This Curvy Frame Tag Tutorial is adapted from a stationery tutorial I previously wrote.
The mask is designed by me as well.
Needed: *Paint Shop Pro I used PSP X5 but other versions should work fine. *Mask: floraledgesmaskbymeshi.png found here *Tube (preferably one that has a matching background) *Background paper/photo that is able to be cropped to a square selection. I do not recommend a lightly colored image. I used Art/Tube purchases by Laguna and Kajenna from Pics For Design, that come with their own background(s).
Please do not use their art, or any ptu artwork, without purchasing it first, and giving proper credit.
Let's Begin:
1. File > Open Background paper/photo
2. File > Open floraledgesmaskbymeshi
3. File > Open your tube
4. Dropper Tool Left click on a dark color for your foreground color. Right click on a light color for your background color. *It may be tempting to choose a medium color, but the frame effect may not turn out as well. If all you have is a medium color to choose from, lighten it in the Materials Palette.
5. Activate your background paper/photo now. (If you prefer you can use the dropper tool for your colors from this -which is what I did for the umbrella one, but if you are using a one or two tone only image, you may want to use your tube for your color choices.)
6. Edit > Copy
7. File > New > New Image Settings: Image Dimensions: Width and Height = 350 Image Characteristics = Raster Background Transparent = Checked
8. Selections > Select All
Depending on your graphic, do steps 9 and 10 or skip to 11.
9. Edit > Paste Into Selection
10. Selections > Select None
If you did steps 9 and 10 skip ahead to step 14.
11. Selections > Paste As New Layer
12. Move Tool Move your graphic to where you like best in the square.
13. Image > Crop to Selection
14. Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image Settings: Source window = floraledgesmaskbymeshi Create mask from = Source luminance Invert mask data = NOT checked, OK
15. Layers > Merge > Merge Group
16. Image > Canvas Size Settings: New Dimensions: Lock aspect ratio = Checked 1.000 to 1 Width and Height = 380 Placement = Center OK
17. Selections > Select All (Ctrl + A)
18. Selections > Float (Ctrl + F)
19. Selections > Defloat (Ctrl + Shift + F)
20. Selections > Modify > Expand Settings: Number of pixels = 1
21. Layers > New Raster Layer
22. Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout Settings (or use your own): Vertical and Horizontal = 4 Opacity = 75, Blur = 10, Color = Black Fill interior with color = Unchecked, OK
23. Layers > New Raster Layer
24. Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout Settings (or use your own): Vertical and Horizontal = -4 (minus 4) Opacity = 75, Blur = 10, Color = Black Fill interior with color = Unchecked, OK
25. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
26. Selections > Modify > Contract Settings: Number of pixels = 1, OK
27. Selections > Modify > Remove Specks and Holes Settings: Remove Specks and Holes = Checked Square area smaller than = 50 x 1 pixels OK
28. Selections > Modify > Expand Settings: Number of pixels = 4
29. Layers > New Raster Layer
30. Layers > Arrange > Move Down
31. Flood Fill Tool (F) Settings: Match mode = None Use all layers = Unchecked (OR Sample merged = Unchecked) Blend mode = Normal Opacity = 100 Fill with your Foreground (dark) color.
32. Selections > Modify > Expand
33. Layers > New Raster Layer
34. Layers > Arrange > Move Down
35. Flood Fill Tool (F) Fill with your Background (light) color.
36. Effects > Texture Effects > Tiles Settings: Tile Shape = Triangle Tile Angularity = 27 Tile Size = 25, Border Size = 5 Smoothness = 20, Depth = 86 Ambience 27, Shininess = 94 Color = Right click and choose your background (light) color Angle = 74, Intensity = 62 Elevation = 28, OK
42. Flood Fill Tool (F) Fill with your Foreground (dark) color.
43. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
44. Selections > Select None
45. Image > Canvas Size New Dimensions = 500
46. Activate your Tube Edit > Copy
47.Edit > Paste As New Layer
48. Image > Resize Settings: Resample using = Weighted Average Lock aspect ratio = Checked Resize all layers = Unchecked Both Width and Height = 15 Percent or whatever percent will look work for you.
49. Move Tool Move to where you would like your tube to be placed.
50. Edit > Copy Special > Copy Merged
51. Edit > Paste As New Image Take note of the name (Image two)
52. Activate your first framed image. Layers > New Raster Layer
53. Layers > Arrange > Move Down
54. Flood Fill Tool Flood Fill with your light color
55. Layers > New Mask Layer > From Image Source window = Your New Image (Image two) OK
56. Layers > Merge > Merge Group
57. Image > Resize
Percentage = 107
58. Layers Palette If you want, you can change Blend Mode to Multipy, or whatever looks best. Lower opacity if you'd like.
59. Layers Palette Highlight your tube, and add shadow of choice.
I used:
Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical and Horizontal = 2
Opacity = 50, Blur = 5, Color = Black or your Foreground (dark) color.
Shadow on new layer NOT checked OK
AND then again but with Vertical and Horizontal = -1 (minus 1)
60. Highlight your frame and add shadow of choice.
61. Highlight your top layer and add your copyright info.
62.You can add your name now, or merge visible and move your image up or down for more more room to place your name.
