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.jonathonArt.com

This frame was made in honer to our PSP Friend Susana Mendes

Here the example for this frame

~ You will need ~

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

Plug-in Filter / UnPlugged Effects
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 / Unlimited 2
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 graphic into PSP

Choose two colors from your graphic.

For Foreground I choose a dark one: #412C3F

For Background a light one: #A99899

2. Selections / Select All

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

Selections / Select None

3. Layers / New Raster Layer

With the flood fill this layer with your light color

Masks / New / From Image

Choose the mask: kc-013.msk

Masks / Delete / Yes

Effects / Sharpen / Sharpen

Repeat the Sharpen

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

Repeat the Drop Shadow 5 times

Layers / Merge / Merge All

4. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

With the light color

5. Switch Foreground and Background in the Styles Palette

Image / Add Borders = 2 Symmetric checked

With the dark color

6. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric checked

With the light color

With the select this border

Feather = 0 and Tolerance = 0

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

Selections / Select / None

7. Image / Add Borders = 2 Symmetric checked

With the dark color

8. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

With the light color

9. Image / Add Borders = 18 Symmetric checked

With the dark color and select it

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Eye Candy 4 / Swirl, with the settings bellow.

Repeat the Swirl effect with the same settings.

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

Selections / Select None

10. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

With the light color

11. Image / Add Borders = 2 Symmetric checked

With the dark color

12. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric checked

With the light color and select it

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

Selections / Select / None

13. Image / Add Borders = 2 Symmetric checked

With the dark color

14. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

With the light color

15. Image / Add Borders = 23 Symmetric checked

With the dark color and select it

Effects / Plug-in Filters / UnPlugged Effects / TV Noise, with the settings bellow.

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the same settings from item 9

Selections / Select None

16. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

With the light color

17. Image / Add Borders = 2 Symmetric checked

With the dark color

18. Image / Add Borders = 5 Symmetric checked

With the light color and select it

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

Selections / Select / None

19. Image / Add Borders = 2 Symmetric checked

With the dark color

20. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

With the light color

21. Image / Add Borders = 30 Symmetric checked

With the dark color and select it

Effects / Plug-in Filters / Filters Unlimited 2 / Paper Texture, with the settings bellow.

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel, with the settings from item 9

Selections / Select None

22. Image / Add Borders = 1 Symmetric checked

With the light color

23. Image / Add Borders = 2 Symmetric checked

With the dark color

24. Image / Add Borders = 3 Symmetric checked

With the light color and select it

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

Selections / Select / None

25. 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 Susana ~ created by Ana Maria Barros Xavier ...

Translated to English by Sissy Oliveira :-))