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Masked
Texture Frame
tutorial by Whisper
This
tutorial was created and put on this site on March 12, 2004.
It is property of and ©2001-2004 to Whisper's Web Works.
Terms of Use
For this
tutorial you will need:
Paint Shop Pro 8 ~ download
a trial version.
VM Filters ~ download
here for the two needed for this tutorial,
or if you would like the full set - download
here (3.35mb)
Mask ~ download here, unzip into your PSP Masks folder.
An image ~ download &
unzip the one I used or use one of your own.
Open your
image.
Shift+D
twice - this should duplicate your image two times.
Close the
original image.
Effects
> Plug -ins > VM Distortion > Flipper > default
settings.
Effects
> Plug -ins > VM Distortion > FlipChop> default
settings.
Minimize
this image.
Set your
styles boxes - one of them to solid fill white and the other to
pattern, your chopped up image, angle 45, scale 50.
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Band
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
1 symmetric
Black |
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Band
2 |
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
4 symmetric
Choose a medium color from your image, I am using #848450.
Remember this color by copying the number or adding it
to your swatches.
Select
your magic wand and set to 0 tolerance and feather,
anti-alias unchecked.
Click
inside your 4 pixel wide color border to select.
Selections
> Invert.
Effects
> 3D effects > Cutout > these settings:
Vertical & Horizontal 0
Opacity 100
Blur 15.0
Shadow color black
Fill interior UNchecked
Selections
> Invert.
Add
a new raster layer.
Flood
fill the selection with white.
Layer
> Load/Save Mask > Load from disk >
ww-glitterfill1, fit to layer & Source Luminance
selected > load.
For
a lighter look leave as is, for a darker look Layers
> Invert Mask/Adjustment. I like the darker
look with this image.
Selections
. Select none. |
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Band
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
1 symmetric
Black |
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Band
4 |
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
10 symmetric
Same chosen medium color as before.
With
your magic wand select the 10 pixel wide color border.
Add
a new raster layer.
Flood
fill the selection with white.
Layer
> Load/Save Mask > Load from disk >
ww-glitterfill1 > load. Adjust if need be.
Selections
> Select none. |
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Band
5 |
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
1 symmetric
Black |
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Band
6 |
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
20 symmetric
White
With
your magic wand select the 20 pixel wide white border.
Flood
fill the selection with the pattern.
Adjust
> Blur > Gaussian Blur > 10 > ok.
Effects
> Texture effects > Blinds > these settings:
Width 2
Opacity 35
Horizontal & Light UNchecked
Color black
Effects
> 3D effects > Cutout > these settings:
Vertical & Horizontal 0
Opacity 100
Blur 5.0
Shadow color black
Fill interior UNchecked
Selections
> Select none. |
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Band
7 |
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
1 symmetric
Black |
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Band
8 |
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
10 symmetric
Same chosen medium color as before.
With
your magic wand select the 10 pixel wide color border.
Add
a new raster layer.
Flood
fill the selection with white.
Layer
> Load/Save Mask > Load from disk >
ww-glitterfill1 > load. Adjust if need be.
Selections
> Select none. |
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Band
9 |
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
1 symmetric
Black |
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Band
10 |
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
4 symmetric
Same chosen medium color as before.
With
your magic wand select the 4 pixel wide color border.
Add
a new raster layer.
Flood
fill the selection with white.
Layer
> Load/Save Mask > Load from disk >
ww-glitterfill1 > load. Adjust if need be.
Selections
> Select none. |
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Band
11 |
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Image
> Add Borders > these settings:
Pixels
1 symmetric
Black |
All done!
Save in
your preferred format.
I have a
large selection of masks & several of them are textures -
you are welcome to check them out here.
Page 2 for other
examples.
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