Elegance Frame
(PSP 7, 8 & 9 - no filters)
A tutorial by Mar © 2005.

What you need:
PSP. Download a 30 day trial here.
The materials: Download here.
Open all images from the ZIP in PSP.

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

1. Foreground to #efe9c7.
Background to #d9c789.
Foreground to gradient > Linear.
Look for the "Fore-back" gradient.
Texture unchecked (bleu hand).

Before we start I want to point out that it is possible that PSP 7 users
might have to put in a new raster layer before filling with the gradient every time.
If you merge your layers after that, don't forget to lock your background
layer before merging the two layers first and unlock it when done.

2. We will start with the MD-elegance-bg.jpg. This frame can be done in every color
matching your image by colorizing the MD-elegance-bg.jpg and to adjust the
foreground and background colors (gradient). See the examples below.

3. Layers > Duplicate.
Duplicating the layer is a very important step.
If you don't, this frame won't work the way it should.

4. Selections > Select all.
Selections > Modify > Contract with 8 pixels.
Selections > Invert.

5. Fill the selection with the gradient.

6. Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel > Color white.

7. Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Black.

8. Selections > Select all.
Selections > Modify > Contract with 12 pixels.

9. Fill the selection with the gradient.

10. Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow like before.

11. Selections > Modify > Contract with 5 pixels.

12. Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow like before.

13. Selections > Modify > Contract with 5 pixels.

14. Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow like before.

15. Selections > Modify > Contract with 5 pixels.

16. Effects > Texture effects > Blinds > Color #d2c1a0.

17. Repeat only the drop shadow like before.

18. Selections > Modify > Contract with 15 pixels.
Fill the selection with the gradient.

19. Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow like before.

20. If all went well you have this now:

21. Selections > Modify > Contract with 5 pixels.

22. Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow like before.

23. Effects > Texture effects > Tiles > Octagon > Color #c7b187.

24. Edit > Cut.

25. Layers > New raster layer.

26. Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.
Put the modus for this layer at 40.

27. Lock your background layer.

28. Keep the selection active.

29. Your Layer Pallet looks like this now:

30. You have the top layer selected (=bleu).

31. Layers > Merge > Merge visible.

32. Unlock your background layer.

33. Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow like before.

34. Selections > Modify > Contract with 20 pixels.
Fill the selection with the gradient.

35. Repeat the inner bevel and the drop shadow like before.

36. Selections > Modify > Contract with 5 pixels.

37. Repeat the inner bevel only.

38. Click delete to remove the middle part.

39. Repeat the drop shadow at 1 and at - 1.

40. Selections > Select nothing.

41. Open the MD-elegance.psp and copy.
Other lady tubes here.

42. Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

43. In your Layer Pallet move this layer between the two existing layers.
Your frame layer is on top and the lady is the second layer.
Move the lady a bit down and make sure she is in the middle of your frame.

44. Select the top layer again (=bleu).

45. Open the MD-elegance-corner.psp and copy.

46. With move to the top left corner.

47. Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

48. Open the MD-elegance-corner2.psp and copy.

49. With move to the left corner at the bottom.

50. Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

51. Layers > Merge > Merge all flatten.

Your Elegance Frame is done.
I hope you like this tutorial.
Thank you for trying them out.

Since 09-22-2005: