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 is from:  www.interfriends.com.br

 

This frame was made in honer to our PSP Friend Joan Krijgsman


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 / Kang 4
Download it ... Here 
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

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

 

Plug-in Filter / Filter Factory M
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

For Foreground choose one color from your graphic and the Gold Pattern

I used:  #DAD8E6

For Background choose the white or the black color 

 

 

 

 

2. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

With the    Feather = 0 and Tolerance = 0, select this border

With the    flood fill this border with the Black color

 Selections / Invert

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

Repeat the Cutout effects 3 times

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

3. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

4. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

5. Image / Add Borders = 5    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

6. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

7. Image / Add Borders = 5    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 5

Repeat the Inner Bevel effect

Selections / Select None

 

8. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

9. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

10. Image / Add Borders = 22    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Kang 4 / Bubblecross Wave, with the settings bellow

Repeat the Bubblecross effect  4 times

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

Apply the default settings

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

 

11. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

12. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

13. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

14. Image / Add Borders = 5    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 5

Repeat the Inner Bevel effect

Selections / Select None

 

15. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

16. Image / Add Borders = 28    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / MuRas Seamless / Tile Frame Diagonal, with the settings bellow

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

Apply the default settings

Repeat the Blend Emboss effect

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

 

17. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

18. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

19. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

20. Image / Add Borders = 5    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 5

Repeat the Inner Bevel effect

Selections / Select None

 

21. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

22. Image / Add Borders = 32    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds, with the settings bellow

Effects / Texture Effects / Weave, with the settings bellow

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 16

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

23. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

24. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

25. 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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