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PI
Version:
X3
Level: Intermediate
Featured tools: Selection Tool, Transform Tool
Additional filters: Bordermania,
Almathera, Toadies
and
Greg's Factory Output Vol.II.
Additional files:
Picture. I used one of my private photos, I'm sure you'll
find a nice one inside your collection too. (Width:
232 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 special frame to
decorate your photos ... by using PI, different filters and a
mask.
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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 1 Color (=Foreground color), 2
Black or 2 Silver (=GoldFillPattern_silvergrey).
Just repeat the steps
I'm explaining for the first frame/border. (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, choose a
Foreground color - 166/107/9 (white arrow).
Go to Adjust/Expand Canvas/Expand sides equally 1 pixel, Expand: Black. Select the border,
right click/Convert to Object, right click/Shadow and use the
5.one (red arrow) with these settings: 14/99/7.
Deselect.
2 Color + 1 Black.
Expand: 2 White, select the border and go to Edit/Fill/
Image/File and find the file - GoldFillPattern_silvergrey.
Remember to check the box Tile the
image.
Deselect.
1 Black. |
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Expand: 18 Color, select the border and go to Effect/ Toadies/Rasterline
and apply the default settings:
249/255.
Go to Selection/Select by Color Range and use the Eyedropper (red arrow)
to select all White from our border (red oval). Set the
similarity to 100 (white arrow).
Go to Edit/Fill/Color and fill with the Foreground color
(166/107/9).
Selection/None and Merge All. |
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Go
one more time to the Selection/Select by Color Range, but this time
pick the Black with the Eyedropper (red arrow). Set the
similarity to 1 (white arrow). As you will see there is a lot
of Black in this picture, and even if we set the Similarity to
1, some parts of the picture - which we don't want to - are
selected. To correct this use the Mask Mode. |
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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Choose Mask Mode (red arrow),
Paintbrush (white arrow) and color: Black (white hand). For
this example I've set the Shape to square and the Soft edge to
0.
Use now the Paintbrush to retouch all the unwished selections - as you can see on the
screenshot.
When you are satisfied, leave the Mask Mode and go to
Edit/Fill/Color and fill with a darker shade of the Foreground
color. (I used 112/72/5).
Selection/None. |
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Right click/All,
right click/Border, Border width: 18 (white hand), Direction:
Inward (red arrow), Shape: Box.
Go to Effect/Almathera/A
Halo: Black + 16/56.
Deselect.
1 Black.
Expand: 3 Color, select the border and go to Effect/
Bordermania/Frame #2: 3/3/110/130 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
2 Silver + 1 Black.
Expand: 3 Color, select the
border and go to Effect/ Bordermania/Frame #2:
3/3/110/130 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
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Expand:
26 Color, select the border and go to Effect/ Greg's Factory
Output Vol.II (red arrow)/Pool Shadow (white arrow) and apply
these settings (1):
50/50/50/50/50/50/70/146.
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. Go to Effect/
Almathera/A Halo and apply these settings: Black + 21/58.
Deselect.
1 Black.
Expand: 3 Color, select the
border and go to Effect/ Bordermania/Frame #2:
3/3/110/130 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
2 Silver + 1 Black.
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Expand:
33 Color and select the border. Apply the mask you've
downloaded dm-24. Resize the mask and use the Mask Mode to retouch the mask. By using the Paintbrush (white
arrow), with the color: Black (white hand) you can easily
correct those parts of the mask which are inside the last - 33
pixel - border (see screenshot).
When you are satisfied, leave the Mask Mode, go to
Edit/Fill/Color and use the same darker shade of the
Foreground color as you did before (112/72/5).
Apply the color 3 times, go to Photo/Focus/Options and set
the Level to +1.
Deselect the border and Merge All.
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Right click/All,
right click/Border,
Border width: 33, Direction: Inward, Shape: Box and Soft edge: 0.
Go to Effect/Bordermania/Frame #2 and apply these settings: 33/33/45/36 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
Expand: 3 Color, select the border and go to Effect/
Bordermania/Frame #2. Use these settings:
3/3/110/130 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
2 Silver.
Merge All.
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it! A special frame for any kind of photo ... done with PI,
different filters and a mask. 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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