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

This page has lots of graphics, please be patient to load it

The graphic used is from: www.webshots.com

This frame was made in honer to our PSP Friend Sue Jensen

Here the example for this frame...

~ You will need: ~

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

Plug-in Filter / Johann`s Filters

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 / Tronds

Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder

Plug-in Filter / Filter Factory F

Download it ... Here
Open the zip file and install it into your Plugins folder

Plug-in Filter / Groan Zone

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

I used: #8A686A

For Background choose the white color and the Gold Pattern

2. Open your graphic and go to: Layers / New Raster Layer

With the flood fill this layer with the Gold Pattern

Masks / New / From Image

Look for the mask: kc-019

Masks / Delete

Yes

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

Repeat the Drop Shadow effect 5 times

Layers / Merge / Merge All

3. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric Checked

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

With the flood fill this border with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select / None

4. Image / Add Borders = 10 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select / None

5. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select / None

6. Image / Add Borders = 24 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Tronds Filters ll / Schizofrenia, with the settings bellow

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 settings bellow

Selections / Select / None

7. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select / None

8. Image / Add Borders = 10 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Selections / Select / None

9. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select / None

10. Image / Add Borders = 28 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Filter Factory F / Border Film, with the settings bellow

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

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 = 10 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your 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 = 32 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with your color

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Groan Zone / Wallpaper, with the settings bellow

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 settings bellow

Repeat the Inner Bevel effect

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 = 1 Symmetric checked

Select this border and flood fill it with the Gold Pattern

Selections / Select / None

17. 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 Sue Jensen ~ created by Ana Maria Barros Xavier ...

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