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PI
Version:
X3
Level: Intermediate
Featured tools: Selection
Tool
Additional filters: Bordermania,
Almathera, Greg's
Factory Output Vol.II and Eye
Candy 4000
Additional files:
Picture. I used one of my private photos, I'm sure you'll
find a nice one inside your collection too. (Width: 245
Pixels and Height: 350 Pixels.)
Additional material: here
Tutorial:
Copyright © Inge Klement
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DESCRIPTION:
This tutorial shows you how you can make a beautiful frame to decorate your
photos with ... by using PI, a texture and different filters. Be aware - because I
use a lot of screenshots, this tutorial has 2 parts!
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For this tutorial, as for all of them, we are going to make a
lot of similar frames/borders, with the same
color/fill/pattern - using the same steps over again -, so
next time I'm only referring to 2 Color (=Foreground color) or 2
Black. Just repeat the steps
I'm explaining below. (Always expand
sides equally, and 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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Open the picture and choose a
Foreground color - 181/154/146 (white hand).
2 Color + 1 Black.
Expand: 5 Color, select the border and go to Effect/
Bordermania/Frame #2. Use these settings:
5/5/110/130 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
2 Color + 1 Black.
Expand: 16 Color, select the border and go to Effect/ Greg's
Factory Output Vol.II/ Waffle, and use these settings: X Size: 5
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Y Size: 5.
Keep the border selected. |
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Go
to Effect/Eye Candy 4000/Bevel Boss and use these settings:
Basic (red arrow):
Bevel Width: 8.38
Bevel Height Scale: 18
Smoothness: 73
Bevel Placement: Inside marquee
Darken Deep Areas: 2
+ check the box for Shade Interior.
Lighting (white arrow):
Direction: 135
Inclination: 45
Highlight Brightness: 100
Highlight Size: 91
Highlight Color: White
Shadow Color: Black
Click OK and click 2x the + for the Brightness adjustment
(white hand).
Use the Return key to deselect the picture. |
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Black.
Expand: 5 Color, select the border and go to Effect/
Bordermania/Frame
#2: 5/5/110/130 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
2 Color + 1 Black.
Expand: 22 Color, select the border and go to Effect/Greg's
Factory Output Vol.II (red arrow)/Pool Shadow (white arrow)
and use these settings (1): 50/50/50/50/50/50/65/128.
Your screenshot might look different, since I'm using Filters
Unlimited 2 - but the settings are the same anyway.
Click Apply and keep the border selected. |
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Effect/Almathera/A
Halo: Black (red arrow)
thickness: 13
transparency: 64
Deselect.
1 Black.
Expand: 5 Color, select the border and go to Effect/
Bordermania/Frame
#2: 5/5/110/130 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
And one more time -
Expand: 5 Color, select the border and go to Effect/
Bordermania/Frame
#2: 5/5/110/130 + Notch Corners.
Deselect. |
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Expand:
30 Color, select the border, right click/Convert to Object, right
click/ Duplicate (red arrow).
We want now to fill this border with the texture pattern, but
if we use the Edit/Fill/Image command, PI fills the border
with the texture, but not the way I wanted the pattern to look
like. In the 2.part of this tutorial I shall explain how we
can fill the border, so the pattern really shows
off.
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this tutorial! In the second part I will show you how you can
place the texture pattern exactly where you want. 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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