DMF1V7

DOUBLE MASK FRAME
PSP7

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ April 2004
Copyright © 2004 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

"APJemPerspective.msk"
"lit-mask33.msk"
MASKS ZIP
Download and extract to your PSP Masks folder.

"teom_aqua-colors"
'mqc Calico'
GRADIENTS ZIP
Download and extract to your PSP Gradients folder.

EyeCandy3
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder

"Tigress" Tube
TIGRESS ZIP
Download and extract to a folder on your computer.

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Open up your "Tigress" tube in your PSP workspace
and minimise for the moment.

Load 'mqc Calico' gradient in your foreground STYLES Box
on your COLOUR PALETTE
Angle = 320
Repeats = 0
AND
Load YELLOW Solid ( #FDDBA5 ) in your
Background STYLES Box

Open a new image 300 x 400
Flood fill with YELLOW ( #FDDBA5 )

Go to LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer

Go to MASKS >>> Load from Disk
and locate the "APJemPerspective.msk"

Go to MASKS >>> View Mask
Flood fill with the 'mqc Calico' gradient

Go to MASKS >>> Delete

Click YES

Go to LAYERS >>>Merge >>> Merge Visible

Go to LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer

Maximise the "Tigress" tube
Right click on the title bar and select
COPY from the options

Right click on the title bar of your working image and select
PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options.

Centre the tube on the image

Go to EFFECTS >>> Plugins >>> Eye Candy3 >>> Drop Shadow

Click OK

Go to IMAGE >>> Resize = 75%
Make sure "Resize All Layers" is UNCHECKED.
DESELECT

Load BLUE ( #96BDF8 ) Solid into your Background STYLES Box
on your COLOUR PALETTE

Go to LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer

Go to MASKS >>> Load from Disk
and locate the "lit-mask33.msk"

Flood fill with BLUE ( #96BDF8 ) Solid

Go to MASKS >>> Delete

Click YES

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel

Click OK

Load "teom_aqua-colors" GRADIENT
into your Background (lower) STYLES Box in your
COLOUR PALETTE
Angle - 320
Repeats = 0

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

select the area on the outside of the blue mask
You will have to hold down your SHIFT key to do this.
Be sure to select the very narrow section at the foot of the image.

Go to LAYERS >>> New raster Layer

Go to SELECTIONS >>> Modify >>> Expand = 1
Flood fill with the "teom_aqua-colors" GRADIENT

DESELECT

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Drag Layer 3 below Layer 2
Click on Layer 2 (the blue mask) to activate.

Go to EFFECTS >>> Plugins >>> Eye Candy3 >>> Drop Shadow
Use the same settings as before

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the MERGED Layer to activate.

Go to COLOURS >>> Adjust >>> Gamma Correction

Go to LAYERS >>> Merge >>> Merge All (Flatten)

Load Solid WHITE into your Background in the uppermost box
on your COLOUR PALETTE

BORDER 1

Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = Symmetrical 15

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Click on the WHITE border
Flood fill with the Blue Gradient

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use same settings as before

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2
Opacity = 80
Blur = 8.2

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 2
Click OK
DESELECT

BORDER 2

Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = Symmetrical 10

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Click on the WHITE border
Flood fill with the Calico Gradient

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use same settings as before

Go To EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Opacity = 80
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK
DESELECT

BORDER 3

Click on the arrows (shown below) on your COLOUR PALETTE
to change the background to BLUE

Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = Symmetrical 5

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Click on the BLUE border
Flood fill with the BLUE Gradient

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use same settings as before

Go To EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 1
Opacity = 80
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to 1
Click OK
DESELECT

BORDER 4

Click on the arrows (as shown above) on your COLOUR PALETTE
to change the background to WHITE

Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = Symmetrical 5

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Click on the WHITE border
Flood fill with the Calico Gradient

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use same settings as before

Go To EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Opacity = 80
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK
DESELECT

Resize your image to suit

Go to EFFECTS >>> Sharpen >>> Unsharp Mask

Save as a .jpg (.jpeg) image.

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