Gravel and Stripe Frame Tutorial PSP X This tutorial was created 11th March 2007©Copyright Artwork by EssexGirl please do not copy it, or put it anywhere else without my written permission. Updated 19th March 2008 using new images *NOTE* Sometimes the links for filters change, it's difficult (and a lot of work) to keep changing them on individual pages, so I have created a page with links to filters and programs that I have used in my tutorials. That way it is easier for me, because when there are changes I will only have one page to update and hopefully better for you, because I'm less likely to miss a page out when doing the updates :) You will find links to filters/programs used in this tutorial Here the link will open in a new window Filters and programs used in this tutorial :- Paint Shop Pro Andrews filters 8, or Tramages Xenofex 1.1 Materials :- Gold bead pattern Here An image of your choice The image I have used by Matt Hughes under licence from www.creativeimagelicensing.com optional:- If you haven't got Xenofex 1.1 you can use my sg_stony texture preset, it doesn't give quite the same result, but is a good alternative. There is a text file in the zip if you don't know where to put the items some images have been made smaller to shorten file size

Note* The orientation of the image I used is landscape style, if you use a portrait style image, like my example at the end of the tutorial, you need to rotate it (Image..Rotate left or right), otherwise the kaleidoscope settings given will not work. You can rotate it back at the end. Open the image that you want to frame in psp and resize to a maximum of 400 pixels on the longest side. Use the dropper tool to select a dark colour from your image for your foreground colour (left click) and a lighter colour for your background colour (right click) The colours I used are purple #56476e and blue #bdd4d8 Make the foreground of your palette pattern fill and choose the goldbead pattern Angle=0, Scale=100

Step 1. Go to Image...Add Borders... Symmetric=ticked size=2 For the colour I used a bright green #00ff00 but you can use any colour as long as it isn't anywhere along the edge of your image Select the border with the Magic Wand and flood fill the selection with the goldbead pattern. As the border is so narrow you may need to zoom in Go to selections...Invert... Effects...3D Effects...Cutout... Vertical offset=0 Horizontal offset=0 Opacity=75 Blur=15 Colour=Black Fill interior with colour=unticked Deselect

Step 2. Go to Image...Add Borders... Symmetric=ticked size = 20 Right click on the colour box and choose your foreground (dark)colour Select the border with the Magic Wand Go to Effects...Plugins...Andrew's Filters 8 Tow the Line (or Tramages Tow the Line) Control 0=18 Control 1=54 Control 2=48 Control 3=9 Effects...3D Effects...Cutout... Vertical offset=2 Horizontal offset=2 Opacity=50 Blur=5 Colour=Black Fill interior with colour=unticked Repeat the cutout, changing the Horizontal and Vertical offsets to -2 (minus2) Deselect Go to Image...Add Borders... Symmetric=ticked size=2 Colour=bright green #00ff00 Select the border with the Magic Wand and flood fill the selection with the goldbead pattern.

Step 3. Go to Image...Add Borders... Symmetric=ticked size = 30 Right click on the colour box and choose your background (light) colour Select the border using the Magic Wand Go to Effects...Plugins...Andrew's Filters 8 Tow the Line (or Tramages Tow the Line) (settings the same as previously) Control 0=18 Control 1=54 Control 2=48 Control 3=9 Effects...3D Effects...Cutout... (settings the same as previously) Vertical offset=2 Horizontal offset=2 Opacity=50 Blur=5 Colour=Black Fill interior with colour=unticked Repeat the cutout, changing the Horizontal and Vertical offsets to -2 (minus2) Don't delelect yet

Step 4. Go to Selections...Promote Selection to Layer... With the promoted selection layer active, go to Effects...Plugins...Xenofex 1.1....Baked Earth... Use the Bed of Gravel preset Don't deselect yet Note* If you haven't got Xenofex 1.1 you can download my texture preset (link at the beginning of this tutorial), and go to Effects...Texture Effects...Texture... apply the sg_stony preset instead

Step 5. Go to Effect...Reflection Effects...Kaleidoscope... Horizontal offset=0 Vertical offset=0 Rotation angle=135 for a landscape shaped image Scale factor=3 Number of petals=4 Number of 0rbits=0 Radial suction=0 Edge mode=Wrap Don't delselect yet

Step 6. Go to Layers...Duplicate... Effect...Reflection Effects...Kaleidoscope... Horizontal offset=0 Vertical offset=0 Rotation angle=90 for a landscape shaped image Scale factor=-42 (minus 42) Number of petals=4 Number of orbits=0 Radial suction=0 Edge mode=Repeat Now you can deselect Go to Effects...3D Effects...Drop Shadow Vertical offset=1 Horizontal offset=1 Opacity=55 Blur=5 Repeat the drop shadow, changing the Vertical and horizontal offsets to -1 (minus 1) Go to Layers...Arrange...Move Down...(or open the layers palette and drag this layer below the previous one). Make the top layer active Repeat the drop shadows that you applied to the previous layer Go to Layer...Merge...Merge All...

Step 7. Go to Image...Add Borders... Symmetric=ticked size=2 Choose a colour that is not at the edge of your image Select the border with the Magic Wand and flood fill the selection with the goldbead pattern. Go to Image...Add Borders... Symmetric=ticked size = 20 Right click on the colour box and choose your foreground (dark)colour Select the border with the Magic Wand Go to Effects...Plugins...Andrew's Filters 8 Tow the Line (or Tramages Tow the Line) Control 0=18 Control 1=54 Control 2=48 Control 3=9 Effects...3D Effects...Cutout... Vertical and Horizontal offsets=2 Opacity=50 Blur=5 Colour=Black Fill interior with colour=unticked Repeat the cutout, changing the Horizontal and Vertical offsets to -2 (minus2) Deselect Go to Image...Add Borders... Symmetric=ticked size=2 Choose a different colour Select the border with the Magic Wand and flood fill the selection with the goldbead pattern. This is another example using another of Matt Hughes's beautiful picture's

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