 20% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 225 Edge Mode = Transparent SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 10.00 ACTIVATE Raster 5 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE Raster 4 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
STEP 20 ACTIVATE Raster 3 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the outer heart area SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 3 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 3 DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image ,
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
STEP 22 Open up the couple17 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. LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN With your MOVER tool move down and to the right a little 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 ,

TESTERS RESULTS

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