This tutorial was made with PSP7 but you can do it with any version

 

This page has lots of graphics, please be patient to load it

 

The graphic used I received from an exchange group

 

This frame was made in honer to our PSP Friend Flávia Costa

 

Here the example for this frame...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ You will need ~

 

Jasc Paint Shop Pro
Download its trial version for 30 days ... Here

 

 Plug-in Filter / FM Tile Tools
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

 Plug-in Filter / FM Paint Engine
Download it ... Here 
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

 Plug-in Filter / Eye Candy 4
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 


 Plug-in Filter / Simple
Download it ...   Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Plug-in Filter / Greg Factore Output Vol II
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Download the files used ... Here

Open the files into PSP

 

 

 

 

 

~ Instructions ~

 

 

1. Open the files into PSP and select your graphic

Choose two colors from your graphic

No Foreground a light color and the Striped Pattern 

I used: #EEC1BA  Light color

For Background a dark color

I used: CF9F9F  Dark color

 

 

 

 

2. Selections / Select All

Effects / 3d Effects / Cutout, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

3. Layers / New Raster / Layer

With the     select this border 

With the    flood fill this layer with the dark color 

Masks / New / From Image

Choose the mask: mask1

Masks / Delete

Yes

Selections / Select None

Effects / Sharpen / Sharpen

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow, with the settings bellow

Repeat the Drop Shadow  effects 3 times

Layers / Merge / Merge All

 

 

 

 

4. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Selections / Select None

 

5. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Selections / Select None

 

6. Image / Add Borders = 6   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Effects / Noise / Add

Noise = 5

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Greg Factore Output Vol II / Pool Shadow, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

7. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Selections / Select None

 

8. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Selections / Select None

 

9. Image / Add Borders = 10   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the settings bellow

Repeat the Inner Bevel effects

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

10. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Selections / Select None

 

11. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Selections / Select None

 

12. Image / Add Borders = 20   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Simple / Centre Tile

Effects / Blur / Motion Blur

Angle = 45      Intensit = 40 Pixels

Effects / Plug-in Filters / FM Paint Engine / Borg, with the settings bellow

Repeat the Borg effects 4 times

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Bevel Boss, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

 

13. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Selections / Select None

 

14. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Selections / Select None

 

15. Image / Add Borders = 10   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 9

Repeat the Inner Bevel effects

Selections / Select None

 

16. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Selections / Select None

 

17. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Selections / Select None

 

18. Image / Add Borders = 27   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Striped Patern 

Effects / 3D E ffects / Inner Bevel, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

19. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Selections / Select None

 

20. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Selections / Select None

 

21. Image / Add Borders = 10   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Effects / 3D E ffects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 9

Repeat the Inner Bevel effects

Selections / Select None

 

22. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Selections / Select None

 

23. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Selections / Select None

 

24. Image / Add Borders = 34   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the light color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Simple / Centre Tile

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Simple / Diamonds

Effects / Plug-in Filters / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss

Apply with the default settings

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Bevel Boss, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

 

 

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25. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the dark color

Selections / Select None

 

26. Open the small corner and   Edit / Copy

Go to the frame and  Edit / Paste / As New Layer

Edit / Copy

Image / Mirror

Edit / Copy

Image / Flip

Edit / Copy

Image / Mirror

Do the same with the big corner

Layers / Merge / Merge All

 

Save as JPG and it is done

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!

If you have any questions, please, feel free to e-mail me

 

 

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