Brush Strokes Double Framed with Side Border


March 2007 by DamagedRose

This tutorial was written in Paint Shop Pro 9 but any version should work fine
This came about just playing in PSP

Supplies & Filters Needed


PSP tube your choice ( No taller than 450 Pixels
Silver Pattern or Gold Pattern
Lace tube
Plug in- SimpleHere

Getting Ready

Using dropper tool pick a light color from your tube for foreground and a darker color for background.
Change the foreground to Gradient
Foreground-background Angle 170 Repeats 0 Linear

Open tube of choice, duplicate (Shift + D)close the original. Resize if needed, Height no taller than 450, Width will self adjust

1.

New image 450H- 425W

2.

Maximize your tube
Edit, copy
Back to new image
Edit, Paste, Paste as new layer

3.

Making sure you our on your tube layer
Effects, 3-D Effects, Drop shadow
V+H 1, Opacity 65, Blur 2

Repeat Drop Shadow only change V+H (Minus)-1

4.

On your Pallet highlight the bottom layer
Using the Flood Fill tool, fill with your Gradient
Layers, Merge, Merge all

5.

Image add borders 5 pixels symmetric checked using White
Using your Magic Wand, select the border
Find your silver or gold texture, set to foreground
Angle 0, Scale 100

Fill your selected border using the Flood Fill tool with your texture
Selections. Invert

6.

Effects, 3-D Effects, Cutout
V+H 0, Opacity 70. Blur 25

Selections, Select none

7.

Image add borders 10 pixels symmetric checked using Background color
Using your Magic Wand, select the border
Layers, New Raster Layer

8.

Maximize your Lace tube
Edit, Copy
Back to your new layer
Edit, Paste, Paste into selection

9.

Effects, Plugins, Simple Diamonds
Selections, Select None

10.

Making sure your top lace layer is still highlighted
Effects, 3-D Effects, Drop shadow
V+H 1, Opacity 65, Blur 2

Repeat Drop Shadow only change V+H (Minus)-1
Layers, Merge, Merge All

11.

Image add borders 5 pixels symmetric checked using White
Using your Magic Wand, select the border
Fill your selected border using the Flood Fill tool with your pattern
Selections. Invert

12.

Effects, 3-D Effects, Cutout
V+H 0, Opacity 70. Blur 25
Selections, Select None

13.

Image add borders 30 pixels symmetric checked using Background color
Using your Magic Wand, select the border
Layers, New Raster Layer

14.

Maximize your Lace tube
Edit, Copy
Back to your new layer
Edit, Paste, Paste into selection

15.

Effects, Art Media Effects, Brush Strokes,
Softness 100,Bristles 76, width5, Opacity33, Length 8, Density 16. Angle 102, color (your Light color)

16.

Image add borders 5 pixels symmetric checked using White
Using your Magic Wand, select the border
Fill your selected border using the Flood Fill tool with your texture
Selections. Invert

17.

Effects, 3-D Effects, Cutout
V+H 0, Opacity 70. Blur 25
Selections, Select None

18.

Image add borders 10 pixels symmetric checked using Background color
Using your Magic Wand, select the border
Layers, New Raster Layer

19.

Maximize your Lace tube
Back to your new layer
Edit, Copy
Edit, Paste, Paste into selection

20.

Effects, Plugins, Simple Diamonds
Selections, Select None

21.

Making sure your top lace layer is still highlighted
Effects, 3-D Effects, Drop shadow
V+H 1, Opacity 65, Blur 2

Repeat Drop Shadow only change V+H (Minus)-1
Layers, Merge, Merge All

22.

Image add borders 5 pixels symmetric checked using White
Using your Magic Wand, select the border
Fill your selected border using the Flood Fill tool with your texture
Selections. Invert

23.

Effects, 3-D Effects, Cutout
V+H 0, Opacity 70. Blur 25.
Selections, Select None.

24.

Image, Resize W 500 Height will self adjust

25.

Using your Selection Tool

Custom Selection with the settings below
Left 0, Top 131, Right 63, Bottom 383,
Edit , Copy, Edit, Paste as new Image
Selections, Select None

26.

Layer New Layer
Add your watermark
Layers merge all flatten
Save Header as a JPG we are now done with it.

Background Side border

1.

Working with the new image we made
Image Canvas size,
Width 1250 or your preference ( I have a wide screen so I always use 1600) Height 504 Placement Upper left

2.

Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
Layers, Merge, Merge Visible

3.

Layers, New Raster Layer
Layers, Arrange, Send to bottom

4.

Staying on this layer
Flood Fill with your Background Color

5.

Adjust. Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise
Gaussian, 10 percent, Monochrome checked

Selections, Select All

6.

Layers, New Raster Layer
Find your Lace tube
Edit, Copy

7.

Back to your New Layer
Edit, Paste, Paste into Selection
Selections Select None

8.

Working on same Layer
Effects, Art Media Effects, Brush Strokes,
Softness 100, Bristles 76, width5, Opacity33, Length 8, Density 16. Angle 102, color (your Light color)

9.

Use the slider on your layer pallet and change Opacity to 30

10.

Highlight your top layer (merged) on your pallet
Effects, 3-D Effects, Drop Shadow
V-0 H-2, Opacity 75. Blur 5, Color Black

Layers, Merge, Merge All
Save as JPG

Your now ready to take into Incredimail and assemble

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