Dani's Detailed Frame

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This beautiful picture was created by Maija

OK folks, this is it! My very 1st attempt at tutorial writing!! Thank you Sandee, and all the rest of you at APT for your encouragement - this one's for you!!

Supplies you will need:

PSP 7 (download a demo here)

An image to frame

Flaming Pear Primus (you can download it here, then install to your plug ins directory)

Greg's Factory Output Blowout filter (you can download it here, then install to your plug in directory)

Ready? Here we go!

1. Open your image.

2. Select a light color from from image (I used #EEE0ED), then go to Image --> Add Borders. Make sure your Symetric box is checked, and set the border size to 5. (It's important to not use white as your background here, as Primus does not seem to have an effect on white)

3. Using your magic wand, with the tolerance set to 14 & the feather set to 0, select the border.

4. Go to Effects -->Plug-ins-->Flaming Pear--> Primus. For my image above, I chose the 6th button, but you can chose any one you like to compliment your image, and click OK. Select none.

5. With the border still selected, Effects-->3D Effects-->Drop Shadow. Set vertical and horizontal to 1, Opacity to 60, and the blur to 10, and apply. Repeat this step, this time changing the vertical and horizontal to minus (-)1.

6. Image --> Add Borders. Make sure your Symetric box is checked, and set the border size to 15 this time.

7. Select the border with your magic wand, and then flood fill the area with a darker color from your image. ( I used #907A86) With the area still selected, go to Effects--> Texture Effects-->Texture. Select the grass.bmp texture (in my PSP, it is # 30, but yours may be different. Just browse until you find it *s*) Apply the texture with the settings below. Do not deselect yet!

8. Go to Effects-->Plug-Ins-->Gregs Factory Outputs-->Blowout. Change your Frequency setting to 209, and apply. Select none.

9.. Image --> Add Borders. Make sure your Symetric box is checked, and set the border size to 5.

10. Go to Effects -->Plug-ins-->Flaming Pear--> Primus. Use the same settings as you did in step 5.

11. Set your background color to white. Image --> Add Borders. Make sure your Symetric box is checked, and set the border size to 15 this time.

12. Select the border with your magic wand, and then flood fill the area with the lighter color from your image. ( I used #EEE0ED) With the area still selected, go to Effects--> Texture Effects-->Texture, using the same settings as in step 8. Do not deselect yet!

13. Go to Effects-->Plug-Ins-->Gregs Factory Outputs-->Blowout. Change your Frequency setting to 209, and apply. Select none.

14. Set your background color to the light color from your image. (I used #EEE0ED) (Remember not to use white, as Primus will not show up on a white background *S* ) Image --> Add Borders. Make sure your Symetric box is checked, and set the border size to 20.

15. Repeat step 4. Select none.

Almost done!

16. Layers --> Add Raster Layer

17. Select the text tool . You can use any corner ding you would like. I used Corners 1, Capital C. Using the settings below, insert your corner image. Do Not Deselect.

18. Repeat step 4.

19. Move the font to the upper left corner using your Mover Tool

20. Once you have it in place, go to Layers-->Duplicate, then Image--> Mirror. Next, go to Layers-->Duplicate, then Image-->Flip. Now, Layers-->Duplicate, then Image - Mirror.

21. Merge all layers and you're done!!

I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me!

created May 19, 2002