I used Summer Swirl, and JMH Bamboo Caps, respectively, free for personal use font(s) found at this site.
For the name I added the tile effect, changing the tile size to 15, the bevel, and my shadows.
63. Save as .png for transparent background, and/or .jpg for white.
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial. Have fun with it! I would love to see what you made with it.
Needed:Paint Shop Pro This tutorial is rewritten, from a former stationery tutorial of mine, for tag making. I used PSPX5 but this can be done in other versions.
A background paper or photo to complement the tube. I used an inspired by scrap kit by Gimptastic Scraps (for background paper and elements), also purchased from Creative Design Outlet, here.
The free for personal use font I used is Another day in Paradise, and can be fount at https://www.dafont.com/.
No outside plugins required.
Let's Begin:
1. File > Open your background paper/photo.
2. Edit > Copy
3. File > New Image Width = 663 Pixels Height = 440 Raster Background and Transparent = Checked
4. Edit > Paste As New Layer
5. Use your move tool to where you like your image best. Alternatively, if you really like the images you may have on your background paper or photo, you could Select all and paste into selection instead.
6. Crop Tool Snap crop Rectangle to = Merged Opaque Double Click or Apply (with check mark).
7. File > Open your tube
8. Edit > Copy
9. Edit > Paste As New Layer
10. Image > Resize Resample using = Weighted Average Lock aspect ratio = Checked Resize all layers = Unhecked Resize by Percent down to the center. Don't worry about the size right now, we just need this to help make the frame match nicely.
11. Dropper Tool Left click on your tube for a color for your frame.
12. Layers > New Raster Layer
13. Image > Canvas Size Settings: Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked Width = Original width + 20 = 683 Height = Original height + 20 = 460 Placement = Center
14. Selections > Select All
15. Selections > Modify > Contract Settings: Number of pixels =10
16. Selections > Invert
17. Flood Fill Tool Settings: Match mode = None Use all layers = Unchecked Blend mode = Normal Opacity = 100 Flood fill with your foreground color.
22. Image > Resize Settings: Width and Height = 85
23. Layers > Duplicate
24. Image > Flip Vertical
25. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
Optional: If needed, move the background so that it fits inside the frame to your liking. Make sure not to have gaps close to the insides of the frame. If you did this, highlight your top layer for the next step.
26. Magic Wand Tool Settings: Mode = Add (Shift) Match mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Use all layers = Not checked Contiguous = Checked Feather = 0 Anti-alias = Checked Inside = Chosen Select transparent section outside your wavy border.
27. Selections > Modify > Expand Settings: Number of pixels = 4
28. In Layers palette: Highlight your background paper layer.
29. Edit > Clear (Or delete key on your keyboard.)
30. Selections > Select None
In Layers palette: 31. Highlight top layer.
32. Magic Wand Tool Select inside every other hole = 14
33. Selections > Modify > Expand
In Layers palette: 34. Highlight background paper layer.
35. Selections > Promote Selection to Layer
36. Change your foreground to the pattern you see of your image in the Material's palette patterns section. Angle = 0, Scale = 100
37. Flood Fill Tool Flood fill with your pattern.
38. Effects > Reflection Effects > Pattern Settings: Use the dice (Randomize Parameters) to find something you like. Note: You could flood fill with another color from your tube and add an effect, or use a gradient or pattern.
Optional, but I really like it.: 39. Adjust Blur > Gaussian Blur Settings: Radius = Anywhere from 0.50 - 8.00. You choose what looks best.
40. Selections > Select None Note: You may choose to keep the background in the rest of the frame. If so, skip ahead to step 50.
In Layers palette: 41. Highlight top layer.
42. Magic Wand Tool Select inside the other 14 transparent holes.
43. Selections > Modify > Expand
In Layers palette: 44. Highlight background paper layer.
45. Selections > Promote Selection to Layer
46. Flood Fill Tool Fill with your pattern.
47. Effects > Reflection Effects > Pattern Settings: Use the dice (Randomize Parameters) to find something you like. Note: If you need to, copy your background paper or tube and paste into selection and try the dice again. Or flood fill with another color from your tube and add an effect, or use a gradient or pattern. Be creative. :)
Optional: 48. Adjust Blur > Gaussian Blur Settings: Radius = Anywhere from 0.50 - 8.00. You choose what looks best.
49. Selections > Select None
50. Time to either use your tube size as is or paste it on and resize it again, and move to your liking. If you need to delete some of it, just place where you want it and use your magic wand to click inside the holes of the frame, as well as outside the frame, if need be, then with tube highlighted click delete on your keyboard. Add other elements if you'd like, resizing as needed.
51. Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask (for tube and any elements layers) Settings: Radius = 1.00 Strength = 47 Clipping = 5 Luminance only = Checked
52. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical = -1 Horizontal = 1 Opacity = 50 Blur = 5 Color = Black Shadow on new layer = Unchecked
53. Edit > Repeat Drop Shadow
In Layers palette: 54. Highlight Top (frame) layer. Edit > Repeat Drop Shadow
55. Add word art and/or name (I used a pattern of the background with frame for my fill), and add shadow 2 - 3 times, or shadow of choice. You can add a masked paper behind if you'd like.
56. Resize to your liking. Adjust sharpness if needed.
