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They will both open in a new window and print out on standard 8½" X 11" paper

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For this tutorial you will need:
PSP: I've done this tutorial in PSP 9 and PSP XI. I believe it can be done in most versions.
You may have to look around for the commands but it's likely they are there.
Filters and materials needed
 Gradient, available here as jpg, right click and save, here as PSP8 gradient,
or PSP7 users can use the gold foil bitmap here
 Corners: click here for list of sites that offer free corners for download
This is an older list and not all of the links may work.
I'll eventually have that resource on my Great Beginnings page
and it will be more regularly updated then.
An image of your choice, I used the beautiful art of Alan Ayers
Filters: No outside filters are needed
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I am assuming you know the basics of Paint Shop Pro and where the tools can be located.
This is an extremely easy tutorial and can be done by beginners.
Here are some arrows and bars you can drag and drop where you need to mark or underline where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let go.
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You can also drag this example with you
Drag the picture just above with you as you work so it's handy for reference.
Open your image, duplicate (Shift-D), and close the original.
1. Select graphic, shift-D to duplicate, close original. Resize if too large. Sharpen once if you resize.
Open gradient, duplicate, close original, minimize. In color panel, select the gradient pattern for the foreground.
2a.  Add borders, symmetrical, 5 pixels, white, select with magic wand.
Select gradient in color panel, use fill tool to fill
2b.  Effects>3D Effects>Inner bevel, metallic preset, which is these settings: Bevel style 1/1/10/5/0/80/white/315/25/40



deselect 
3. Add borders, symmetrical, 10 pixels, white, select with magic wand
Fill with same gradient, deselect
4. Repeat step 2: Add borders, symmetrical, 5 pixels, white, select with magic wand.
Select gradient in color panel, use fill tool to fill
Effects>3D Effects>Inner bevel, metallic preset, deselect.
5. Add borders, symmetrical, 25 pixels, white
Fill with gradient as above
Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Glass> default of 50-50-50-0-2-50-Symmetric
Repeat this 3 more times, 4 times in total


    
6. Repeat step 2: Add borders, symmetrical, 5 pixels, white, select with magic wand.
Select gradient in color panel, use fill tool to fill
Effects>3D Effects>Inner bevel, metallic preset, deselect.
7. Repeat step 5: Add borders, symmetrical, 25 pixels, white
Fill with gradient as above
Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Glass> default of 50-50-50-0-2-50-Symmetric
Repeat this 3 more times, 4 times in total
8. Repeat step 2: Add borders, symmetrical, 5 pixels, white, select with magic wand.
Select gradient in color panel, use fill tool to fill.
Effects>3D Effects>Inner bevel, metallic preset, deselect.
Then step 3: Add borders, symmetrical, 10 pixels, white, select with magic wand
Fill with same gradient, deselect
Then step 2 again

You're done except for adding the corners.
9. Open corner of choice. Copy and paste onto your frame.
To resize the corner, go to Image>Resize>Scale
Drag on the handles to make smaller or bigger. Once you resize, Sharpen or use Unsharp Mask at 1/60/4.

With your first corner, position to your liking in top left corner after resizing and sharpening (if desired),
once it is to your satisfaction, go to layer palette, duplicate, Image>Mirror, layer>duplicate,
Image>Flip, layer>duplicate, Image>Mirror. This will position your corners exactly right in each corner.
You can of course use your tube tool, but I prefer to open them and use them in this way.

The corners I chose were too bright for the frame, so after I placed the first one,
I sharpened it, then I went to Adjust>Brightness and Contrast>Brightness/Contrast, and
I turned the brightness down to -24, I left the contrast at 0.
If you want a shadow on each corner, I prefer to do that after each one is in place.
If you do it first and then duplicate and flip, mirror, etc, the shadow will be in the wrong spot.
Corners take a small dark shadow usually, so maybe 1/1/80/2/black
You're done! Don't forget to optimize (File>Export>Jpeg Optimizer). I usually optimize at about 10.
Lately I've been saving more files as png files as the quality is so much better. The file size is bigger though.
If you have any questions or suggestions, click on the email button below to contact me. Have a wonderful day!
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Tutorial was written August 3, 2007
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These tutorials are all my own creations.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional.
Feel free to share any of my tutorials on this site by a link back to my site,
but do not copy and send the entire tutorial to anyone or any group.
You may also save it to your hard drive (go to File>Save As, and save as an mht file-
this will save the pictures with the page in one single file and will open in a browser)
or print it out for your own personal use
©2003-2011 Ellie's Treasures


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Webpage Design Information
 This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven
 Sadly, she passed away and her site is gone.
 The font I used for all of the text on the buttons is BrockScript
The font I used for the "Golden Straw Frame" tutorial header is Katy Berry.
 Click on the font name to download the font.
I use PhotoImpact to make all of my headers due to the amazing
3D text it has and the wonderful presets available free online
 Most of the presets I use are either the ones that come with PhotoImpact, usually the Gel ones,
or from Deb's PI Tutorials and More (see below) or Carol Oyl's site
 This is the address to Deb's old pages
 http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/millenit/1716/pitutorials/objects/presets/presets1.html
 I can't find any links to her new pages but the presets are still on this page for download.
 For more sites to find PI Presets, take a look at my Great Beginnings page.