Dani's Gold Mesh Plated Frame

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The original image was created by Robert Chang

This is a variation of my Detailed Frame, using Super Blade Pro instead of Primus

Supplies you will need:

PSP 7 (download a demo here)

An image to frame

Flaming Pear Super Blade Pro (you can download a demo here, then install to your plug ins directory)

Preset for Super Blade Pro ((you can download it here, then unzip to your environments folder)

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

All Set?? Let's get started!

1. Open your image.

2. Select a light color from from image (I used #AAB4A0), then go to Image --> Add Borders. Make sure your Symetric box is checked, and set the border size to 5.

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

4. Effect-->Flaming Pear--> Super Blade Pro. Find db_goldfabric, and apply

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 ##5C7657) 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--> Super Blade Pro. Use the same settings as you did in step 4.

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 #AAB4A0) With the area still selected, go to Effects--> Texture Effects-->Texture, using the same settings as in step 7. 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 white. Image --> Add Borders. Make sure your Symetric box is checked, and set the border size to 20.

15. Repeat step 5. Select none.

16. Effects-->3D Effects-->Inner Bevel. Apply the below settings.

Almost done!

17. Layers --> Add Raster Layer

18. 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.

19. 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 20, 2002