Gardendale Designs ~ PSP Tutorial ~ Gold Embossed 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 ~

Gold Embossed Frame Example

~ What You Will Need ~

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

Woman Image I used
You can download the image ... Here
Unzip and then open in PSP

PSP Mask
You can download the mask ... Here
The mask is a .jpg so just unzip and open in PSP

Plug-in Filter / DSB Flux
You can download the filter ... Here
Unzip and install into your PSP Plug-in Filter folder

~ Instructions ~

1. Open Image and Mask up in PSP ... Minimize Mask

2. Set Foreground color to a gold color ... I used #B69E71
Set Background color to a dark color from your image ... I used #702C2B

3. Layers / New Raster Layer to your main image
Flood Fill....with the gold color
Effects / Plug-in Effects / dsb flux / Bright Noise
Intensity: 40 ~ Direction: Mix

4. Masks / New / From Image with the following settings:

Mask Settings

5. Masks / Delete
When it asks "Would you like this mask merged into the current layer?" Answer Yes
Effects / Sharpen / Sharpen
Apply Sharpen effect again

6. Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow with the following settings:

Drop Shadow Settings

7. Layers / Merge / Merge All (Flatten)

8. Switch Foreground & Background colors at the top
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 5
(This border should be your gold color
With the Magic Wand....click on the new border

9. Effects / Plug-in Effects / dsb flux / Bright Noise
Intensity: 40 ~ Direction: Mix
Effects / Sharpen / Sharpen

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

Inner Bevel Settings

11. Selections / Invert

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

Cutout Settings

13. Switch Foreground & Background colors at the top
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 20
(This border should be your dark color
With the Magic Wand....click on the new border

14. Effects / Geometric Effects / Punch with the following settings:

Punch Settings

15. Effects / Reflection Effects / Rotating Mirror
Horizontal Offset: 0 ~ Rotation Angle: 180
Effects / Sharpen / Sharpen
Apply Sharpen effect again

16. Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 18
To get a clean selection go to Selections / Select All
Selections / Modify / Contract / 24
Selections / Invert

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

Texture / Fine Leather Settings

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

Inner Bevel Settings

19. Selections / Select None and we're all done

Now here you may want to add another gold border of
around 5 px following the steps we used earlier ...

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

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