Cut Glass Frame

Cut Glass Frame

Our example graphic made using this tutorial

The original link for this tutorial is down, so the complete tutorial follows.

Golden Cut Glass Frame Tutorial

KR Creations Tutorial

February 2007

Supplies Needed

Paint Shop Pro - I used PSP 9 - should work on other versions. Graphic of choice
Supplies (right-click and save)
( Gold fill1 , Samarkan Mask)

Filters needed:

Two Moon Filter - Cut Glass
Simple - Zoom Out & Flip, Diamonds
Greg's Factory Output Vol II - Pool Shadow

Find All Filters: HERE

(Place your mask in your PSP Mask folder; Place your goldfill in your PSP Pattern folder; All Filters go to your PSP Filter folder)

Selecting Color Tip

An easy way to add color to your border. When you want to add a border you go to Image - Add Borders Right click on the Color box

In the bottom left corner are your color selections
So all you have to do is click on the color you need
You can also select any other color shown in this window

Let's get started

All settings will be the same throughout the tutorial unless otherwise stated

Open your PSP (Paint Shop Pro)

Open your graphic - duplicate - close original

Select one color that will complement your graphic and place in your background on Material Properties

Select Pattern on your foreground and find your goldfill1 pattern; Angle 0, Scale 100

STEP 1

Layers - New Raster Layer

Flood Fill with Gold Pattern

Layers Load/Save Mask - Load Mask From Disk

Find Samarkan Mask

Flood Fill with Gold Pattern

Delete the Mask Layer

Right click on the group layer and Merge Group

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

Repeat Drop Shadow but change V&H to (-2)

Adjust Sharpness - Sharpen - repeat again

Layers - Merge - Merge All

STEP 2

Image - Add Borders - 1 - color black

Image - Add Borders - 4 - white

Select border with Magic Wand

Flood Fill with Gold Pattern

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

Select None

Image - Add Borders - 1 - color black

STEP 3

Image - Add Borders - 10 - white

Select border with Magic Wand

Flood Fill with Gold Pattern

Effects - Plugins - Two Moon - Cut Glass

Size - 100; Transparency - 23

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Select None

STEP 4

Repeat Step 2

STEP 5

Image - Add Borders - 15 - chosen color

Select border with Magic Wand

Effects - Plugins - Greg's Factory Output Vol II - Pool Shadow

Effects - Plugins - Two Moon - Cut Glass

Select None

STEP 6

Repeat Step 2

STEP 7

Image - Add Borders - 18 - white

Select border with Magic Wand

Flood Fill with Gold Pattern

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Zoom Out & Flip

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Diamonds

Repeat Diamonds 2 more times

Effects - Plugins - Two Moon - Cut Glass

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

Select None

STEP 8

Repeat Step 2

STEP 9

Layers - New Raster Layer

Add your watermark or name to your work

Layers - Merge - Merge All

Resize Frame to 450 H

File - Export - as a jpg compression 20%.

Any similarity to any other Tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional.

Karen Rodway

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