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Original tutorial can be found HERE

Material

copy / paste  « gold pattern » into folder « patterns » of Corel PSP Folder

Filters Used
AP Innovations Lines silverlining : Dotty grid
Penta com : Jeans
Unlimited : BKg designer sf10I : Corner Half wrap
Unlimited : VM Toolbox : Instant tile
AP Innovations : Lines silverlining : Lignes option vertical
Graphic plus : cross shadow
Simple : Pizza slice miror
Simple : 4 way average
AAA Frame : foto frame
thank you Cloclo and Renée for sharing you plugins' pages



Colors
in materials palette prepare FG color -> color 1
and BG color -> color 2


use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab it and move it

Realization
1
open alpha layer
window -> duplicate
work with the ocpy and close original image

2
flood fill layer with color 2

3
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 1

4
open « mask » and minimze to tray
layers -> new mask layer -> from image

layers -> merge -> merge group
effects -> edge effects -> enhance

5
selections -> load selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #1
adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

selections -> select none

6
« group Raster 1 » is highlighted
selections -> load selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #2
selections -> promote selection to layer
effects -> plugins -> AP01  [Innovations] -> Lines Silverlining / Dotty Grid

selections -> select none

7
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 10 / black

8
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down twice

9
« group Raster 1 » is highlighted
selections -> load selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #3
selections -> promote selection to layer
effects -> plugins -> Penta .Com / Jeans

selections -> select none

10
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 10 / black

11
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down twice

12
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black

13
« group Raster 1 » is still highlighted
selections -> load selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #4
selections -> invert
DELETE

14
selections -> invert
selections -> modify -> select selection borders

15
layers -> new raster layer
flood f ill with « Gold Pattern » (provided)

16
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel

selections -> select none

17
layers -> merge -> merge down

18
in materials palette, set color 3 as FG color

19
in materials palette, prepare a sunburst gradient with oclors 2 and 3

20
highlight Alpha layer
flood fill iwth gradient
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Bkg Designers sf10 I / Corner Half Wrap

22
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling

23
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> VM Toolbox / Instant Tile

adjsut -> sharpness -> sharpen more

24
selections -> load selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #5
selections -> promote selection to layer

25
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel

26
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 10 / black
selections -> select none

27
highlight Alpha Layer
selections -> load selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #6
selections -> promote selection to layer

28
effects -> plugins -> AP01  [Innovations] -> Lines Silverlining / lines option Vertical

29
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel as before

30
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 10 / black
selections -> select none

31
highlight Alpha Layer
selections -> load selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #7
selections -> promote selection to layer

32
effects -> plugins -> AP01  [Innovations] -> Lines Silverlining / lines option Vertical as before

33
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black

34
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down

35
highlight Alpha Layer
effects -> texture effects / Texture

36
highlight top layer
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #8

37
copy / paste into selection « jacottea461 »
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more

38
layers -> new raster layer
effects -> 3D effects -> cutout

selections -> select none
layers -> merge -> merge down twice

39
your layers palette

40
top layer is highlighted
copy / paste decoration 1 as new layer
layers - arrange -> move down
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 1 / 1 / 50 / 2 / black

41
highlight top layer
copy / paste as new layer decoration 2

42
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 1 / 1 / 50 / 2 / black

43
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down

44
copy / paste as new layer decoration 3

45
effects -> image effects -> offset

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 1 / 1 / 50 / 2 / black

46
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down

47
copy / paste as new layer decoration 4
effects -> image effects -> offset

drop shadow as before

48
layers - merge -> merge visible

49
image -> add borders ->...
1 pixel color 1
1 pixel color 2
1 pixel color 3

50
image -> add borders -> 50 pixels color 2
select large border with magic wand tool

51
effects -> plugins -> Graphic Plus / Cross Shadow

52
effects -> plugins -> Simple / Pizza Slice Mirror

53
effects -> plugins -> Simple / 4 Way Average
effecst -> edge effects -> enhance more

54
effects -> plubins -> AAA Frame / Foto Frame

55
selections -> invert
layers -> new raster layer
effects - 3D effects -> cutout

selections -> select none

56
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

57
adjust -> sharpness -> unsharp mask

58
apply your watermark and save as... type .jpeg
apply your watermark and save as... type .jpeg
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