This tutorial was made with PSP7 but you can do it with another 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 Lira dos Anjos


Here the example for this frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ You will need ~

 

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

 

Plug-in Filter / Greg Factory ll

Download it  ...  Here

Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder

 

Plug-in Filter / UnPlugged Shapes

Download it  ...  Here

Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder

 

Download the files used ...  Here

Open them into PSP

 

 

 

 

 

~ Instructions ~

 

 

1. Open the files into PSP and select your graphic

For Foreground choose the black color and the Gold Pattern 

For Background choose the white color 

 

 

 

 

2. Image / Add Borders = 1     Symmetric Checked

With the    select this border

Tolerance = 0    Feather = 0

With the    flood fill it with thw Pattern Gold

Selections / Select None

 

3. Image / Add Borders = 1     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color  

Selections / Select None

 

4. Image / Add Borders = 10     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Greg Factory ll / Pool Shadow, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

5. Image / Add Borders = 1     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color  

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 = 30     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color  

Layers / New Raster Layer

Flood fill this layer with the white color 

Masks / New / From Image / mask pb.jpg

Masks / Delete 

Yes

Selections / Select None

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

Repeat the Drop Shadow effect  4 times

Layers / Merge / Merge All

 

 

 

 

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 = 10     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Greg Factory ll / Pool Shadow, with the same settings from item 4

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 = 30     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color  

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

14. Image / Add Borders = 1     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

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 = 10     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Greg Factory ll / Pool Shadow, with the same settings from item 4

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 = 30     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color 

Effects / Plug-in Filters / UnPlugged  Shapes/ Checkered Flag, with the settings bellow

Selections / Select None

Select the colors in gray

To select all the squares press the Shift key 

Flood fill these selections with the black color 

Selections / Select None

Selections / Select All

Selections / Modify / Contract  =   30

Selections / Invert

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 13

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

20. Image / Add Borders = 2     Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

21. Open the 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

 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

 

... PSP Tutorial ~ Frame Lira ~ created by Ana Maria Barros Xavier ...

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Translated to English by Sissy Oliveira :-))
Mayza´s  House Designs ... © 2002
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