Artwork used with permission and it's copyright to Annah Hutchings .

Thank you Annah for allow the use !

This tutorial was made in PSP 8.10, and assumes that you

have intermediate knowledge in PSP.

To do this tutorial you'll need:

Paintshop Pro - click here to download a trial version

Bordermania Pro + Photo Swizzle - click here to download a trial version

VM Natural - Downstairs - click here to download

The gold patterns I used - click here to download

A image of your choice.

Step 1 - Open your image in PSP hold down shift+D,

close the original and resize the copy if is needed.

The image used here has height = 270 px.

Adjust Sharpness - Sharpen if nedeed.

Step 2 - Open the gold patterns in PSP, if you didn't

saved on you patterns folder. Change your foreground

to the Gold Foil pattern Angle=0 Scale=100.

With the dropper tool select a dark and a light color from

your image, to turn easier you can save this colors in your swatches.

Step 3 - Go to Image - add borders . Using the darker color

add a symmetric border with 1px.

We'll use symmetric borders in all this tutorial.

Step 4 - Go to Image - add borders . Using any contrasting color,

add a 1px border. Select this border with the magic wand,

using this settings, and flood fill with the gold pattern.

Deselect.

Use the zoom to turn easier flood fill the border.

Step 5 - Repeat steps 3 and 4.

Step 6 - Using the lighter color add a 10 px border.

Select this border with the magic wand.

Go to Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

with this settings :

Deselect.

Step 7 - Go to Image - add borders . Using the darker color

add a 1px border.

Step 8 - Go to Image - add borders . Using any contrasting color,

add a 2px border. Select this border with the magic wand,

using this settings, and flood fill with the gold pattern.

Deselect.

Step 9 - Using the lighter color add a 20 px border.

Select this border with the magic wand.

Go to Effects - PhotoSwizzle - Prism with the

settings bellow, depending of the size of your

image you can do changes in the Width and Depth:

Don't be afraid with the preview, this is how mine looks:

Deselect.

Step 10 - Wind the magic wand select the area

outside of the golden border. Apply the

same Inner Bevel as before in Step 6.

Deselect.

Step 11 - Repeat Steps 7 and 8.

Step 12 - Using the lighter color add a 30 px border.

Select this border with the magic wand.

Go to Effects - VM Natural - Downstairs,

with this settings :

Deselect.

Step 13 - Go to Image add borders. Add a 1px border

with any contrasting color, select this border with

the magic wand and flood fill with the gold pattern.

Deselect.

If you need to resize your image do it now, and

sharpen if nedeed, before we add the next border.

Step 14 - Go to Image add borders. Add a 5 px border,

with any contrasting color, select this border

with the magic wand and flood fill with the as_gold

tile Angle= 0 Scale = 100.

Deselect.

Step 15 - Go to Image add borders. Add a 1px border

with any contrasting color, select this border with

the magic wand and flood fill with the Gold Foil pattern.

Deselect.

Finish!

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