Gardendale Designs ~ PSP Tutorial ~ Lace Screen Frame

This frame tutorial was made with PSP7 but can be created in earlier versions too ...
Earlier versions may not have the Fine Leather & Edge Effects but the frame tutorial
can be accomplished without it.

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

Lace Screen Frame

~ What You Will Need ~

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

Image, Gold Pattern Fill & Mask...
You can download all the supplies ... Here
Unzip and then open in PSP

~ Instructions ~

1. Set Foreground color to a dark color from your image ... I used #575888
Set Background color to White ... #FFFFFF

2. On your main image go to Layers / New Raster Layer
Flood Fill....with your dark color
Masks / New / From Image & then browse for Frame018Mask with the following settings:

Mask Settings

3. Masks / Delete
When it asks "Would you like this mask merged into the current layer?" ... Answer yes
Effects / Sharpen / Sharpen
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow with the following settings:

Drop Shadow Settings

4. Click on the Selection Tool .. .. and then open up your
Tool Options Window .. .. Choose Selection Type: Ellipse / Feather: 0 / Antialias: Checked

5. Find the exact center of your image ... refer to the numbers in the lower left hand corner
of your status bar ... On this image center is .... Left click & hold down while
dragging your cursor till you reach .... then let go

6. Hit the Delete key on your keyboard
Selections / Modify / Expand / 3
Layers / New Raster Layer
Set your Foreground Styles box to Pattern / Gold Pattern Fill with the following settings:

Pattern Settings

7. Flood Fill....inside the selection with the Gold Pattern Fill
Selections / Modify / Contract / 3
Now hit the Delete key on your keyboard again

8. Layers / New Raster Layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout with the following settings:

Cutout Settings

9. Selections / Select None
Open up your Layer Palette....and lower the opacity on Layer 1 to around 70

Layer Palette Settings

10. Layers / Merge / Merge All (Flatten)
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 3
With the Magic Wand.. ..click on the new border
Flood Fill....with the Gold Pattern Fill
Selections / Invert
Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout with the same settings as in Step #8

11. Reverse Foreground & Background colors
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 20
(This border should be your dark color)
With the Magic Wand.. ..click on the new border
Effects / Texture Effects / Fine Leather with the following settings:

Fine Leather Settings

12. Effects / Edge / Enhance
Effects / Texture Effects / Fine Leather with the same settings as in Step #11
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel with the following settings:

Inner Bevel Settings

13. Reverse Foreground & Background colors again
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric Checked / 3
(This border should be white)
With the Magic Wand.. ..click on the new border
Flood Fill....with the Gold Pattern Fill
Selections / Select None

Resize image and sharpen if necessary

Ok that's it ... I hope you enjoyed the tutorial :)

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

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