SILVER FRAME
PSP8

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

'Weaver 2' pattern and the 'gabriel-zilver' pattern
download
Download and extract to your PSP Patterns folder.


You will also need the 'woman' the 'deco' and 'corner' tubes
which you can download
HERE
Extract to a folder on your computer


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Open up the 'woman' the 'deco' and 'corner' tubes
and minimize.


Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Load Solid GREY ( #E1DFDF ) in your foreground box
and
the 'WEAVER 2' pattern in the background box
Angle = 0
Scale = 100




Open a new image 400 x 450
transparent background
Flood fill with GREY ( #E1DFDF )

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the 'WeaveR 2' BACKground pattern

Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
Go to LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Click on your SELECTION TOOL,
then click on CUSTOM SELECTION


Enter these settings





Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
Go to your LAYER PALETTE
and close the bottom MERGED layer so you can keep track
of what you are doing.


Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR

Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Load the 'gabriel-zilver' in your foreground box
Angle = 312
Scale = 100


Flood fill with the selected area with the
'gabriel-zilver' FOREground pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND 5
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 150
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select silver 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


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



Click OK

DESELECT








BORDER 2

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the area outside the silver border

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the Weave BACKground pattern



Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND 12
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


With your MAGIC WAND
TOLERANCE =
175
Select the WEAVE border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity =
80
Blur =
1.20

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

DESELECT




BORDER 3

With your MAGIC WAND
TOLERANCE = 175
Select the area surrounding the second border

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the Silver FOREground pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND 3
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT



With your MAGIC WAND
TOLERANCE = 175

Select the outer silver border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use the same settings
Click OK

DESELECT





BORDER 4

With your MAGIC WAND
TOLERANCE = 175
Select the area surrounding the THIRD border

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the Silver FOREground pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND
3
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


With your MAGIC WAND
TOLERANCE = 175

Select the outer silver border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use the same settings
Click OK

DESELECT



BORDER 5

With your MAGIC WAND
TOLERANCE = 175
Select the transparent area outside the borders
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill the selected area with the WEAVE BACKground pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND 20
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT






BORDER 6

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the transparent area outside your borders
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the Silver FOREground pattern


Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND
5
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


With your MAGIC WAND

Select SILVER border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use the same settings
Click OK

DESELECT



BORDER 7

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the transparent area outside your borders
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the Silver FOREground pattern


Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND 5
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


With your MAGIC WAND

Select SILVER border

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use the same settings
Click OK

DESELECT





BORDER 8

With your MAGIC WAND
Select the transparent area outside your borders
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the Silver FOREground pattern


Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use the same settings
Click OK

DESELECT

Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE










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