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PI
Version:
X3
Level: Intermediate
Featured tools: Paintbrush Tool
Additional filters: None
Additional files:
Picture. I used one of my private photos, I'm sure you'll
find a nice one inside your collection too. (Width: 500
Pixels and Height: 333 Pixels.)
Additional material:
here
Tutorial:
Copyright © Inge Klement |
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DESCRIPTION: This
tutorial shows how you can make a beautiful and special frame to
decorate your photos or artworks ... by only using PI.
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For this tutorial we are using 2 main colors - the Foreground
color and the Background color -, so
next time, for making it more easy, I'm only referring to 1
Dark (Foreground color) or
1 Light (Background color). If not mentioned otherwise, always expand the sides
equally with the pixels mentioned in front of the
color.
To make it more easy to select a border, right click/All,
right click/Border and set the Pixels of the border for the
Border width, Direction: Inward, Shape: Box.
You can always use the Magic Wand Tool, but this way it's more
easy if you use similar colors for the background and the
border. (On the assumption that all sides have been expanded
equally!)
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Set
your Background and Foreground color to fit your picture -
here I used 80/113/146 (red arrow) for the Foreground color,
and 207/222/241 (white hand) for the Background color.
Adjust/Expand
Canvas/Expand sides equally: 1 Dark (Foreground color).
Right click/All,
right click/Border: Border width: 1 (white arrow), Direction:
Inward, Shape: Box and
Anti-aliasing.
Click OK.
Right click/Convert to Object.
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Right click/Shadow, and use
these settings:
Color: Black (white hand)
Altern.: 5.(red arrow)
Transparency: 50
Shadow size: 99
Soft edge: 7.
Click OK and Merge All.
3 Light + 1 Dark
Right click/All, right click/Convert to Object, and deselect
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In case you need to freshen up your memory on how to save a mask
into the EP - you can take a look at one of my other
tutorials, where I explain a little bit more about how to use a
mask in PI. You'll find the tut here.
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Expand:
30 Light.
Activate the picture (it's an object now), right click/Shadow,
and use these settings:
Black + 1.altern. + default settings (10/10/50/100/10).
Deselect the picture.
Open the Easy Palette/Object Libraries (red arrow) and double
click on my mask (1). |
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Edit/Fill/Color (white hand) and choose your Foreground color:
Dark (red arrow).
Deselect the mask (Space bar, or Selection/ None).
1 Dark + 3 Light + 1 Dark.
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Expand:
30 Light.
Right click/All,
right click/Border: Border width: 10, Direction:
Inward, Shape: Box and
Anti-aliasing.
Keep the border selected.
Choose
the Paintbrush Tool (white arrow), Size: 1, Color: Dark (white
hand), Trans: 0 and Soft edge: 0.
Go to Effect/Creative, and choose Paint on Edges (red arrow). Keep
the border selected.
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Right
click/Convert to Object, right click/ Shadow, and use these
settings:
Color:
Black (white hand)
Altern.: 5.(red arrow)
Transparency: 50
Shadow size: 100
Soft edge: 10.
Click OK and Merge All.
Now, you're done, and the frame is finished. :))
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That's
it! A beautiful frame for any kind of photo or artwork ...
done with only PI. HAVE FUN!!!
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If you need any help with
this tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it -
please email
me!
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Copyright © inkl-Designs. All
rights reserved.
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