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Carousel I

This is number 1 in the series of 3 frames in my Carousel Series.
I am unsure of whom the artist is of these lovely pictures as I received them in a graphic share.

I hope you enjoy this frame.

Materials

Xero
**You want Set 3 but grab all of them, they are great filters**
FM Tile Tools
Supplies
Corners


1. Open your graphic, duplicate it (Shift & D), and close the original image
Unzip the supplies and corners and minimize them on your workspace
Set the foreground pattern to the gold pattern supplied
**you may wish to put this gold in your pattern folder if you haven't already done so**
Choose a color from your graphic for your main color - set as the background color
I am using #dca5bc
- give it a name so that you will be able to easily find it
I am using #471e24

color swatch

2. Add 2px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Selections - Invert

3. Effects - 3d Effects - Cutout
Select none

cutout

4. Add 1px border
Click on the color box and find the swatch you saved earlier
I will refer to this now as "dark color"
Click Ok
Select none

5. Add 2px border
*note you will have to change the color back to white or another color*
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Select none

6. Add 1px border - dark color

7. Add 10 px border
Select and fill with the background color
Select none

8. Add 1px border - dark color

9. Add 2px border
Select and fille ith the gold pattern
Select none

10. Add 1px border - dark color
11. Add 22px border
Select and fill with the background color
Effects - Plugins - Xero - Tekstya

xero - tekstya

I applied the Tekstya twice as my border was light and it didn't show up the first time
Keep selected

12. Effects - Plugins - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss
Apply the default settings
Effects - 3d Effects -Inner Bevel
Select none

inner bevel

13. Add 1px border - dark color

14. Add 2px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Select none

15. Add 1px border - dark color

16. Add 2px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Select none

17. Add 1px border - dark color

18. Add 27px border
Select and fill with the background color
Effects - Reflection Effects - Kalidoscope

kaliedoscope

Effects - 3d Effects - Inner Bevel
Apply the same settings as in Step 12
Select none

19. Add 1px border - dark color

20. Add 2px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Select none

21. Add 1 px border - dark color

22. Add 2px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Effects - 3d Effects - Inner Bevel
Apply the same settings as in Step 12 BUT change the width to 10

Select none


I have supplied some corners which you can use to embellish your image anyway you wish
If you need help with adding the corners, I have written a little tutorial on how I add the corners
You can find that tutorial here

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial



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