I am unsure of who the artist is of the beautiful picture.
If anyone knows, please let me know so I can give proper credit.

Tutorial was designed using PSP9 but can be worked in other versions


Materials

Paint Shop Pro
Cybia Screenworks
Filter Factory H
Supplies
*Unzip and open in PSP*


1. Open your image, duplicate it and close the original
Choose a medium to dark color from your graphic and set as the background
Set the foreground pattern to the gold supplied in the zip

2. On your image - Layers - Merge - Merge All
Selections - Select All
Effects - 3d Effects - Cutout
Select none

cutout

3. Add 15px border
Select and fill with the background color

Layers - New Raster Layer
Fill with the gold pattern
On the layer palette, change the blend mode to overlay
Lower the opacity to 66

overlay and opacity

Layers - Merge - Merge All
Select none

4. Add 5px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Effects - Plugins - Cybia - Screenworks - Close Knit

screenworks

Effects - 3d Effects - Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow - Vertical and Horizontal -3

dropshadow

5. Add 1px border - black

6. Add 5px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Select none

7. Add 1px border - black

8. Add 5px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Effects - Plugins - Cybia - Screenworks - Close Knit
Apply the same settings as in Step 4
Select none

9. Add 1px border - black

10. Add 22px border
Select and fill with the backgtound color
Effects - Plugins - Cybia - Secreenworks - Close Knit
Apply the same settings as in Step 4
Effects - 3d Effects - Inner Bevel
Apply the bevel twice
Select none

inner bevel

11. Add 5px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Effects - Plugins - Cybia - Screenworks - Close Knit
Apply the same settings as in Step 4
Effects - 3d Effects - Drop Shadow
Apply the same settings as Step 4

12. Add 1px border - black

13. Add 5px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Select none

14. Add 1px border - black

15. Add 5px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Effects - Plugins - Cybia - Screenworks - Close Knit
Apply the same settings as in Step 4
Select none

16. Add 27px border
Select and fill with the background color
Effects - Pluings - Filter Factory H - Reverb

reverb

Effects - 3d Effects - Inner Bevel
Apply the same settings as in Step 10 - twice

17. Add 3px border
Select and fill with the gold pattern
Select none


Add the supplied corners or some of your own

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial

If you have any questions, feel free to email me