Stela

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 Stela

Here the example for this frame...

~ You will need ~

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

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

Plug-in Filter / Filter Factory G
Download ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your plugins folder

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

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

Blade Pro`s Preset / nk-saloongirl
Download ... Here

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Open the zip file and install it into Blade Pro, Environments & Texture folder

Download the files used ... Here

Open the files into PSP

~ Instructions ~

1. Open the files into PSP

For Foreground chose one color your graphics

I used: #445060

For Background the White color

2. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

With the select this border

Tolerance and Feather = 0

With the this border the White color

Selections / Invert

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

Selections / Select None

3. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

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

Selections / Select None

4. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

Selections / Select None

5. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the same settings from item 3

Selections / Select None

6. Image / Add Borders = 20 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Filter Factory G / Panel Strip, with the settings bellow

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

7. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

8. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

Selections / Select None

9. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the same settings from item 3

Selections / Select None

10. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

Selections / Select None

11. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

12. Image / Add Borders = 25 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

Layers / New Raster Layer

Flood fill this layer with your color

Masks / New / From Image

Choose the Mask: 1a metallic

Masks / Delete

Yes

Selections / Select None

Effects / Sharpen / Sharpen

Repeat the Sharpen effects 3 times

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

Repeat the Drop Shadow, with the settings bellow

Layers / Merge / Merge All

13. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

Selections / Select None

14. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

15. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

Selections / Select None

16. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Bordermania / Frame 2, with the same settings from item 3

Selections / Select None

17. Image / Add Borders = 2 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

Selections / Select None

18. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select None

19. Image / Add Borders = 30 Symmetric Clicked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

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

Colors / Colorize, with the settings bellow

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

Apply the default settings

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

Repeat the Inner Bevel effects

Selections / Select None

20. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the white color

Selections / Select None

21. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

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

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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