Do you get tired of just sending your images into your group as just that, the image!  Well how about matting or framing them.  You can do this in LOTS different ways, I will show you just one .. but play and see what kinds of frames you can come up with.  I often get more replies to my frames than I do the image:)

Take your image, any image .. If you did the Deformed Shadow tutorial then use that picture and lets see how different it looks with a frame:)

If you did not do the tutorial then you may use this image, just right click and save it to your computer.  Please don't use a reguler picture to work this tutorial .. use an image that you made that was just the image.

After bringing up your image use SHIFT D to make a duplicate and close your origanil

Go to Edit, copy  (you will need this later but it is very important you do it right now before we start on the frame:)

You need to have your background color set to white
 

PSP7 ... left click on the right color swatch ABOVE your color palette and when the large window opens choose WHITE  (bottom right hand corner) click OK

 

This graphic is a little large, so after bringing it up in PSP then go to Image, Resize .. and use these settings, your entire image will now be 75% smaller

* Go to Image .. ADD BORDER Use these settings

You will see that it added a very small white border around your image.

*  Use your Magic Wand (feather 0, Tolerence 0) touch the white area of the border to select it.  Now you see a marquee around your white border

Go to Effects, 3D, Texture Effects, Sculpture
   Use the Middle drop down menu and choose a preset for this border I am using GOLD with the preset settings

Go to Effects, 3D, Drop Shadow
   Vert 2
   Hori 2
   Opacity  65
   Blur    6
  Color Black
Click OK

* Go to Image .. ADD BORDER Change the settings to 10, click OK

*  Use your Magic Wand (feather 0, Tolerence 0) touch the white area of the border

* Go to Edit, Paste INTO Selection (remember you hit copy earlier)

* Go to Image, Flip

*  Go to Image, Mirror

* Go to Effects, Artistic Effects, CHROME
      Flaws 8
      Opacity 14
     CHECK the Use Origanil color box
  Click OK

Add Another Drop Shadow effect
* Go to Effects, 3D, Drop Shadow
   Vert 2
   Hori 2
   Opacity  65
   Blur    6
  Color Black
Click OK

* Go to Image .. ADD BORDER Change the settings to 25, click OK

*  Use your Magic Wand (feather 0, Tolerence 0) touch the white area of the border

* Go to Edit, Paste INTO selection

*  Go to Effects, Artistic effects, TOPOGRAPHY
    Width 50
    Density 50
    Angle 45
    Color WHITE

* Go to Selections, DEFLOAT

*Go to Effects, 3D, CUTOUT Vert 4, Hori 4, Opacity 75, Blur 5 .. fill with color UN checked, Shadow color BLACK

* Go to Image .. ADD BORDER Change the settings back to 4, click OK

*  Use your Magic Wand (feather 0, Tolerence 0) touch the white area of the border

* Go to Effects, 3D, Texture Effects, Sculpture
   Use the Middle drop down menu and choose a preset for this border I am using GOLD with the preset settings

* Go to Effects, 3D, Drop Shadow
   Vert 2
   Hori 2
   Opacity  65
   Blur    6
  Color Black
Click OK

Save it how you want .. there are lots of different ways to mat, play with the effects and start matting your work:)
 

  Graphic made by Dee

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