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 Sandrinha

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 Factory E
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 / 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 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: #495E7D

For Background choose the white or the black color

2. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

With the select this border

With the flood fill this border 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

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 = 22 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

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 = 1 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

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 = 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

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 = 28 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

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

Colors / Colorize, with the settings bellow

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

Apply with the default settings

Repeat the Blend Emboss effect

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

Selections / Select None

15. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

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 = 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

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 = 32 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

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

Colors / Colorize, with the same settings from item 14

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

Apply with the default settings

Repeat the Blend Emboss effect

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Filter Factory E / Downstairs, with the same settings from item 14

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 Sandrinha ~ created by Ana Maria Barros Xavier ...

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