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 Frames ain't wot they used to be! *s*

Considering I am not really a 'frames' person, I nevertheless enjoy being creative with them...usually when I feel that an image needs some sort of surrounds but I don't want the conventional type of frame. I often get asked how I have created my whacky frames...or should I say 'designer'? *s*  I recently did a tutorial on one of my crazy frames and thought I would put together a few tutes on more of the crazy methods I use in making them.  As always, I encourage you all to be creative and experiment...but remember to share any great ideas with me. *s* 
 


What you will need.

  • PSP 7      Download a trial.....I used version 7....but I did try it in  Beta 8 to...turned out somewhat different...but I loved it. *s*    Crazy Wave Frame in PSP 8.

  • Xenofex 1.1  or a filter that will give you photo edges etc.

  • An image of your choice.

Please note that most of the screen shots have been reduced to 60% for faster loading.  

Also remember to SAVE often!

Step 1.  Open up the image that you wish to frame or use one that you have just created...make a copy of it...Shift + D...close the original. 

Let's work on the copy.  If it shows as a background in the layer palette, then  promote to layer.

Naturally, I have based my directions for colours of borders on my image, so you would substitute mine by picking out a dark and light colour from your own image.

Go to Image...Canvas Size...and add 100 to both width and height.

Step 2 Plugins....Xenofex 1.1...Distress.... with these settings: Lumpy...39...49...change them around if you wish to get a different edging. click OK. 

With the magic wand , select the transparent part of your image...

fill  this with white then invert the selection.  Now go to Selections again...Modify...Expand 10....Invert...Delete.   This move gives you the white border around your image. Deselect.

Step 3

Use the magic wand  again to select the white border and apply the Geometric Wave...settings all at 12

         

Step 4  Duplicate this layer and drag to the bottom of the palette.  Go to Image...Resize...with these settings.

    

 

 Step 5 Apply the same Geometric Effects Wave as before to this bottom layer....don't float it as the effect will be applied to the whole layer.

       

 

Step 6  Add a new Raster Layer and drag to the bottom of the palette...use the eye dropper to select a dark shade from your image and fill this selection.  Merge visible all three layers.  Select the dark outside area with the magic wand and apply whatever you like to finish it off. I used Effects...Textured Effects...#3...blocks with default settings.

You can also use a Blade Pro preset or EC 4 Glass....whatever you think is best or what is in your plugins folder.

Finished!

 

 

 

 

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