Courtesan Frame
(PSP all versions - no filters)
A tutorial by Mar © 2006

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

Save often.
Let's get started. Good luck.....

This tutorial is done in PSP 9.
1. Open a new image 400 X 400 > Transparent.

2. Open the MD-courtisane-pattern1.jpg from the ZIP.
Put your foreground to pattern and find the opened pattern.
Texture unchecked (blue hand).

3. Fill the image with the green pattern

4. Open the MD-courtisane.psp and copy.
Go back to your frame.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

5. With your rectangle selection tool select the part you see on
the screenshot. Start with the white that shows through the glass
half down the ladies face and pull it all the way down to the bottom.
If all went well you must have this:

6. Now in your Layer Palette select the bottom layer (= blue).

7. Layer > New raster layer.

8. Open the MD-courtisane-pattern2.jpg from the ZIP.
Foreground to the white pattern and look for the white pattern.
Texture unchecked (blue hand).

9. Fill your selection with the white pattern.

10. Selections > None.

11. Open the MD-courtisane-overlay.psp and copy.

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

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

14. Repeat the drop shadow but this time Vert. and Horiz. at - 2.

15. Layers > Merge > Merge all flatten.

16. Image > Add borders > 20 Pixels > Symmetric > Yellow.

17. With your magic wand select (feather 0 - tolerance 15) the yellow border.

From this point you can make two border. I will show how for each one.

I'll start with the first one:

18-A. Effects > Reflection-effects > Pattern.
See the example at the bottom of this tutorial.

Or take the second option:

18-B. Fill the yellow with the green or white pattern.
Every pattern has a different outcome. Experiment some.
You can also use the gold fill from the ZIP. See what's best.
Effects > Reflection-effects > Kaleidoscope.

From this point the tutorial proceeds for both frames.

19. Selections > None.

20. Image > Add borders > 5 Pixels > Symmetric > Color yellow.

21. With your magic wand select the yellow border.

22. Fill the yellow part with one of the three patterns.
Look for yourself what matches best. I used the green.

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

24. Repeat the drop shadow at 2 and at - 2 like before.

25. If you like you can open one of the decorations to put on your frame.
Look in the ZIP and to the examples below.

26. Open the MD-decoration-1.psp 2, 3 or 4 and copy.

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

28. Move the decoration to the left top like on the screenshot.
Or put a decoration like on the examples if you only want to use one.

29. Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.
Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Flip.
Layers > Duplicate.
Image > Mirror.

Your Courtesan Frame is done.
I hope you like this tutorial.
Thank you for putting it to the test.

This tutorial is written and designed by Mar and therefore her property.
 

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