Hi-Light Frame
A tutorial by Mar ©2003

What you will need:
Plugin Funhouse Volume 1. Download it here.
Unzip to your folder plugins in PSP.
The ZIP with the photo corner and diamond. Download it here.
An image of your choice or you can use this one:


Author: unknown.

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

Foreground to white and background to black

Layers > New raster layer.
 Fill with black.

With shapes choose Gear 5.
Only check Anti-alias. Width 15.

Draw your shape.
Start at point 25x25 and end at 255X255.
Look in your taskbar.

If you have trouble setting the gear in the middle....
Cut and past. It will be centered for you.

With your wand select  the white edge.

Selections > Modify > Expand 1 pixel.

Foreground color to #E7B5B5 or one that
suits your image. Fill the selection.

Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel.
Shadow color must be gray.

Apply.

Background to pink #E7B5B5.

Image > Add borders > 15 Pixels.
Confirm merging.

Select the pink border.

Effects > Plugins > Funhouse > Evanescence.
Default settings and apply.

Still selected add the same inner bevel.

Image > Add borders 10 pixels.

Select the pink border.

Effects > Plugins > Funhouse > Patchwork.
Default settings and apply.

Still selected:
 Same inner bevel.

If you did well, you must have this now:

Image > Add borders > 15 Pixels.

Select the border.

Effects > Plugins > Funhouse > Emission Mirror at 135.

Still selected, apply the same inner bevel.

Image > Add borders15.

Select the border.

Repeat the Evanescence plugin:
Effects > Plugins > Funhouse > Evanescence.
Default setting, apply.

Open the photo corner in PSP.

Colors > Colorize.

I used 255 X 75 but you can use any color that match your image.

Copy and paste the tube on your frame.

With move your corner to the top left corner.

Layer palette > Duplicate.

Image > Mirror.

Lock of your background layer.

Activate one of the other layers (= blue).

Layers > Merge > Merge visible.

Keep your background layer locked.

Layers > Duplicate.

Image > Flip.
Layers > Merge visible.

Open your background layer again.
You have two layers.

Activate your merged border layer.

Layers > Duplicate.

Resize 80% > All layers unchecked:

Effects > Sharpen > Sharpen.

Layers > Merge > Merge all layers.

Promote your background to layer.

With your wand select the middle black circle (Gear 5).

Selections > Modify > Expand with 1 pixel.

Hit delete.
Keep selected.

You can save this frame to your folder frames
in PSP at this point, use extension.pfr.

Layers > New layer.

Selections > Modify > Expand with 1 pixel.

Copy your image, square pictures are the most suitable.
You can crop if needed.

Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.

Move this layer below layer 1 in your layer palette.

Layers > Merge > Merge all layers flatten.

Open the diamond tube you found in the ZIP in PSP.
Copy and paste on your frame.

Selections > None.

With put in place.

Repeat the steps duplicate, mirror and flip, you did with the corner.

Merge all layers flatten.

For use in a stationery > Resize.

Image > Resize  with  70%.

Effects > Sharpen > Sharpen.

Your  High-Light frame is done.

I hope you did like this tutorial?


Author: unknown.


Author: Marilyn Alice Boyle


Author: Dana Queen

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

This tutorial may not be downloaded for any purpose other than
to follow the tutorial. If you are a Moderator of a group,
please e-mail me before adding this tutorial to any lessons.... etc.
This tutorial may NOT be copied in part or whole without my permission.

Translation into English by my wonderful friend Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! You're the best.
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