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PI
Version: 8
Level: Intermediate
Featured tools: None
Additional filters: Filter
Factory Gallery (C + E)
Additional files: Picture. I used a photo from www.celebrity-gallery.com
(Angela Basset), but you can use any picture you want.
If you want to use the same picture as I did, you can
download it also from here
- this version is already resized and retouched.
PI
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.
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 :))
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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 and Soft edge: 0.
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
your picture (max. Height: 300 Pixels). Remember to use the
command Focus in case you resize (Format/Focus).
Format/Expand
Canvas/Expand sides equally: 2 White.
Right click/All,
right click/Border: Border width: 2 (red arrow), Direction: Inward, Shape: Box and Soft edge: 0.
Click OK and keep the border selected. |
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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. |
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Format/Expand
Canvas/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 Effect/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. |
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Format/Expand
Canvas/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.
Format/Expand
Canvas/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 Effect/Blur/Gaussian Blur/Options and set the Radius to
16.
Deselect the border.
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Format/Expand
Canvas/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.
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Format/Expand
Canvas/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 Effect/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.
Format/Expand
Canvas/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.
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That's
another example how your frame could look like! :)
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Another
example!
As you see, this frame looks beautiful, even if you
use a B/W photo! :)
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it! An easy frame for any kind of photo or artwork ... done with
PI and different filters.
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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