Nature Frame
(PSP 7, 8 & 9  ~~ no filters)
A tutorial by Mar © 2003


Baby Panther tube from Anne's tube site ©.

What you need:
PSP. Download a 30 trial here.
 ZIP with pictures and tubes download here.

An image. I used this by William (Schim) Schimmel and a sky
photo I did colorize. Both images are in the ZIP.


Image: © William Schimmel


Author photo: unknown.

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

Foreground color to #52677A > Background color black.

Open a new image 500 X 400 > Transparent.

Fill with #52677A.

Selections > All.
Selections > Modify > Contract 25 pixels.
Hit delete.

Selections > Modify > Contract 25 pixels.
Fill with #52677A.
Selections > Modify > Contract 25 pixels.
Hit delete.

Selections > None.

Effects > Texture effects > Sculpture (color#96AECC).
Pattern: checkerboard large.

Apply.

Click with your wand between the two borders.

Use   and fill selection with black.

Selections > Modify > Inside/outside feather.

Use your fill bucket, click once.
Fill selection with blue #52677A.

Open  MD-sky.jpg (ZIP).

Go back to your frame.

Image > Arrhythmics.

You will have a new image now, to work on.
You can close the frame we worked on before.

You have activated your new image.

In your Layer Pallet > Promote to background layer.

Select the white inside.
Selections > Modify > Expand > 3 Pixels.

Hit delete.

Selections > None.

You have a very light image now.
We will fix that first.

Adjust > Brightness /contrast.

Adjust  > Hue and saturation > Colorize.

 

Click with your wand in the center of your image.

Selections > Modify > Expand 8 pixels.

New layer.

Open the image you like to use and copy.
I used the baby tigers by Schimmel.

Paste into selection.

Move this layer below your frame layer in your layer palette.

Activate your top layer (= blue).

Open the moon and the tigers (ZIP).
Copy the moon first.
Paste as a new layer.

Move the moon over your frame (left or right whatever you like).
Move the opacity of this layer back to 70%.

Open one of the tigers.pspimages and copy.
Paste as a new layer.
Opacity on this layer back to 90%.

Decorate your frame to your own liking.
Satisfied?:
Merge all layers.

Your  Nature Frame is done
I hope you enjoyed this one and learned some things about PSP.
Thanks for trying my tutorials.

The  Tiger Tubes are not mine.
I've got them from Jazzle's list.
I don't know who made these. Are they yours??
Mail me and I give you all the credit.

The baby panther tube (above) I found on Anne's tubes.
Thanks Ann. I love your tubes.
The other tiger babies are made by me.


Image: © William Schimmel


Image: Author unknown.

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

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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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