Tripolis Frame

Tripolis Frame

This tutorial was inspired by one I did several years ago.
That tutorial is no longer available on line. I used Dee's Swirl and Tripolis settings for this tut.
If you are Dee or know Dee, please contact me.

PSP 8 and above
Eye Candy 4000
VM Instant Art
A floral graphic and a graphic for inside the frame.
Mine Here

Open a floral graphic and duplicate it twice. If using your own graphic, you need to resize both to300 X300
Minimize one of them.
Promote background to layer on the working graphic.

Effects > Eye Candy 4000 > Swirl > with these settings.

Image > Canvas Size > 600 X 600 pixels with the top left arrow placement

Layers > Duplicate
Image > mirror
Layers> Merge> Merge Visible

Layers > Duplicate
Image > flip
Layers> Merge> Merge Visible

Effects > Plugins > VM Instant Art > Tripolis with these settings.

This is one corner image.

Restore the other flower graphic.
Image > add borders > 12 symmetric in a color from your graphic.
I used a dark purple.
Effects > Inner Bevel > Using these settings

Resize to 250 X 250 or to the size the fits your image.
Copy and paste to the main corner image and move to the lower
right corner.

Image > Merge > Merge Visible

Resize the main corner image to300 X 300

Image > Canvas Size > 600 X 600 using the lower right corner arrow placement

Layers > Duplicate
Image > mirror
Layers> Merge> Merge Visible

Layers > Duplicate
Image > flip
Layers> Merge> Merge Visible

Using your magic want click on the center of your frame.
Selections > Invert >
Effects > Inner Bevel > Using the same settings as before.

Selections > Invert > Do Not DeSelect

Layer > New Raster Layer

Copy your image of choice and paste into selection.

Apply a drop shadow if you desire.

Don't forget to add your mark on a new layer.

Resize as desired. Be sure to use Bicubic Resampling.

Export using the JPEG optimizer and save as header.

Background.

Select a portion of the side of the frame as shown below.

Copy and paste as a new image.
Effects > Image Effects > Seamless tiling> edge and vertical. Let the numbers
set themselves.

Image > Canvas size > set the width to 1024 or 1280 or as you desire.
Set the height to the same height as the current image.
Use the left center arrow placement.

Layers > New Raster Layer >

Layers > Arrange > Send to bottom

Flood fill this layer with a color matching the border.

Add whatever texture or other pattern you desire.

Layers > Merge > Merge All (flatten).

Export using the JEPG optimizer and save as background.

Go to Letter Creator and put your letter together.

This tutorial is just a guide. What you do with it is your choice.
Please do not make changes and then claim it as your own.
It is strictly the results of my playing in PSP and using techniques
I have learn through lessons and experimentation. Any resemblance
to another tutorial written by another is purely coincidental.

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