Graphic
in
a
Frame
Picture
Tube
Created
February
6,
2003
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Moon's
Designs
Property
of
Moon's
Designs
This
is
my
own
creation,
any
similarities
to
any
other
tutorial
on
the
Internet
are
unintentional.
Please
do
not
copy
or
place
this
tutorial
or
any
graphics
to
any
other
place
without
written
permission
directly
from
me.
Thank
you
This
tutorial
is
written
for
Lynn92250,
who
requested
a
tutorial
showing
beginners
how
to
put
a
graphic
within
a
frame
picture
tube.
I
was
honored
when
Lynn
asked
me
to
do
this
tutorial,
and
apologize
that
it
has
taken
me
so
long
to
honor
her
request.
There
are
many
sites
that
have
picture
tubes
available
for
you
to
download,
and
frame
picture
tubes
seem
to
be
very
popular
now.
If
you
type
in
"frame
tubes
PSP"
in
a
search
engine,
such
as
Google,
you
will
find
many
of
these
available
for
you.
I
was
thrilled
when
my
friend,
Cody,
shared
one
that
she
had
made
and
has
allowed
me
to
share
this
tube
with
you
for
this
tutorial.
I
will
also
show
you
how
to
make
your
creation
as
a
transparent
gif
using
the
gif
optimizer
in
PSP.
As
you
can
see
by
my
results
above,
this
can
be
easily
done.
I
will
also
be
giving
instructions
for
using
this
frame
tube,
you
may
need
to
adjust
some
of
the
settings
when
using
a
different
frame.
My
tutorials
are
only
guidelines
to
help
you
accomplish
a
certain
creation.
Please
feel
free
to
be
inventive
and
take
whatever
liberties
you
would
like.
I
encourage
each
of
you
to
do
your
"own
thing"
and
make
your
creation
yours!
Screenshots
are
resized
and
compressed
for
faster
loading.
Don't
forget
to
SAVE
your
work
often.
This
tutorial
is
written
in
and
for
PSP
Version
7.04
and
assumes
you
have
a
working
knowledge
of
PSP
and
filters
at
a
beginners
level.
I
am
sure
this
can
easily
be
done
in
Version
6
with
a
few
adjustments
in
paths
but
I
have
only
used
Version
7
so
I
can't
make
promises
*S*
You
will
need:
JASC's
PSP
(30
day
free
trial)
~~
You
can
get
it
HERE
A
Frame
picture
tube
~~
If
you
would
like
to
use
the
one
that
I
used
you
can
get
it
HERE
**This
is
in
PSP
format.
Open
it
in
your
workspace.
A
graphic
~~
I
used
a
graphic
from
Clip
Art
Today.
It's
a
beautiful
wedding
picture
that
I
thought
would
look
wonderful
in
this
frame.
If
you
would
like
to
use
the
same
graphic
please
right
click
and
save
to
your
hard
drive.
Step
1:
Open
your
graphic
in
PSP
and
make
a
copy
of
it
(Shift+D).
The
main
reason
for
making
a
copy
is
in
case
I
want
to
use
the
image
again
and
forget
to
change
the
name
when
I
save
*S*
You
can
close
out
your
original
graphic.
Remember
to
save
often.
Step
2:
Open
your
frame
tube
in
PSP.
To
convert
your
frame
tube
to
a
picture
tube,
with
your
frame
tube
active
-
go
to
Files-->Export-->Picture
Tube.
The
following
popup
will
appear.
Type
in
the
exact
name
of
the
tube
and
click
OK.
You
may
now
close
your
frame
tube.
Step
3:
Open
a
new
image
275x350,
16
million
colors,
transparent
background.
Go
to
Layers-->New
Raster
Layer
and
name
it
frame.
Active
your
picture
tube,
,
and
scroll
to
your
frame
tube.
I
set
my
scale
to
90.
Place
your
cursor
at
coordinates
137,175,
this
is
the
middle
of
your
image,
and
left
click
your
mouse.
You
will
find
your
coordinates
in
the
lower
left
corner
of
your
work
area.
Step
4:
Activate
the
graphic
that
you
are
using.
