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Corner Frame
(PSP 8, 9 & 10 - no filters)
A tutorial by Mar ©
2004.
What you need:
PSP
8. Download a
30 day trial
here.
ZIP with materials download
here.
Open the blossom tubes and
MD-Gold.jpg in PSP.
A nice image. Make sure it's
square.
With  you can
crop an existing image.
I used Winters-Majesty by Karl
Bang (ZIP).
Image: © Karl Bang
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Let's get started....... Good
Luck!
1. Open a new image 350 X 350
> Transparent.
Foreground color to
#2B646D.
Background color to #A0D0C4.
If you use another
image..... with the color picker 
choose
two colors from your image. Make sure....!
The darkest color
must be your foreground color.
2. With selection tool  draw a
selection 300 X 300.
Start on the top left corner. Start at
point 0- 0.
Look for the size in your taskbar.
Selections > Invert.
3. Set foreground color to
gradient.
Find gradient Foreground-Background.
Repeats to 10
> Square (hand 3).
Fill your selection with this
gradient.
4. Effects > Texture effects >
tiles.
Use a color from your image. I used #008080.
The first
hand points to 'vierkant'. That's square.
Selections > Invert.
5. Set your material palette to
pattern.
Find your MD-Gold.
Fill your selection with gold
pattern.
Selections modify >
Contract 4 pixels.
6. Open your image and copy.
Paste
into selection.
7. New layer.
Effects > 3D Effects > Cut
out.
8. New layer.
Repeat the cut out but
vert. and Horiz. to - 6.
9. Add borders 4 pixels > Symmetric
> White.
Confirm merging.
Select  your
border.
Fill with foreground color #2B646D.
10. Add another border 4 pixels.
Select your border and fill with gold pattern.
11. Effects > 3D Effects >
Drop shadow.
Repeat, but Vert. and
Horiz. to - 2.
12. Add another border 4 pixels.
Select and fill with foreground color #2B646D.
13. And again....... add borders 4
pixels.
Select and fill with gold.
14. Repeat the drop shadow at
2 and - 2.
15. Add borders 15 pixels
(white).
Select and fill with the gradient.
16. Add borders 4 pixels Black.
Select and fill with gold.
17. Repeat the drop shadow at
2 and - 2.
Selections > None.
18. Effects > Image-effects > Page
curl.
19. Color 1 to #51B3AA and color 2 to
#EEE19E.
If you use another image, just change color 1.
20. With your wand select
the yellow corner.
Selections > Modify >
Feather 5.
Fill with gold.
Selections > None.
21. Open one or two of the MD
Blossom-tubes and copy.
Paste as a new layer.
If you use another image, use the
tubes you like best.
22. With  put
into place.
Merge all layers.
Your Corner Frame is
done.
I hope you liked making it.
Image: © Karl Bang
Image: © Karl Bang
Image: © Karl Bang
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
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please e-mail me
before adding this tutorial to any lessons,
etc.
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My tutorials are never ever to
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Translation into English
with help of my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do
it without you.
Since
01-25-2004:
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