Gardendale Designs ~ PSP Tutorial ~ Classic Frame

This frame tutorial was made with PSP7 but can be created in earlier versions too ...

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Here is an example of the frame that we will be making ...

Classic Frame Example

~ What You Will Need ~

Jasc Paint Shop Pro
You can download a fully functional 30 day trial version ... Here

Swan Image I Used
You can download the image ... Here
Unzip and then open in PSP

Plug-In Filter / NVR BorderMania
You can download the filter ... Here
Unzip and place in your PSP Plug-in Filter folder

~ Instructions ~

1. Set your Foreground color to a light color from your image ... I used #EAD3C5
Choose a dark color for your frame and set as your Background color ... I used #707F84

2. Image / Add Borders (this should be the dark color) with the following settings:

Border Settings

3. Selections / Select All
Selections / Modify / Contract / 5

4. Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout with the following settings:

Cutout Settings

5. Repeat Cutout effect except this time use Vertical -2 / Horizontal -2

6. Reverse Foreground & Background colors at the top

7. Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This should be the light color)

8. Effects / Plug-In Filters / NVR BorderMania / Frame #2 with the following settings:

NVR BorderMania Settings

9. Repeat above NVR BorderMania treatment

10. Reverse Foreground & Background colors at the top

11. Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This border should be the dark color)

12. Reverse Foreground & Background colors

13. Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This border should be the light color)

14. Effects / Plug-In Filters / NVR BorderMania / Frame #2 with these settings:
Border Width: 5 ~ Frame Width: 5
Highlight Intensity: 180 ~ Shadow Intensity: 130
Bevel: Unchecked ~ Notch Corners: Checked

15. Repeat above NVR BorderMania treatment

16. Reverse Foreground & Background colors

17. Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 18
(This border should be the dark color)
With the Magic Wand....click on this new border

18. Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel with the following settings:

Inner Bevel Settings

19. Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This should be the dark color)

20. Effects / Plug-In Filters / NVR BorderMania / Frame #2 with these settings:
Border Width: 5 ~ Frame Width: 5
Highlight Intensity: 180 ~ Shadow Intensity: 130
Bevel: Unchecked ~ Notch Corners: Checked

21. Repeat the NVR BorderMania treatment and we're all done ...

If you have any questions or need additional
info, please feel free to email me ...

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