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10 TripleFrame SB (Sideborder)

 
Hootytut by Doyle Allen aka Hooty  7/11/04
Approved by the HootyTutTesters!
 
Needed: PSP8 , 7 If you are familiar and
Intermediate level you should be able to
adapt.
 
TripleFrameSBTemplate Click to Download
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Note:
All Settings for effects, once they are used
will stay the same unless otherwise stated.
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1  Open your TripleFrameSBTemplate.psp in your
PSP.
You should see the top layer that has an
active selection already.
 
Shift / D to duplicate, close out the original
template for safe keeping.
 
2  Open the graphic that you want to use.
It should be be a little taller than it is wide.
 
3 (E) Eye Dropper
Left click on a light color from your graphic
Right click on a darker color from your graphic.
I think a lighter and darker shade of the
same color ends up looking nice.
 Use your own judgment.
Be sure your Material Palette is set to colors.
 
4  (Ctrl + C) Edit / Copy
You can closeout your graphic if you like.
We are done with it.
 
5  (F)  Flood Fill Tool:
Left click on your Selected Side Frame image selection.
Zoom in and be sure it is completely filled.
Left click on any of the selected areas that
do not fill completely.
Settings:
Match Mode = None, Sample merged = checked,
Blend Mode = Normal, Opacity = 100
 
6  Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel
Suggested Settings:
Bevel #6, Width = 2, Smoothness = 40, Depth = 2
Ambience = 10, Shininess = 10, Color = White
Angle = 315, Intensity = 70, Elevation = 20
You may choose to apply bevel more than
once.
 
7  (Ctrl +D) Selections / Select None
 
8  Magic Wand Tool:
Settings:
 
Left Click inside the little frame in the
transparent area.
 
9  (Ctrl + Shift + L)
or Edit / Paste / Paste into Selection
 
10  At this point you can Adjust / Sharpness /
Sharpen if needed or wanted.
 
11   (Ctrl +D) Selections / Select None
 
12  Effects / Plugins / Lokas Software /
 3D Shadow
Presets: Rear Shadow
 
13  Layers / Duplicate
 
14  (Ctrl + M)  Image / Mirror
 
15  (M) Mover Tool:
Move the duplicate over next to the original
for now.
 
16  On your layers palette turn off both
Side Frame Layers.
 
17   Turn on the Main Frame and make that
layer the active one. (No X)
 
18  (Ctrl + A)  Selections / Select All
 
19  Magic Wand Tool:
Left Click on the Black frame itself.
 
20  (F) Flood Fill Tool:
Fill the frame with the same color that you
did your little frame.
 
21  Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel
You may choose to apply bevel more than
once.
 
22  (Ctrl + D)  Selections / Select None
 
23  Magic Wand Tool: 
Left Click inside the frame in the transparent
area.
 
24  Selections / Modify / Expand = 1
 
25  (Ctrl + Shift + L)
or Edit / Paste / Paste into Selection
 
26  (Ctrl + D) Selections / Select None
 
27  At this point you can Adjust / Sharpness /
Sharpen if needed or wanted.
 
28  Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical and Horizontal both = (minus) -18
Opacity = 30, Blur = 30, Color = Black
 
29  Turn off your Main Frame Layer
 
30  Turn on the Backdrop Layer and make
it the active layer.
 
31  Magic Wand Tool:
Click on the white area
 
32  (F)  Flood Fill Tool:
Fill the area with your chosen color.
   At this point exercise your creativity and
add any textures or effects that you think
would compliment your frames. Remember
you are making a backdrop for the frames.
  I have EyeCandy5 and like to fill with an
effect from that changing the Foreground
color and background colors on the Basic
page to the colors that I selected earlier from
the graphic.. and clicking on the seamless
option!
 
33  If you have not made this seamless you
will need to do that now..
Use any method you choose, one method
in PSP8 is to use:
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Mirror, Vertical
 
34  (Ctrl + C)  Edit / Copy
 
35  (Ctrl + D) Selections / Select None
 
36  Magic Wand:
Click on the Green area
 
37 Selections / Modify / Expand = 1
 
38  (Ctrl + Shift + L)
Edit / Paste / Paste into Selection
 
39  Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel
 
40  (D) Deform Tool
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer (if needed)
Because of the Inner bevel at the top and
bottom , to get the seamless effect you need
to stretch the top and bottom so the beveled
parts at the top and bottom go past the edges a bit.
  Click on the little square in the middle 
and drag upwards just a bit.
 
Click on the little square in the middle in the
bottom part and pull down just a bit.
 
 
41  Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Mirror, Vertical
42 Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical and Horizontal both = 3
Opacity = 30, Blur = 3, Color = Black
 
43  (A) Pan Tool
This is just to remove the deformation tool
 
43  Turn off any active layers and turn on
the (BG) background layer. Make it the active
layer
 
44  (F) Flood Fill Tool:
Fill with either of your matching colors that
you selected from your graphic. This will
be the  color that the text will be written on.
 
45   Adjust / Add-Remove Noise / Add Noise
Settings:
Gaussian and Monochrome checked
Noise = 10
 
46  Turn all the layers back on and let's see
what you've got!
 
47  (M) Mover Tool:
Arrange the 3 frames in a manner that is
pleasing to your eye.
Do not allow the dropshadows to touch or
overrun the edges. It will look bad.
 You can go over the beveled edge but not
over the edge on the right side where the
text will be going.
 
48 At this point you can add layers of tubes
or text to dress up your creation and put
your personal touch on it.  You would be
surprised how that can improve the
appearance of your creation!
 
49  Make any last minute changes then
Layers / Merge / Merge All Layers
 
50 Add a layer if you'd like and add your
watermark.
 
51  Save as a jpg.. You can be more lenient
with your compression level and go for better
quality since this will be tiled.
 
Note:  When you put this in Letter Creator
set your left text margin at 408 on the body
page.
Don't forget to engage the tile button too!

Remember to Watermark your creations!

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Approved by the HootyTutTestersGroup!

Thanks to all the great testers that help me to

make these tutorials as good as they are!

The testers are always a vital part of the end

results of what you end up using.

Special thanks to all the testers that participated:

They are:

Pat, Linda D, Adrienne, Michelle L

Calvin, Sue, Jynx, Janet

Maria, KMRA, Jacqueline

Diane and Roni!