Tutorial
The tutorial was written for PSPX2 - but can be done using any of the versions of PSP
by Woven
The Bold writing are the keyboard shortcuts for each action.You may or may not need to have the [ F lock ] on your keyboard activated for these to work

Shows Old Antique gold frame Finished and applied to a image


Requirements for this tutorial
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Download the Goldenbeads Pattern and the Goldlady pattern and unzip and save them into My Documents/My PSP Files/Patterns.

Making a Re-usable Old Picture Frame Instructions
  1. Open a New Image ( Ctrl + N )>600w x 700h pixels; Resolution 100.000 pixels/cm; Raster Background Checked; Colour Depth RGB 8bit/channel; Right click on the wee colour swatch and select any colour except Black>OK.
  2. Selections>Select All
    ( Ctrl + A ).
  3. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Save Selection to Alpha Channel>Use default settings>Save.
  4. Selections>Select None ( Ctrl + D ).
    NOTE: We do this because we are going to need this selection near the end of the tutorial.
  5. Image>Add Borders>Symmetric Checked; Enter number value 3 into any of the boxes and the rest will self adjust; Right click on the wee colour swatch and select Black>OK.
  6. Image>Add Borders>Change number value to 8; Right click on the colour swatch and select a colour not in your image>OK.
  7. Select your Magic Wand Tool>Mode Replace; Match Mode RGBValue; Tolerance 0; Use all layers and contiguous both Checked; Feather 0; Anti-alias Checked - Outside.
  8. Now left click inside this new outside border to select it.
  9. Select your Floodfill Tool ( F )>Match Mode RGB Value; Tolerance 0; Use all layers Checked; Blend Mode Normal; Opacity 100.
  10. Materials Palette>Click on the wee button underneath the Background colour swatch and select Pattern; Left click on the Background colour swatch To open the Materials Palette Dialogue Box; From Dropdown menu select goldlady pattern; Angle 0; Scale 125; Texture Unchecked>OK. Right click inside the selected area to Floodfill it with the GoldLady pattern.
  11. Selections>Modify>Contract>Enter 1 in the number of pixels box>OK.
  12. Materials Palette>Click on the wee button underneath the Foreground colour swatch and select Pattern; Left click on the Foreground colour swatch To open the Materials Palette Dialogue Box; From Dropdown menu select golddenbeads pattern; Angle 0; Scale 125; Texture Unchecked>OK.
  13. Floodfill Tool still active tool>And change Match Mode to None.
  14. Left click inside the selected area to Floodfill it with the Goldenbeads pattern.
  15. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
  16. Selections>Select None ( Ctrl + D ).
    Shows Old frame Image a
  17. Image>Add Borders>Change number value to 34; Right click on the colour swatch and select black>OK.
  18. Image>Add Borders>Change number value to 13; Right click on the colour swatch and select a colour>OK.
  19. Select your Magic Wand Tool>Settings as before.
  20. Now left click inside this new outside border to select it.
  21. Select your Floodfill Tool ( F )>Settings as before.
  22. Right click inside the selected area to Floodfill it with the GoldLady pattern.
  23. Selections>Modify>Contract>Enter 2 in the number of pixels box>OK.
  24. Materials Palette>Click on the Foreground golden beads colour swatch to open the Materials Properties Dialogue boxand change scale to 200>OK.
  25. Left click inside the selected area to Floodfill it with the Goldenbeads pattern.
  26. Selections>Select None ( Ctrl + D ).
    Shows Old frame Image b
  27. Image>Add Borders>Change number value to 34; Keep the colour you chose>OK.
  28. Select you Magic Wand Tool>Settings as before.
  29. Now left click inside this new outside border to select it.
  30. Select your Floodfill Tool again ( F )>Leave settings as before.
  31. Right click inside the selected area to Floodfill it with the GoldLady pattern.
  32. Effects>3dEffects>Inner Bevel>From dropdown menu select Bevel #6 (Row 2 column 2); Width 14; Smoothness 28 Depth 8; Ambience and Shininess both 0; Direction 315 Intensity 50; Elevation 30; Right click on wee colour swatch and select White>OK.
    Shows Old frame Image c
  33. Repeat Steps #27 - 31 inclusive.
  34. Selections>Modify>Expand>10 Pixels>OK. Note: You will not be able to see the outer edge wriggly line around the selection as it is now off the edge of the image
  35. Effects>3dEffects>Inner Bevel>From dropdown menu select Bevel #7 (Row 2 column 3); Rest of settings as before;OK.
  36. Selections>Select None ( Ctrl + D ).
    Shows Old frame Image d
  37. Selections>Select All ( Ctrl + A ).
  38. Selections>Modify>Contract> Number pixels 8>OK.
  39. Selections>Invert.
  40. With Floodfill Tool selected again - left Click insided the selected area to floodfill it with the goldenbeads.
  41. Selections>Select None ( Ctrl + D ).
    Shows Old frame Image e
  42. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel>Use default settings>Load.
  43. Selections>Invert.
  44. Effects>Artistic Effects>Chrome>Flaws 8; Brightness 17; Use original colour Checked>OK.
  45. Selections>Select None ( Ctrl + D ).
    Shows Old frame Image f
  46. Layers> New Raster Layer.
  47. Add watermark onto the frame area.
  48. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible.
  49. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel>Use default settings>Load.
  50. Edit>Cut ( Delete button ). You will now have a transparent center to the image
  51. Selections>Select None ( Ctrl + D ).
  52. File>Export>Picture Frame>Give your frame a name I called mine Sue's Old Frame>Save.

    Now let's use our Frame
  53. Open a graphic Image you would like to Frame .
  54. Image> Picture Frame>From the dropdown menu select the frame you just made; Check the Keep Transparent Button; Check Frame Canvas; Choose between Framing inside or outside the image; and check any of the other selection if you wish to>OK.



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