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 Lúcia Novaes

 

Here the example for this frame... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ You will need ~

 

 

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

 

Plug-in Filter / Filter Unlimited 2

Download it ...  Here

Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder

 

Plug-in Filter / FM Tile Tools

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 / UnPlugged Tools

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: #3C4532

For Background choose the black color  and the Pattern 2 

 

 

 

 

2. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

With the    select this border

With the    flood fill this border with the Gold Pattern 

 Selections / Invert

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

Repeat the Cutout effects

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

3. Image / Add Borders = 2    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

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 the Gold Pattern

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 = 5    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

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

Repeat the Inner Bevel effects

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 / Filters Unlimited 2 / Frames, Textured, with the settings bellow

Colors / Colorize, with the settings bellow

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 Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

12. Image / Add Borders = 2    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

13. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

14. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

15. Image / Add Borders = 26    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the 2 Pattern

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

 

 

 

 

16. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

17. 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 8

Repeat the Inner Bevel effects

Selections / Select None

 

18. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Selections / Select None

 

19. Image / Add Borders = 30    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / UnPlugged Tools / Blades, with the settings bellow

Colors / Colorize, with the same settings from item 10

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

Apply with the default settings

Repeat the Blend Emboss effects 3 times

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Bevel Boss,  with the same settings from item 15

Repeat the Bevel Boss effects

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

20. Image / Add Borders = 1    Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

21. 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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