I love experimenting and making new
frames and this frame is the first one I have made
without using borders and is an excellent one to
store in your PSP frames folder to use over and
over again. I will show you how to save the frame
and also how you can change the color of your frame
when using it on a graphic that just won't match
with your original color. The filters that are included
for you is the Pool Shadow by Greg's Factory Outlet
Volume II. This is a free filter and unfortunately
Greg's homepage seems to be AWOL at the moment,
but I do have the pool shadow in a zip for you.
If you want to colorize the way I did it you will
also need Harry's Filters and I have included a
link to get to the site for download.
This tutorial is written in and for
PSP Version 7 and assumes you have a working knowledge
of PSP at an intermediate/advanced 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
Greg's Pool Shadow ~~ You can get it HERE
Harry's Filter ~~ You can get it HERE
**unzip both of these into your Plugin Folder
My Turquoise Gradient ~~ You can get it HERE
My Gold Gradient ~~ You can get it HERE
**unzip both gradients into your PSP Gradient Folder
Step 1:
Open a new image 300x400, 16 million colors, transparent
background. Set your foreground color to the MD-Turquoise
gradient that you just unzipped, or a gradient of
your choice.
Step 2:
Add a new layer and flood fill with your gradient.
Go to Selections-->Select All or Ctrl+A.
Step 3:
Go to Selections-->Modify-->Contract change
the setting to 35 and press OK. Press your Delete
key and you now have an open area for your graphic
when applied. Keep Selected!
Step 4:
Add a new layer. Go to Effects-->3D-->Cutout
and apply the following selections:
You may now deselect and save your image.
Step 5:
Activate Layer 2. We are going to be doing a lot
on this layer without deselecting, remember to save
(Ctrl+S) often. Go to your Selection Tool with the
settings of Rectangle; Feather - 0; Antialias UNchecked
and draw a rectangle from coordinates 20,20 to 280,380.
Release your mouse button and select the narrow
edge of the gradient. Your marching ants will be
around that narrow strip. Keep selected.
Step 6:
Change your foreground color to your Gold Gradient.
Flood Fill the marching ants area with your gradient.
Keep selected and save.
Your graphic will show the white area shown here
as transparent. It is only white on this page because
I have saved it as a jpg. You will also have your
marching ants showing *S*
Step 7:
Go to Effects-->Plugins-->Greg's Factory Output
Vol. II-->Pool Shadow and apply the following
settings. Keep Selected and Save.
Step 8:
Go to Effects-->3D-->Inner Bevel and chose
the following selections. Keep Selected and Save.
Step 9:
Go to Selections-->Invert Your marching ants
will now be around the gradient part of your frame.
Keep Selected and Save.
Step 10:
Go to Effects-->Texture Effects-->Fine Leather
and apply the following settings. Keep Selected
and Save.
Step 11:
Apply the same inner bevel as above. You can now
deselect!
Again yours will show the inside of your frame as
transparent instead of the white. Go to Layers-->Merge-->Merge
Visible
We are done with this part of the
tutorial and will now save this into your frames
folder so you can use it in the future. It is very
important that you follow these steps and save with
the proper extension when you get to your frames
folder to save your frame.
Step 12:
Go to Files-->Save As A window will appear, you
need to go to the drop down menu and choose your
C: Drive (or whatever drive you have your PSP on)
and choose Program Files; Jasc Software Inc.; Paint
Shop Pro 7; and your Frames folder. Type in a name
for your frame in the File name box (I used md-leather)
and add the extension .pfr Your window should look
like I have below and then press save.
Step 13:
Now it's time to test this out and make sure that
you have saved your frame properly. Open a graphic
that you would like to frame. Go to Images-->Picture
Frame and the Picture Frame Wizard will come up
on your screen. Using the drop down menu choose
the frame that you just made. Press next.
Step 14:
Choose either inside the image or outside the image
(I usually choose outside but that is entirely your
choice).
Press Finish and this is what you should have.
Go to Layers-->Merge-->Merge Visible
I know what you're thinking **grins**
You're thinking that this doesn't look like the
Image that I have on the top of the page, what's
different? I added an illumination effect. You can
leave your framed picture as is or you can add the
illumination by doing this. Go to Effects-->Illumination
Effects-->Lights and either use my settings below
or play around with the settings to what you like.
Here are a couple of others that I have done using
this frame and the illumination. It really depends
on the graphic that you choose as to how the lighting
will show for the end result.
I said at the beginning of the tutorial
that I would have directions for changing the color
of your frame without having to remake it. Here
are the instructions for doing that.
Step 1:
With your graphic and frame in place choose your
Magic Wand and set the tolerance to about 80. Press
the colored area of your frame and you will get
marching ants around it (there might be a couple
of areas on the leather that have a few marching
ants around it but that's okay).
Step 2:
Go to Effects-->Plugins--Harry's Filters--Harry's
Filters and choose colorize from the drop down menu.
I then just keep pressing Randomize until I get
the color that I want and press OK. Below are two
that I colorized one with the lights and one without.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial as
much as I did making it for you. A big thank you
goes to my testers Anneli and Elkay, without them
checking for any mistakes these tutorials would
not be possible.
If you have any comments or questions
please do not hesitate to E-Mail
me.
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