RetroDots Frame.
A tutorial by Mar ©2002

What do you need:
Plugin RetroDots by Dragonfly
A picture or use this one by Rucker Harrison:

©Rucker Harrison

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Open your picture and pick two colors as your
fore- and background colors (colorpicker).
Image > Add a border > 10 Pixels.
Selections > Select all.
Selections > Modify > Contract 10.

Effects > 3D effects > Cut out > Horiz. and Vert. at  4.
Repeat with minus -  4.
Is your picture small, use 3 or 2.

Selections > Invert.
Effects > Plugins > DragonFly > RetroDots.
To see the settings, move your preview screen aside.

Adjust your colors first.
Click one of the 3 color boxes. you see a color wheel.
Pick a color with the color picker from your image.
Do the same with each color box.
I picked these colors.

Settings as on the screen print below.
You can type your values.



Apply.
Still selected:
Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel.
Preset, your own choice or frame.
Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow > Opacity 88, Blur 7.2 & width 4.
Repeat at - 4. A smaller picture? Use 3 or 2.

Selections > None.

Image > Add borders > 15 Pixels.
Select with your magic wand.
Foreground > Gradient > Linear.
Your fore- and background stay as they are.

Fill your selection with the gradient.

Effects > Texture effects > Blinds.

Apply.

Selections > None.
Image > Add borders > 10 Pixels.
Selections > All.
Selections > Modify > Contract with 10 pixels.
Selections > Invert.

Go to the RetroDot-filter switch colors.
I chose this combination and the settings below:

Keep selected.
Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel > Frame of your choice.
Apply.

Repeat the drop shadow as before.

Your frame is done!!
Thank you for doing my tutorials.