Passion Frame
(PSP 7, 8, 9 & 10)
A tutorial by Mar ©2003.

What you need:
Eye Candy 3.1 (free)
: download here.
Filter Factory Gallery A
: download here.
Extract to your folder
'Plugins' in PSP.
If all went well the FF filters are converted in PicoLight .
The ZIP with the materials
: download here.

Save often.

Lets go
. good luck.....

Open a new image 300 X 400 > Transparent.

Foreground color to #543E42, background color white (#FFFFFF).
Fill your image with #543E42 (dark burgundy).

Effects > Plugins > Filter Factory Gallery A > Pool Shadow.

Layers > New raster layer.

Select a big part of your image look at my example.
Start at 55-40 end at 300-350.
Look in your taskbar for sizes.

Fill the selection with white (right mouse button).

Puthe opacity of the layer 50% and the mode to overlay.


Selections > None.

Layers > New raster layer.

Again make a selection but start at point 0-20 stop at 100-115.

Fill this selection with white.
Selections >
None.

On the same layer draw a selection, start at 140-0 stop at  300-210.

Fill this selection also with white.
Selections >
None.

Opacity on this layer: 20%.

New raster layer.

Select the heart of the square top left, hold the
shift key and select a square at the left bottom.
These selections don't need to be so exact.

Fill these selections with white and set the opacity back to 50%.

Selections > None.

Layers > New layer

Draw a selection 0-250 to 130-400 and fill with white.

Opacity back to 50% set this layer to Difference.

Selections > None.

If all went well, your layer palette must look something like this:

Your image must look something like this:

Open  MD-passion.psp that was in ZIP.

Copy and paste on your image.

With mover tool put your image in place, the straight
line against your right edge and the bottom leave
 almost reaching the bottom of your image.

Layer Palette > Duplicate.
Lock of this layer and activate the first leave layer (= blue).

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 3.1 > Motion Trail.

Adjust > Blur > Gaussian blur at 15.

Open the duplicated layer again and activate (= Blue).

Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow.
Shadow color #4B0704.

Repeat but with  vert. and  horiz. at - 5.

Image  > Add borders > 15 Pixels > Symmetric.

Select your white border and fill with the burgundy color.

Effects > Plugins > Filter Factory Gallery A > Pool Shadow.

Effects > 3D Effects > Inner bevel.
Color #E2CED0. Apply.

Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow.

Selections > None.

Image > Add border > 15 Pixels.

Select the border and fill with the burgundy again.

Effects > Plugins > Filter Factory Gallery A > Pool Shadow.

Effects > Texture effects > Blinds:

Image  > Add borders > 15 Pixelsc.

Select and fill with same color again.

Effects > Plugins > Filter Factory Gallery A > Poolshadow.
Same settings as the first border.

Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel, settings as before.

Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow settings as before.

Foreground color to white and lock your background color.

Go to your text tool .

The font Bolf Bd BT was in the ZIP.
Open this font, minimize in your taskbar it will show in your menu.
This setting:

Type Passion.
If you use this font, it must fit exactly.
Put into place.

Convert to raster layer.

Effects > Plugins > Filter Factory Gallery A > Marble Madness.

Opacity to 80% and set this layer to Overlay.

Repeat the same drop shadow.

Layers > Merge > Merge all flatten.

Great! Your Passion Frame is done.

!! ~~~ TIP ~~~ !!
I also provided you with the green leave, so you can
make this frame in green. You can use any text you like.
This one (early, I know) is for the Holidays.

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're a Moderator of a group,
please e-mail me before adding this tutorial to any lessons, etc.
When you do have my permission..... only a text link is allowed.
My tutorials are never ever to be sent over any mailing list or to leave my site.

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



Since 09-10-2003: