JULY 4TH CHECK FRAME
PSP8

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

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Eye Candy 3
download
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder


'GoldFoil' pattern
download
Download and extract to your PSP Patterns folder.

'July42' Gradient
download
Download and extract to your PSP Gradients folder.

'jd-mask121' MASK
download
Download and extract to your PSP Masks folder.


Right click and save this image to a folder on your computer.

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Go to your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load the "July42" Gradient in your foreground Box
Angle = 320
Repeats = 0


Open up your "Independence" image in your PSP workspace
Go to WINDOW >>> Duplicate
Close the original Image
Go to LAYERS >>> Promote Background Layer

(If you use your own image be sure to add a white border
around 40 - 45 pixels)

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

Select the white border

Go to LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer

Flood Fill with the "July42" gradient

Go to MASKS >>> Load/Save Mask >>> Load from disk
and locate the 'jd-mask121' mask

Click LOAD




Go to LAYERS >>> Delete




Click YES



DESELECT

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

Go to your LAYER PALETTE and RIGHT click on GROUP - RASTER 1
Select MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP from the options

Go to your LAYER PALETTE and RIGHT click on RASTER 1
Select NEW RASTER LAYER



Go to SELECTIONS >> Invert
Flood fill with WHITE

Go to your LAYER PALETTE and close RASTER 1



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


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




Click OK

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



Click OK
DESELECT

Go to your LAYER PALETTE and OPEN RASTER 1
Click on it to activate.

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Click on the white area surrounding your image

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

DESELECT

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





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GOLD BORDER

Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Load the "Gold Foil" Pattern in your foreground Styles Box
Scale = 100
Angle = 0



Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = 3
COLOUR = BLACK

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the BLACK Border

Flood fill with the Gold pattern

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

DESELECT

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BLUE BORDER




Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = 3
COLOUR = BLUE ( #000080 )

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the BLUE Border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

DESELECT

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WHITE BORDER


Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = 3
COLOUR = WHITE

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the WHITE Border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

DESELECT

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RED BORDER


Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = 3
COLOUR = RED

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select the RED Border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

DESELECT

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REPEAT Instructions for WHITE Border

REPEAT Instructions for BLUE Border

REPEAT Instructions for GOLD Border


Resize to suit

Go to EFFECTS >>> Sharpen >>> Sharpen
and
Save as .jpg image


HAPPY JULY 4TH!!!!





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