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PI Version: X3
Level: Intermediate
Featured tools: Selection
Tool
Additional filters: UnPlugged
Shapes, Bordermania, Almathera and FM
Tile Tools
Additional files: Picture.
I used one of my private photos, I'm sure
you'll find a nice one inside your
collection too. (Width: 263 Pixels and
Height: 350 Pixels.)
Additional material: here
Tutorial: Copyright
© Said Elassal |
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DESCRIPTION: This
tutorial shows you how you can make a beautiful frame to
decorate your photos with ... by using PI and different
filters.
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For this tutorial, as for all of them, we are going to
make a lot of similar frames/borders, with the same
color/fill/pattern - using the same steps over again -,
so next time I'm only referring to 1 Acadie (=tile from
Acadie Art, use Edit/Fill/Image) or 2 Black. Just repeat
the steps I'm explaining for the first frame/border.
(Always expand sides equally, and with the pixels
mentioned in front of the color.)
To make it more easy to select a border, right
click/All, right click/Border and set the Pixels of the
border for the Border width, Direction: Inward, Shape:
Box. You can always use the Magic Wand Tool, but this
way it's more easy if you use similar colors for the
background and the border. (On the assumption that all
sides have been expanded equally!)
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Open
the picture, go to Adjust/Expand Canvas/Expand sides
equally 1 pixel, Expand: Black. Select the border, right
click/Convert to Object, right click/Shadow and use the
5.one (red arrow) with these settings:
16/99/7.
Deselect. |
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Expand: 1 White, select the border and go to Edit/Fill/
Image (red arrow) and find the texture you want to use
(white arrow). For this frame I used one from Acadie
Art/ Ribbon tile/salmonsatin.jpg. Remember to check the
box Tile the image (1). Click OK.
Selection/None.
1 Black.
2 Acadie, select the border, go to Effect/Screen Works/
Dot Screen.
1 Black.
2 Acadie, select the border, go to Effect/ Screen
Works/Dot Screen.
1 Black + 1 Acadie + 1 Black. |
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Expand: 10 Acadie, and select the border. Go to Effect/
Noise/Add Noise/Options and use these settings:
Uniform (red arrow) / Variance: 10 (white arrow).
Click OK and keep the border selected. Go to Effect/
Almathera/A Halo, with these settings: Black + 6/61.
Deselect.
1 Black + 1 Acadie + 1 Black.
2 Acadie, select the border, go to Effect/ Screen
Works/Dot Screen.
1 Black.
2 Acadie, select the border, go to Effect/Screen Works/
Dot Screen.
1 Black. |
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Expand: 20 Acadie and select the border.
Go to Effect/Material Effect/Texture Filter/Embossed and
find the Texture Image you want to use. By clicking the
little icon (red arrow) you can also add textures to
your Texture Filter. Do so with the texture file -
tut_frame_028_texture - you've downloaded, and choose
it afterwards with these settings (1):
89/36/7/0 + Direction: 45
Click OK/Apply Current Frame Effect to Image (white
arrow) and keep the border selected. |
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Go
to Effect/Almathera/A Halo and use these settings:
Black (red arrow)
thickness: 9
transparency: 73
Deselect.
1 Black + 1 Acadie + 1 Black + 1 Acadie + 1 Black.
2 Acadie, select the border, go to Effect/ Screen
Works/Dot Screen.
1 Black. |
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Expand: 28 Acadie, and select the border. Go to Effect/
UnPlugged Tools (red arrow)/Spice Dots (white arrow) and
use these settings (1): 9/191/255/255/192/128/161/0.
Since I'm using Filters Unlimited, your screenshot might
look different, but the settings are the same anyway.
Keep the border selected, go to Effect/FM Tile Tool/
Blend Emboss and use the default settings.
To adjust the Brightness, click twice the - (white
hand). Go to Effect/Bordermania/ Frame #2: 28/28/51/48 +
Notch Corners and deselect.
1 Acadie + 1 Black.
2 Acadie, select the border, go to Effect/Screen Works/
Dot Screen.
1 Black + 1 Acadie and Merge All. |
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That's it! A beautiful frame for any kind of photo or
artwork ... done with PI and different filters. HAVE
FUN!!!
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If you need any help with this
tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it -
please email me!
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