Using
your
selection
tool,
,
set
at
Ellipse;
feather=0;
Antialias
checked;
draw
an
ellipse
around
the
part
of
your
graphic
that
you
would
like
in
your
frame.
Be
careful
not
to
make
it
too
much
larger
than
your
opening
or
your
perspective
will
be
off.
Step
5:
Go
to
Edit-->Copy
(Ctrl+C).
Activate
your
Frame
Image,
make
sure
you
are
on
the
frame
layer.
Pick
up
your
Magic
Wand
and
click
on
the
blank
center
of
your
frame,
you
will
see
marching
ants
around
the
inside
of
your
frame.
Go
to
Selections-->Modify-->Expand
and
enter
the
number
2.
Step
6:
With
your
ants
still
marching,
activate
layer1
on
your
layer
palette.
Go
to
Edit-->Paste-->Into
Selection.
Keep
selected.
Add
a
new
layer
and
name
it
cutout.
Go
to
Effects-->3D-->Cutout
and
apply
the
following
settings:
Offsets
=
l0;
Opacity
=
59;
Blur
=
40;
Shadow
Color
=
Black;
Fill
interior
UNchecked
Reapply
your
cutout,
but
this
time
change
the
Vertical
and
Horizontal
Offsets
to
MINUS
10.
Deselect
(Ctrl+D)
and
Save.
Step
7:
Add
a
new
layer
and
name
it
highlight.
Set
your
foreground
styles
color
to
White
and
your
background
styles
to
Null.
Activate
your
draw
tool,
,
set
at
Freehand;
Width
=
6;
Antialias
checked;
Create
as
vector
and
Close
Path
UNchecked.
Draw
to
small
lines
on
your
cutout,
similar
to
what
I
have
below.
Step
8:
Go
to
Effects-->Blur-->Gaussian
Blur
and
use
a
setting
of
4.55,
or
whatever
you
are
happy
with.
Click
OK
and
save.
Step
9:
You
are
basically
done
with
your
creation
now.
That
wasn't
so
hard
was
it?
I
did
do
one
more
thing
before
merging
my
layers.
I
thought
that
the
graphic
was
a
tad
to
dark
for
this
frame
so
I
went
to
the
layer
palette
and
reduced
the
opacity
on
layer1
to
80.
Step
10:
Go
to
Layers-->Merge-->Merge
Visible.
Save.
Step
11:
I
thought
that
this
turned
out
so
exquisitely
that
I
wanted
to
save
it
as
a
transparent
gif
instead
of
on
a
background.
Go
to
File-->Export-->Gif
Optimizer.
You
will
receive
the
following
screen.
Click
on
the
Use
Wizard.
Use
existing
transparent
areas
is
the
default.
Click
next.
Even
though
I
was
using
this
white
swirl
background
I
left
the
background
color
that
was
already
on
my
color
palette.
Click
next.
PSP
defaults
to
Yes,
use
Web-safe
colors
only.
I
always
choose
No,
choose
the
best
colors.
If
you
leave
it
at
the
default
of
yes,
you
are
more
like
to
get
little
bumps
on
your
graphic.
Click
next.
I
always
choose
the
Better
image
quality
and
size.
Click
Next.
The
last
frame
shows
you
how
your
graphic
will
look.
Notice
that
there
are
no
bumps
on
the
graphic,
no
black
lines
around
the
frame
and
it
is
transparent.
~smiles~
When
you
activate
your
browser,
in
PSP,
it
will
appear
that
it
is
not
transparent
and
that
the
background
you
have
chosen
shows.
However,
as
you
can
see
at
the
top
of
this
tutorial,
it
is
in
fact
transparent.
I
wanted
to
show
you
how
it
looked
in
my
browser
so
you
won't
panic
and
think
you
have
done
something
wrong.
I
hope
you
have
enjoyed
this
tutorial
as
much
as
I
did
creating
it.
A
big
thank
you
to
the
PSP_Dynasty's
Tutorial
Testing
team
for
testing
this
tutorial
for
me.
If
you
have
any
problems,
comments
or
questions
please
do
not
hesitate
to
E-mail
me.
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