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

 

This page has lots of graphics, please have patience to load it 

 

The graphic used was from an exchange group

 

This frame was made in honer to our PSP Friend Lucijane


Here the example for this frame...

 

 

 

~ You will need ~

 

 

 

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

  

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

 

Plug-in Filter / Greg Factory ll
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:  #A6746D

For Background choose the white and the black colors

 

 

 

 

2. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Checked

With the    select this border

With the    flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

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 = 4   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, 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 = 8   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

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 4

Repeat the Inner Bevel effects 

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

7. Image / Add Borders = 20   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds, with the settings bellow

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

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 = 4   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, 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 = 8   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 6

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 4

Repeat the Inner Bevel effect

Selections / Select None

 

 13. Image / Add Borders = 25   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color  

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Simple / Centre Tile

Effects / Plug-in Filters / VM Instant Art / Four Rings, with the settings bellow

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Bevel Boss, with the same settings from item 7

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 = 4   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, 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 = 8   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 6

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 4

Repeat the Inner Bevel effect 

Selections / Select None

 

 19. Image / Add Borders = 30   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color 

Effects / Plug-in Filters / VM Instant Art / Papercut, with the settings bellow

Colors / Colorize, with the settings bellow

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Bevel Boss, with the same settings from item 7

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

20. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color  

Selections / Select None

 

21. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select None

 

22. 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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