PI Version: X3
Level: Intermediate
Featured tools: None 
Additional filters: Filter Factory Gallery (C + E)
Additional files: Picture. I used one of my private photos, I'm sure you'll  find a nice one inside your collection too. (Width: 450 Pixels and Height: 300 Pixels.)

PI Tutorial: Copyright © Inge Klement

 

 

DESCRIPTION: This tutorial shows you how you can make a beautiful frame to decorate your photos with.
The tutorial was originally written for PSP by Lisette and Karin, and I got their permission to rewrite the tutorial for PhotoImpact. You'll find the original tutorial "Les Flutwave" here and don't forget - have a look at their homepage L&K's Wonder Site. You'll find a lot of interesting things there - PSP tutorials (several languages), filters, masks, textures, brushes, + + +. It's really worth a visit :))

 

Remember to save often!

 


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!) 

Open your picture (max. Height: 300 Pixels). 

Adjust/Expand Canvas/Expand sides equally: 2 White. 
Right click/All, right click/Border: Border width: 2 (white hand), Direction: Inward
(red arrow, Shape: Box. 
Click OK and keep the border selected.

Edit/Trace/Selection Marquee and accept the default settings. Change the Mode from Horizontal Deform to 2 D Object (white hand) and click the Material button. Choose Color/Texture (white arrow) in the Material window, click the button File (red arrow) and find your original picture. 
Click OK and keep the border selected.

Effect/Filter Factory Gallery C/flutewaves, and use the default settings: 91/0/0/0/0.
Deselect.  

Expand sides equally: 20 White, select the border, go to Edit/Trace/Selection Marquee: default; and use the same picture (original) as before for this border. 
Go to Photo/Blur/Gaussian Blur/Options and set the Radius to 16 (red arrow).
Click OK and keep the border selected.

Effect/Filter Gallery Factory E/Gradient/Spokes Ratio Maker and use this setting: 37.
Deselect.

Expand sides equally: 2 White, select the border, go to Edit/Trace/Selection Marquee: default; and use the same picture (original) as before 
for this border. 

Effect/Filter Factory Gallery C (red arrow) /flutewaves (white arrow) and use the default settings (1):
91/0/0/0/0.
Your screenshot might look different, since I'm using Filters Unlimited 2 - but the settings are the same anyway. 
Click Apply and deselect the border.

Expand sides equally: 15 White, select the border, go to Edit/Trace/Selection Marquee: default; and use the same picture (original) as before for this border. Go to Photo/ Blur/Gaussian Blur/Options and set the Radius to 16.
Deselect the border.


Expand sides equally: 2 White, select the border, go to Edit/Trace/Selection Marquee: default (se screenshot); and use the same picture (original) as before for this border. 

Effect/Filter Factory Gallery C/flutewaves, and use the default settings: 91/0/0/0/0.
Deselect.

Expand sides equally: 25 White, select the border, go to Edit/Trace/Selection Marquee: default; and use the same picture (original) as before 
for this border. Go to Photo/Blur/Gaussian Blur/Options and set the Radius to 16.
Click OK and keep the border selected.

Effect/Filter Gallery Factory E (red arrow): Gradient/Spokes Ratio Maker (white arrow) and use the default setting (1): 107.
Deselect.

Expand sides equally: 2 White, select the border, go to Edit/Trace/Selection Marquee: default; and use the same picture (original) as before for this border. Effect/Filter Factory Gallery C/flutewaves, and use the default settings: 91/0/0/0/0.   Merge All.
 

That's it! An easy frame for any kind of photo or artwork ... done with PI and different filters. HAVE FUN!!!

 

 

If you need any help with this tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it -
please
email me!

 

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