Classic Cream Frame
(PSP 8 & 9)
A tutorial by  Mar © 2004.


© Image Lorraine Brewer.

What you need:
PSP 8. Download a 30 day trial here.
The corner, gold pattern and image Download here.

Save often.
Let's get started. Good luck.....

Open a new image 350 X 350, transparent (for a square image).
If you use an Landscape image, open  400 X 300 or 400 X 350.
 For a Portrait image, open an image 300 X 400 or 350 X 400.
So look at your image to see what size you have to use.
 
Foreground color #E6DBC0 background color to #F9F5D8.

Foreground material to gradient.
Look for Foreground-Background gradient:

Fill your image.

Selections > All.
Selections > Modify > Contract 10 pixels.
Selections > Invert.

Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel.

Effects > 3-D effects > Drop shadow.

Repeat drop shadow but Horiz. and Vert. to - 1.

Selections > All .
Selections > Modify > Contract 14 pixels.

Selections > Modify > Select selection borders.

Open  TL-goldfill (ZIP).
Foreground to pattern and find TL-goldfill.
Fill with gold pattern.

Effects > 3D-effects > Same inner bevel.

Repeat same drop shadow Horiz. and Vert. to 1 and - 1 .

Selections > All.
Selections > Modify > Contract 45 pixels.

Selections > Modify > Select selection borders.

Effects > 3D-effects >Same inner bevel.

Same drop shadow as before.

Selections > All.
Selections > Modify > Contract 55 pixels.

Selections > Modify > Select selection borders.

Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel.

Repeat drop shadow Horiz. and Vert. to 1 and - 1 .

If you did everything right you have this now:

Selections > All.
Selections > Modify > Contract 65 pixels.

Selections > Modify > Select selection borders.

Fill again with gold pattern
Effects > 3D-effects > Same inner bevel.

Same drop shadow Horiz. and Vert. to 1 and- 1 .

Click with your wand in the middle part of your frame.
Feather 0 Tolerance set to  15.

Open the Lorrain Brewer  image (ZIP) or use your own.
Make sure it's square if you used 350x350.
Copy your image.

Go back to your frame.

Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.

New raster layer.

Effects > 3D-effects > Cut out.

New raster layer.

Repeat the cut-out but Vert. and Hor. to - 4.

Selections > None.

Merge all flatten.

Open  MD-CreamCorner.psp (ZIP) and copy.

Paste as a new layer.

Move to top left corner.

Layers > Duplicate. Layers > Mirror.

Layers > Duplicate. Layers > Flip.

Layers > Duplicate. Layers > Mirror.

Merge all flatten.

With the examples below you see 400 X 325
(Landscape) and the middle one is 300 X 400 (Portrait).
In the Christmas frame I used two colors 
from an image by Barbara Mock.

Your Classic Cream Frame is done.
I hope you did like it.

Thanks for trying my tutorials.


© Image Lorraine Brewer


© Image Lorraine Brewer


© Barbara Mock

This tutorial is nominated as
 'Featured Tutorial of  the Month' at  Fly-by-Night.
05-27-2005

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Translation into English with help of my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do it without you.



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