For this tutorial you will need:

PSP 30 day trial version here
Supplies here
Greg's Factory Output Vol. II here
An image of your choice

Remember to save often.


1. Open your image. Shift + D TWICE to make two copies and close the original. Minimize one copy.

2. Selections - Select all - Selections - Save to alpha channel. Rename and save your selection as image. Deselect.

3. Set your background color to white.

4. Image - Add borders - Symmetric - 3. Select the border with your magic wand.

5. Open the pattern fills provided with this tutorial and minimize them. Set your Foreground to Pattern.

6. Flood fill with the md_winter_gold pattern (scale 100, angle 0). Selections - Modify - Contract by 1. Effects - 3D Effects - Chisel using these settings:



Deselect.

7. Selections - Load from alpha channel - image. Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout: Vertical and Horizontal 2, Opacity 65, Blur 27.5, color black. Repeat the cutout changing the offsets to -2 (minus 2). Deselect.

8. Choose a color of your image and set it as your background color. I chose #BBC3CC. Image - Add borders - Symmetric - 5. Select the border with your magic wand.

9. Effects - Plug-Ins Filters - Greg's Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow (default settings). Deselect.

10. Set your background to any color that's not in the last border. I used red. Repeat steps 4 and 6.

11. Set your background color to the color you chose in step 8. Image - Add borders - Symmetric - 10. Select the border with your magic wand.

12. Repeat step 9.

13. Repeat step 10.

14. Background color: white. Image - Add borders - Symmetric - 25. Select the border with your magic wand. Flood fill with the md_winter_snow pattern. Do not deselect.

15. Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel: md_pre_winter preset. Deselect.

16. Repeat steps 3, 4 and 6.

17. Repeat steps 8 and 9.

18. Repeat step 10.

19. Set your background color to white. Image - Add borders - Symmetric - 30. Select the border with your magic wand. Activate the second copy of your image. Edit - Copy.

20. On your working image: Edit - Paste - Into selection. Effects - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 30. Do not deselect.

21. Effects - Plug-Ins Filters - Greg's Factory Output Vol. II - Pool Shadow (default settings). Do not deselect.

22. Add a new layer. Set your Foreground to Pattern and flood fill with the snow3256 pattern.

23. Masks - Load from disk - md_winter_mask.msk. Masks - Delete. Answer yes to the question that pops up. Deselect.

24. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: Vertical and Horizontal 3, Opacity 50, Blur 12.3, color black. Repeat the drop shadow changing the offsets to -3 (minus 3). Layers - Merge - Merge all (flatten).

25. Repeat steps 3, 4 and 6.

26. Image - Add borders - Symmetric - 35. Select the border with your magic wand. Flood fill with the Md_winter_snow pattern. Do not deselect.

27. Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel: md_pre_winter preset. Deselect.

28. Repeat steps 3, 4 and 6. Resize your image if needed and you are done.


If you would like to use this frame with other images, please follow these steps:


1. Shift + D to make a copy of your framed image.

2. Go to your Layer Palette. Right click and choose Promote to layer.

3. Selections - Load from alpha channel - image.

4. Hit Delete.

5. File - Save as... (browse to your PSP frames folder) - the_name_of_your_choice.pfr.


I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
 

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