 This tutorial was created in PSP X but can be easily done in other versions. I have also rated this as intermediate as I have few screen shots and brief explanations. This tutorial was written by me and is ©momentzdesignz Any other tutorial that looks similar is purely coincidental and no infringement of any other artist is intended. For this tutorial you will need the following: PSP X Image of choice Plugins - FM Tile Tools and Filters Unlimited 2 1 - Open image and duplicate, close the original 2 - Foreground to a light color from image 3 - Background to dark color from image 4 - Image > Add Borders - 2 px with your dark color 5 - Selections > Select All 6 - Selections > Invert 7 - Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout Settings: H & V 2, opacity 50 and blur 20 8 - Repeat Cutout except change the H & V to -2 9 - Layers > Merge > Merge All 10 - Image > Add Borders - 5 px with light color 11 - Image > Add Borders - 2 px with your dark color 12 - Image > Add Borders - 30 px 13 - Select with Magic Wand and flood fill with your light color 14 - Keep selected 15 - Effects > Geometric Effects > Perspective-Vertical Settings: Distortion 45, Color - use your dark color 16 - Effects > Plugins > FM Tile Tools > Blend Emboss 17 - Effects > Inner Bevel Settings: Bevel #2, width 9, smoothness 0, depth 6, ambience -15, shininess 36, color - white, angle 298, intensity 50, elevation 30 18 - Selections > Select None 19 - Image > Add Borders - 50 px 20 - Select with magic wand and flood fill with your light color 21 - Keep Selected 22 - Effects > Plugins > Filters Unlimited 2 > Special Effects 1 > Shiver Settings: H & V 78 23 - Effects > Plugins > FM Tile Tools > Blend Emboss 24 - Selections > Select None 25 - Image > Add Borders - 5 px 26 - Select with magic wand and flood fill with your dark color 27 - Repeat #17 for your Inner Bevel effect 28 - Add decorative corners if you wish 29 - Add your watermark, re-size and save as a .jpg Thank you and I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial :o) ©momentzdesignz - 1999 |