Anastasia Fancy Frame

Anastasia Fancy Frame

Written by ©Daiva C.

May 25, 2010

Released Aug. 19, 2010

This tutorial is my own

creation, any similarities

to any other tutorial are

purely accidental and not

intentional.

This tutorial is intended

for non-profit use only.

I hold the copyright to it.

Please do not copy,

translate, script, rip or

claim it as your own.

You may share it but do

NOT upload it to any

website, storage site or

group files without my

written consent.

Thank you.

Written for PSP X2

Skill Level: Intermediate

Supplies:

Anastasia_FancyFrame.msk

Background Swatch.jpg

Browned-jdr.jgd

cy_prettyinpink_2005.

pspimage

Foreground Swatch.jpg

Gem_Circle.pspimage

goldbeads patroon.BMP

snow.jgd

SS_649_Misted.pspimage

Supplies Available (Here)

and (Here)

Filters:

Simple > Top Bottom

Wrap (Scroll down to the 

Bonus Pack Link for the

Top Bottom Wrap)

and Top Left Mirror

(Here)

Preparation:

Unzip supplies

Install Filter if needed

Save Anastasia_Fancy

Frame.msk to your PSP

Mask Folder

Save Browned-jdr.jgd

and Snow.jgd to your

PSP Gradient Folder

Save goldbeads patroon.

BMP to your PSP

Pattern Folder

Open remaining supplies

in PSP

Minimize

Performance Notes:

All settings will remain

the same unless new or

revised ones are given

1. Materials Palette

Foreground = Gradient

Settings:

Browned-jdr.jgd

Or Gradient of Choice

Angle = 0

Repeats = 0

Invert = Not Checked

Texture = Not Checked

Style = Linear

Background = Gradient

Settings:

Snow.jgd

Angle = 0

Repeats = 0

Invert = Not Checked

Texture = Not Checked

Style = Linear

2. File > New

Settings:

Width = 700 pixels

Height = 500 pixels

Raster Background =

Checked

Transparent = Checked

3. Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match mode = RGB Value

Tolerance = 0

Use all layers = Not

Checked

Blend mode = Normal

Opacity = 100

Fill Workspace with

Background Gradient

4. Layers > New Raster

Layer

5. Flood Fill Tool

Fill Layer with Fore

ground Gradient

6. Adjust > Blur >

Gaussian Blur

Settings:

Radius = 60

7. Layers > Load/Save

Mask > Load Mask

From Disk

Settings:

Anastasia_FancyFrame.

msk

Source luminance =

Checked

Fit to canvas = Checked

Invert transparency =

Not Checked

Hide all mask = Checked

8. Layers > Merge >

Merge Group

9. Activate Gem_Circle.

pspimage

10. Edit > Copy

Close

11. Back to Workspace

12. Edit > Paste As

New Layer

13. Materials Palette

Change Background

to Color

14. Dropper Tool

Settings:

Background Color = Medium

to Dark color from Fore

ground Gradient Layer

or you may use my Back

ground Swatch.jpg

Note:

Make note of Hue and

Saturation #'s for Back

ground Color

15. Adjust > Hue and

Saturation > Colorize

Settings:

To Match Background

Color

16. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = 1

Horizontal = 1

Opacity = 50

Blur = 3

Color = Black

Shadow on new

layer = Not Checked

17. Tool Bar

Selection Tool

Settings:

Selection type = Ellipse

Mode = Add(Shift)

Feather = 0

Anti-alias = Checked

18. Draw an ellipse on

the inside of the mask

19. Activate SS_649_

Misted.pspimage

20. Edit > Copy

Close

21. Back to Workspace

22. Edit > Paste As

New Layer

23. Move Tool

Move to the inside right

of the mask

24. Selections > Invert

25. Edit > Clear

26. Selections > Invert

27. Activate cy_prettyin

pink_2005.pspimage

28. Shift D > Close

Original

29. Adjust > Hue and

Saturation > Colorize

30. Edit > Copy

Close

31. Back to Workspace

32. Edit > Paste As

New >Layer

33. Move Tool

Move to inside of mask

to the left, doesn't matter

if it, shows outside of the

mask

34. Selections > Invert

35. Edit > Clear

36. Selections > Select

None

37. Layers > Arrange >

Move Down

38. Edit > Copy Special

> Copy Merged

39. Edit > Paste As

New Image

Minimize

40. Back to Workspace

41. Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Symmetric = Checked

Size in pixels = 10

Color = White

42. Magic Wand Tool

Settings:

Mode = Add/Shift

Match mode = RGB

Value

Tolerance = 0

Use all layers = Not

Checked

Contiguous = Checked

Feather = 0

Anti-alias = Checked

Outside

Select Border

43. Materials Palette

Change Fore

ground to Gradient

Settings:

Angle = 45

Repeats = 15

Invert = Not Checked

Texture = Not Checked

Style = Radial

Center Point

Horizontal = 50

Vertical = 50

44. Flood Fill Tool

Fill Border with Gradient

45. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = 3

Horizontal = 3

Opacity = 100

46. Effects > 3D Effects

> Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = -3 (Minus)

Horizontal = -3 (Minus)

47. Selections > Select

None

48. Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 5

Color = White

49. Magic Wand Tool

Select Border

50. Change Background

to Pattern

Settings:

goldbeads patroon.BMP

Angle = 0

Scale = 100

51. Flood Fill Tool

Fill Border with Pattern

52. Selections > Select

None

53. Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 25

54. Magic Wand Tool

Select Border

55. Activate minimized

image

56. Edit > Copy

Close

57. Back to Workspace

58. Edit > Paste Into

Selection

59. Effects > Plugins >

Simple > Top Bottom

Wrap

60. Effects > Plugins >

Simple > Top Left Mirror

61. Effects > 3D Effects

> Inner Bevel

Settings:

Bevel = 2

Width = 10

Smoothness = 55

Depth = 26

Ambience = -14 (Minus)

Shininess = 10

Color = White

Angle = 315

Intensity = 30

Elevation = 88

62. Selections > Select

None

63. Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 5

64. Magic Wand Tool

Select Border

65. Flood Fill Tool

Fill Border with Pattern

66. Selections > Select

None

67. Image > Resize

Settings:

Your Preference

68. Layers > New Raster

Layer

69. Add Watermark

70. File > Export > JPEG

Optimizer

Settings:

Set compression value

to 20

I'd like to thank the testers from:

 

for testing this tutorial for me

and making it the best it can be.

They are: Alicia, Cassie, Evlin,

Karen, Marsha, Susan T., and

Wendy

Please link back to

I hope you have enjoyed my

tutorial, as much as I enjoyed

writing it