Rosette Frame
(PSP 7, 8, 9 & 10)
A tutorial by Mar © 2005.

What you need:
PSP. Download a 30 day trial here.
Attention...... these are very large files.
The Rosettes (Gold): Download here.
The Rosettes (Silver): Download here.
The Rosettes (Wood): Download here.
The Rosettes (White plaster): Download here.
I used beautiful tubes by © Jecajo.

Save often.
Let's go. Good luck.....

What can you do with a doorknob or a ceiling ornament.
Well some are very lovely and can be used as a frame!
I don't think there are © copyrights to doorknobs or ceiling ornaments.
If I'm wrong, mail me! If the doorknobs or ornaments I have
used are yours, I will give you all the credit you deserve.

1. Open the rosette you like to use.
There are 10 layers with different rosettes in each file.
Open all layers to look at the rosettes.
Choose the one you like to use and activate that layer (=blue).
I used  the second silver doorknob in my first example.
Copy the rosette.
Edit > Paste > Paste as new image.
Close the original file.

2. Selection tool to circle (feather 0).

3. Click in the middle part of your rosette, and draw a selection circle that
will fit your image nicely and leave you a lovely border.
If your selection is not in the middle, use and right
mouse button to move your selection.

Hit delete.

4. You have 2 choices.
I will describe them both.
For both methods you start at the top of this tutorial.
After you hit delete, choose one of the two methods below.

Method 1:
Frame a picture.

5-1. You will have a very nice effect by framing an image.
Choose an image and convert to grayscale or use a colored one.
I liked mine to be black and white:
Image > Grayscale.
Image > Increase color depth > 16 Million colors.

6-1. A negative image is also very nice.
Adjust > Color Balance > Negative image.

7-1. If your image is ready to frame:
Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.

8-1. New raster layer.
Effects > 3D-effects > Cut Out.

9-1. New raster layer.
Repeat the cut-out with Vert. and Horiz. to - 5.
Activate your bottom (rosette) layer (=blue).

10-1. Selections > Modify > Select selection borders > 6 Pixels > Outside.

11-1. Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel > Color White

12-1. Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Black.

13-1. Repeat  the drop shadow but Horiz. and Vert. to - 2.
Selections > None.
Merge your layers.

Method 1 is done.

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Method 2:
With a tube.
5-2. I used some lovely tubes by © Jecajo.

6-2. Fill selection with a color or pattern.

7-2. Effects > 3D-effects > Inner bevel > White.

8-2. Selections > Modify > Select selection borders > 6 Pixels > Outside.

9-2. Repeat the inner bevel.

10-2. Effects > 3D-effects > Drop shadow > Black,
same settings as in Method 1.
Repeat but Horiz. and Vert. to - 2.
Selections > None.

11-2. Open the tube you like to use and copy.
Edit > Paste > Paste as a new layer.

12-2. Again draw a round circle with your selection tool.
Make it fit until you have the part you like to delete.
You can select some parts you like to keep with lasso tool.
I loved to keep the hat.
Hold shift while selecting or set your mode to (PSP 8 and 9) 'Add'.

13-2. Selections > Invert.
Hit delete again.
Selections > None.

14-2. With   you can always move your tube a little.

15-2. Add a drop shadow if you like to.
Merge your layers.

So we frame with doorknobs.
Who had ever thought of this lol.

Tube by  © Jecajo.

The pearl circle border is made with Mura's Copy's.
Colorize or use the way it is. Download here.

Tube by  © Jecajo.

Your Rosette Frame is done.
I hope you liked it.
Thanks for doing my tutorials.

Tube by  © Jecajo.

Translation into English with help of my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do it without you.

Since 04-23-2005: