Infinity Frame
 (PSP 8, 9 & 10)
A tutorial by Mar © 2005.



What you need:
PSP. Download a 30 day trial here.
The Materials: Download here.
Open all materials in PSP.
The rose is a digital painting done by me so
all © rights belong to me "Mar's Art Design".
This rose is for personal use only and may not be
shared over groups or send in any mailing list.
Do you want to see more? My digital art gallery is here.

Save often.
Let's begin. Good luck.....

Open a new image 250 X 250, transparent.
Fill with #656323.
If you use an other tube choose another color that matches.
Layers > New raster layer.

Foreground style to pattern and find the opened MD-InfinityGold.jpg.
Make sure Texture is uncheck (blue hand).

Fill the layer with the gold pattern.

Layers > New mask layer > From image.

Find the opened MD-InfinityMask image.

Apply.
Layers > Merge > Merge group.

Open the painted MD-InfinityRose.psp and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

Image > Resize > 110% > all layers unchecked.

Move the rose a little to the top left.

In your Layer Palette set your layer to Luminance (O).
Set this layers opacity to 50%.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

Move this rose a little to the bottom right.

If all went well you'll have this now:

Image > Add borders > 5 Pixels > Symmetric > Black.

Confirm the merging of all layers

Selections > Select all.
Selections > Modify > Contract with 5 pixels.
Selections > Invert.

Fill with the gold pattern.

Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel > Color white.

Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Black.
I will refer to this drop shadow as shadow 1.

Repeat the drop shadow (1) but this time Hoiz. and Vert. to - 2.

Image > Add borders > 20 Pixels > Symmetric > Black.

Select with your wand the black border (feather 0, tolerance 10).

Fill the selection with the gold pattern.

Effects > Artistic effects > Halftone > Modus to Luminance (Old).

This setting:

Image > Add borders > 5 Pixels > Symmetric > Black.

Select with your wand the black border (feather 0, tolerance 10).

Fill the selection with the gold pattern.

Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow (1) at 2 and - 2.

Open the MD-InfinityCorner-1.psp and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

Move the corner with to the top left (see screenshot below).

Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Black.
This drop shadow settings I will refer to as shadow (2).

In your Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

In your Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Image > Flip.

In your Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

Layers > Merge all flatten.

Image > Add borders > 20 Pixels > Symmetric > Black.

Select the black border.

Fill the selection with the gold pattern.

Repeat - Effects > Artistic effects > Halftone.

Image > Add borders > 5 Pixels > Symmetric > Black.

Select the black border.

Fill the selection with the gold pattern.

Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow (1) at 2 and - 2.

Open the MD-InfinityCorner-2.psp and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

Move the corner with to the left (see screenshot below).

Give this corner the drop shadow (2).

In your Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

In your Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Image > Flip.

In your Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

Layers > Merge all flatten.

Now open the MD-InfinityPearls.psp and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

Move the pearls to the top in the middle.

In your Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

In your Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Image > Rotate > Free rotate > All layers unchecked.

Move the pearls to the left side.

In your Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

!!! TIP !!!
For the samples below I first filled the 20 border with the
color I first filled the image with (bleu and purple).
After that I added a layer and filled that with the gold pattern.
Then I applied the Halftone.
Since the color is not matching we have to improvise.
In my Layer Pallet I set the top layer to Luminance (O).
This way the bottom layer color will reflect.

Your Infinity Frame is done.
I hope you like this tutorial.
Thank you for trying them out.

This tutorial is written and designed by Mar and therefore her property.
 

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