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 is from:  www.interfriends.com.br

 

This frame was made in honer to our PSP Friend Sonia Alonzo


Here the example for this frame... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ You will need: ~

 

 

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

 

Plug-in Filter / Blade Pro
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Blade Pro's preset used:   nk- delicate silver

Donload it ...  Here

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Open the zip file and install it into Blade Pro's Environment & Textures folder

 

Plug-in Filter / FM Tile Tools
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Plug-in Filter / Simple
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 

 

Plug-in Filter / Bordermania
Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder 

 

Download the files used ... Here

Open 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:  #385766

For Background choose the white or the black color 

 

 

 

 

2. Open your graphic and go to  Selections / Select All

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

3. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric Clicado

With the    Tolerance = 0  and  Feather = 0  select this border

With the    flood fill this border with the Gold Patern 

Selections / Select None

 

4. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

 

5. Image / Add Borders = 5   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

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the settings bellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Image / Add Borders = 30   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Layers / New Raster Layer

Flood fill this layer with the Gold Pattern

Masks / New / From Image and look for the mask:  ts_mask51

Masks / Delete

 Yes

Selections / Select None

Effects / Sharpen / Sharpen

Repeat the Sharpen effect  3 times

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

Repeat the Drop Shadow effect 4 times

Layers / Merge / Merge All

 

 

 

 

7. Image / Add Borders = 2   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

 

8. Image / Add Borders = 5   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 5

Selections / Select None

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the same settings from item 5

 

9. Image / Add Borders = 1   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

 

10. Image / Add Borders = 23   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the black color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Simple / Diamonds

Effects / Blur / Motion Blur

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

Selections Select None

 

 

 

 

11. Image / Add Borders = 2   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

 

12. Image / Add Borders = 5   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 5

Selections / Select None

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the same settings from item 5

 

13. Image / Add Borders = 2   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

 

14. Image / Add Borders = 35   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Flaming Pear / Blade Pro / nk-delicatesilver

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

Apply with the default settings

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

Selections / Select None

 

 

 

 

15. Image / Add Borders = 2   Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

 

16. Image / Add Borders = 5   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 5

Selections / Select None

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the settings bellow

 

 

 

 

17. 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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