Pop art Frame
A tutorial by Mar ©2003

What you will need:
EyeCandy 3.1 (free): download here.
Extract to your folder Plugins in  PSP.

The materials for this tutorial this zip.
Open the  MD-purple-warp.jpg and the MD-corner.psp in PSP.

Open a picture of your own or this one.
The flower tubes you can get
here.


 © Author unknown.

Let's get started. Good luck.....

Open a new image 200 X 250 > Transparent.

Foreground style pattern.
Make sure you opened  MD-purple-warp.jpg in PSP go
find it in your patterns, (mostly it's somewhere in top).
Background color = black
(#000000).

       

Fill your image with this pattern.
Open your tube or picture and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.
If it's to big, resize and then copy and paste.
Effects > Sharpen > Sharpen (if necessary).

If you got your flowers on your image:
Colors > Negative.

Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow:

Repeat with Vertical and Horizontal  at -2.

Image > Add borders > 15 Pixels.
Click yes to the warning screen merge.



Selections > All.
Selections > 
Modify > Contract 10.
Selections >
Invert.

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 3.1 > Weave.

If you did use another picture, maybe your border need another color:
Click on the box 'Gap Color' and use your color picker
to search a color in your picture. On this one I used #9E80E8.
Apply.

Add borders > 15 Pixels.

Selections > All.
Selections > 
Modify > Contract 10.
Selections >
Invert.

Effects > Plugins > Eye Candy 3.1 > Chrome.

Click the box 'Highlight Color' and use a lighter color
as the one you used in in Weave.
For example, you used #9E80E8 and drag your mouse (it's a
color picker now) a little to the bottom. I ended with #BBA8F0.

Apply.

Add borders > 25 Pixels.

Selections > All.
Selections >
Modify > Contract 20.
Selections >
Invert.

Fill your selection with MD-purple-warp pattern.

You must have this now:

Add borders > 15 Pixels.

Selections > All.
Selections > 
Modify > Contract 10.
Selections >
Invert.
Repeat Eye Candy > Weave same settings.

Add borders > 15 Pixels.

Selections > All.
Selections > 
Modify > Contract 10.
Selections >
Invert.
Repeat  Eye Candy > Chrome
same settings.

Selections > None.

Open the MD-Corner.psp.
Copy and paste on your frame.

Move to this corner:

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

In your layer palette > Duplicate.
Image >
Mirror.

Cross out your background layer:

Make sure your on the duplicate (= blue).

Layers > Merge > Merge visible layers.

Duplicate your merged layer.

Image > Flip.

Open your background layer again.

Layers > Merge > Merge all flatten.

Great....... your  Pop Art Frame is done.
For using in a stationery it's a little big. Resize 75%.
Don't forget sharpen > sharpen afterwards.

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! Your'e the best.


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