Gardendale Designs ~ PSP Tutorial ~ Metal Accent Frame

This frame tutorial was made with PSP7 but can be created in earlier versions too ...
Earlier versions may not have the fine leather effect used in this tutorial but the
frame can be accomplished without it ...

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

Metal Accent Frame Example

~ What You Will Need ~

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

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

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

Bird image ...
You can download the image ... Here
Unzip and then open in PSP ...

~ Instructions ~

1. Set Foreground color to a light color from you image ... I used #D4C3AF
Set Background color to a dark color from your image ... I used #6F7872

2. Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This should be your dark color)
With the Magic Wand click on the new border

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

Inner Bevel Settings

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

Cutout Settings

5. Reverse Foreground and Background colors
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This should be your light color)
With the Magic Wand click on the new border
Effects / Plug-in Filters / Screenworks / Micro Maze
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel with the same settings as in Step #3

6. Reverse Foreground and Background colors
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This should be your dark color)
With the Magic Wand click on the new border
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel with the same settings as in Step #3 again
Selections / Select None

7. Effects / Plug-in Filter / NVR BorderMania / Frame #2 with the following settings:

NVR BorderMania Settings

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

9. Effects / Texture Effects / Fine Leather with the following settings:

Fine Leather Settings

10. While still selected go to Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel
and use the same settings as in Step #3

11. Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This should be your dark color)
With the Magic Wand click on the new border
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel with the same settings as Step #3

12. Reverse Foreground and Background colors
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This should be your light color)
With the Magic Wand click on the new border
Effects / Plug-in Filters / Screenworks / Micro Maze
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel with the same settings as in Step #3

13. Reverse Foreground and Background colors
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This should be your dark color)
With the Magic Wand click on the new border
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel with the same settings as Step #3
Selections / Select None

14. Effects / Plug-in Filters / NVR BorderMania / Frame #2 with the same settings as in Step #7

15. Resize and sharpen image if necessary

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

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