Sand and Sea Frame

PSP X

*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
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You will find links to filters/programs used in this tutorial Here
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Filters and programs used in this tutorial :-
Paint Shop Pro

Materials :-
An image of your choice
The image I have used is ©Arantza Sestyao, www.sqpinc.com
to use the same image you have the appropriate CILM Artist license
which is available from www.creativeimagelicensing.com
speckle goldfill pattern and Joyce mask Here
these were not created by me but I'd like to thank whoever did create them.
(if you are using psp7 the PspMask won't work, you can get it as a jpg Here)

some images have been made smaller to shorten file size

This tutorial is in two parts, on this page we will create the
framed image. If you want to go on to make some side panels and
create an Incredimail Letter with your image you can go on to page 2.
Experienced letter creators please feel free to do your own thing ;)

Step 1.
Open the Joyce mask in psp and minimise it (we need it
open in psp, rather than loading it from Disk because
at one point in the tutorial it has to be rotated.

Open the image that you want to frame in psp and resize to
300 pixels width, psp will automatically set the height.

Use the dropper tool to select a dark colour from your
image for your background colour (right click), I am using a
black and white image, so I chose black #000000.

Make the foreground of your palette pattern fill and
choose the Speckle Goldfill pattern Angle=0, Scale=100

Step 2.
Your image needs to be a background not a layer.
Go to Layers...Merge...Merge All (if this option
is greyed out your image is already a background)

Go to Selections...Select All...
Effects...3D Effects...Cutout....
Use these settings :-
Horizontal offset=0
Vertical offset=0
Opacity=100
Blur=25
Colour=Black
Fill interior with colour= unticked

Deselect

Step 3.
Go to Image...Add Borders...
We are going to create a different size border
for the top and bottom than for the sides, so
untick the symmetric box
Left and Right=40
Top and Bottom =50
Right click on the colour box and choose your background (dark) colour

Step 4.
Go to Layers...New Raster Layer...
Flood fill the new layer with your background pattern
(the speckle goldfill)

Go to Layers...New Mask Layer...From Image...
In the Source Window dropdown list choose 'Joyce'
Create mask from Source luminance
Invert mask data = unticked

Go to Layers...Merge...Merge Group...

Step 5.

Activate the Selection Tool
Selection type=Rectangle Mode=Replace
Feather=0
Antialias=unticked

Select a strip approximately 5 pixels wide down the left
side where the image meets the border, running from the
top of the horizontal gold panel at the top, of the image
to the bottom of horizontal gold panel at the bottom of
the image (see screenshot below)

Add a new raster layer
Flood fill with the speckle goldfill pattern

Deselect
Go to Layers...Duplicate...
then Image...Mirror...

Step 6.
Hide the background layer by clicking the eye
for that layer in the layers palette, go to
Layers...Merge...Merge Visible...
Unhide the layer by clicking the eye again

Go to Effects...3D Effects...Drop Shadow
(if your background colour is black you may
not need the drop shadow, so this is optional)
Horizontal and Vertical offsets=1
Opacity=75
Blur=5

Go to Layers...Merge...Merge All (flatten)

Step 7.
Open up the Joyce mask that you minimised
We are going to rotate it before applying again
Go to Image...Rotate Right...
minimise the mask so it's out of the way

Back on the image we are working on, go to
Image...Add Borders...
Symmetric box-unticked
Left and Right=50
Top and bottom=55
Colour= your background (dark) colour

Step 8.
(this step is the same as step 4) Go to Layers...New Raster Layer...
Flood fill the new layer with your background pattern
(the speckle goldfill)

Go to Layers...New Mask Layer...From Image...
In the Source Window dropdown list choose 'Joyce'
Create mask from Source luminance
Invert mask data = unticked

Go to Layers...Merge...Merge Group...

Step 9.
This step is similar to step 5 but this time the
selected strip runs horizontally and goes right
across the image like this screenshot.

We can use a Custom Selection this time because
your image is the same width as mine (or you can
select it with the rectangle as in step 5).
With the selection tool active, click on the Custom
Selection icon on the tool options palette
Use these settings :-
Left=0
Right=480
Top=57
Bottom=62

Add a new raster layer
Flood fill with the speckle goldfill pattern

Deselect
Go to Layers...Duplicate...
then Image...Flip...

Step 10.
(this step is the same as step 6) Hide the background layer by clicking the eye
for that layer in the layers palette, go to
Layers...Merge...Merge Visible...
Unhide the layer by clicking the eye again

Go to Effects...3D Effects...Drop Shadow
(if your background colour is black you may
not need the drop shadow, so this is optional)
Horizontal and Vertical offsets=1
Opacity=75
Blur=5

Go to Layers...Merge...Merge All (flatten)

Step 11.
Go to Selections...Select All...
Image...Add Borders...
Tick the symmetric box
Add a symmetric border of 5 pixels
the colour doesn't matter
Go to Selections...Invert...
Flood fill with speckle goldfill
Before you deselect you can add the following drop shadow,
here again if your background colour is black you may
not need it, so it's is optional)
Effects...3D Effects...Drop Shadow
Horizontal and Vertical offsets=1
Opacity=75
Blur=5
repeat the drop shadow using minus 1 for the
horizontal and vertical offsets

Add any copyright information you need to include, on a new
layer, so that you can resize and position it as you wish
Go to Layers...Merge...Merge All.

If you want to create side panels to go with your image
and to make it into an Incredimail letter go to
Page 2 Here

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I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
Thankyou Kevin for testing this tutorial

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