Swirled Frame Tutorial

This tutorial was written on
October 28th, 2002, and is a product of my own imagination. Please do not download it or send it through email.
I used PSP 7.04 in it's creation. You can download a trial copy here

My Zip Folder with my mask, the graphic and the corners font. Open the graphic and the mask in your Paint Shop Pro, just open the Font file for later use, PSP will pick it up when you need it, you do not have to install it in your windows font folder. I keep a folder of extra fonts and open what I need.

DSB Flux Plugin You can download it HERE

Simple Filters, You can download them HERE

Unzip them into your PSP Plugins folder

Eye Candy, you can download a free, non time out special edition of Eye Candy 3 HERE

Now lets get started.

  • Open the graphic you wish to use.
    Hit Ctrl D to copy the image, and close the origional
    Resize it to approximatly 300 on the narrow side. (this graphic is square at 300 x 300
    Hit Ctrl D two more times. You should now have 3 copies of your graphic.

  • Minimize one copy for now. On the other two, find the section of the graphic that has the best assortment of colors or the colors you like best, and cut out that section of the graphic on each one. Here is the portion I am using
    Now minimize one of these also.

  • On your other small graphic, go to Effects > Blur > Gausian Blur
    Add a radius of 15.00 and hit Okay
    Go to Effects > Plugin Filters > dsb flux > Bright Noise > with these settings

    Hit OKay.
    Go to Effects > Sharpen > Sharpen >
    Go to Effects > Sharpen > Sharpen >
    Go to Effects > Plugin Filters > Simple > Quick Tile (no settings required)
    Your graphic should look something like this
    Set it as your background pattern, and minimize the graphic

  • Maximize your second small graphic.
    Go to Effects > EyeCandy > Swirl and these are the settings I used.

    you can play with them if you want to.
    Go to Effects > Plugin Filters > Simple > Quick Tile (no settings required)
    Set this graphic as your foreground pattern and minimize.

  • Maximize your main image and add a new raster layer
    Flood fill with your background pattern
    Go to Masks > New > From Image > and choose the Thankmask with these settings
    Go to Masks > Delete > Click Yes
    Add a drop shadow with the following settings
      Horizontal and Vertical - 1
      Opacity - 100
      Blur - 0
      color - #404040

  • Make sure your background color is set to white - #FFFFFF - and add a border of 2
    With your magic wand, select the border, then flood fill with your background pattern.
    Invert the selection
    Add a new raster layer and add the following cutout
      Horizontal and Vertical - 3
      Opacity - 75
      Blur - 15
      color - #404040
    Add a new raster layer and add the following cutout
      Horizontal and Vertical - minus 3
      Opacity - 75
      Blur - 15
      color - #404040
    Deselect
    Save Your Work

  • Add a new border of 15 and use your magic wand to select it.
    Flood fill with your foreground pattern
    Add a cutout with the following settings
      Horizontal and Vertical - minus 3
      Opacity - 50
      Blur - 6.3
      color - #404040

  • Add a new border of 2
    With your magic wand, select the border, then flood fill with your background pattern.
    Deselect

  • Add a new border of 20
    With your magic wand select the border, then flood fill with your foreground pattern
    Add an innerbevel with these settings

  • Add a border of 2
    With your magic wand, select the border, then flood fill with your background pattern.
    Deselect
    Save Your Work

  • With the foreground set to nil, and the background still set to pattern, Use your text tool and click on the graphic.
    Check to make sure that Vector and antialias are checked
    Scroll down and find the cornrs font
    Select one of the corners that you like I set my size to 72, but if you want to make it smaller that is fine.
    Click Okay
    Using the center square, slide the corner font into the corner of your frame.
    Use the side and corner squares to resize it so it fits the way you want it to.
    Now Go to Layers > Convert to Raster
    Add a drop shadow with the following settings
      Horizontal and Vertical - 1
      Opacity - 100
      Blur - 0
      color - #404040

  • Now go to Layers > Duplicate
    Go to Image > Mirror
    Layers > Duplicate
    Image > Flip
    Layers > Duplicate
    Image > Mirror

  • Layers > Merge > Merge all
  • Save your Work

    • We have completed the Swirl Frame.

    Here is the same tutorial with a different graphic

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