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

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The graphic used I received from an exchange group

This frame was made in honer to our PSP Friend Liriel

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 / Filter Factory E

Download it ... Here

Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder

Plug-in Filter / ScreenWorks
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

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

I used: #4CACAC

For Background choose the white color and the black color

2. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

With the select this border

With the flood fill this border with the Black color

Selections / Invert

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

Repeat the Cutout effects

Selections / Select None

3. Layers / New Raster Layer

Flood fill this layer with the Gold Patern

Masks / New / From Image

Choose the mask: jd-mask47

Masks / Delete

Yes

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

Repeat the Drop Shadow effects

Layers / Merge / Merge All

4. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

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 = 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

7. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

8. Image / Add Borders = 2 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 = 5 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds, with the settings bellow

Effects / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss, with the default settings

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 6

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 = 22 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / ScreenWorks / Grid Layout

Effects / Plug-in Filters / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss, with the defaults settings

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

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 = 2 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 = 5 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 6

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 = 27 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds, with the settings bellow

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

Repeat the Inner Bevel effects

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 = 32 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Texture Effects / Weave, with the settings bellow

Effects / Geometric Effects / CurlyQs, with the settings bellow

Repeat the CurlyQs effects

Effects / Plug-in Filters / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss, with the defaults settings

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Filter Factory E / Downstairs, with the default settings

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 = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

23. 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

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