06 - Persephone Frame - English

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I made it with PSP:
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Supplies:
picture of your choice (width 400 px)
Filters / Plugins:
VM Distortion / Vision
Impossible: ![]()
VM Natural / Weave Distortion: ![]()
DSB Flux / Blast: ![]()

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(just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) open your picture
Image / Resize: 400 px width (all layers checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
set your FGC to: #d50c1d (dark colour)
and your BGC to: #ff8c00 ( light colour)

02) Image / Add borders / 1 px / dark colour
Image / Add borders / 2 px / gold or silver pattern
Image / Add borders / 1 px / dark colour

03) Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 4 px
Effects / 3D Effects /
Cutout:

Deselect

04) Image / Add borders / 25 px / colour: white
activate your magic wand tool and select the 25 px white border with it
set your FGC to gradient
flood fill with this
gradient:

Effects / Plugins / VM Distortion / Vision Impossible:

keep selected
Image / Rotate / Rotate Clockwise 90
Effects / Plugins / VM Distortion / Vision Impossible: same settings
Image / Rotate / Rotate Counterclockwise 90

05) Selections / Invert
Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:
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Deselect

06) Image / Add borders / 1 px / dark colour
Image / Add borders / 2 px / gold or silver pattern
Image / Add borders / 1 px / dark colour

07) Image / Add borders / 20 px / white
activate your magic wand tool and select the 20 px white border with it
flood fill with your gradient
Effects / Plugins / VM Natural / Weave Distortion:

Image / Mirror
Selections / Promote Selection to Layer
Deselect

08) Image / Add borders / 1 px / dark colour
Image / Add borders / 2 px / gold or silver pattern
Image / Add borders / 1 px / dark colour

09) Image / Add borders / 15 px / white
select the 15 px white border with your magic wand
flood fill with your gradient
Effects / Plugins / DSB Flux / Blast:
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Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Deselect
Image / Add borders / 1 px / dark colour
Image / Add borders / 2 px / gold or silver pattern
Image / Add borders / 1 px / dark colour
add your watermark and name
File / Expert / JPEG Optimizer

You are done!
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

Copyright tutorial: Mag
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, February 11, 2009
