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PI Version: X3
Level: Intermediate
Featured tools: Selection
Tool, Transform Tool
Additional filters: FM
Tile Tools, Bordermania and
Filter Factory A+E
Additional files: Picture.
I used one of my private photos, I'm sure
you'll find a nice one inside your
collection too. (Width: 260 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 outstanding frames
to decorate your photos or pictures ... 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 Black or 2 Color
(=Foreground color) or 5 Gold (=GoldPatternFill). 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 and choose a Foreground color (white arrow).
I used 138/46/49.
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 with these settings:
16/99/7.
Merge All.
3 Color (138/46/49) + 1 Black.
Expand: 1 White. Select the border, go to
Edit/Fill/Image (red arrow) and find (1) the file with
the name GoldPatternFill. Check the box for Tile the
image (2).
Deselect the border.
1 Black + 3 Color + 1 Black + 1 Gold. |
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Expand: 15 Color. Select the border and go to
Effect/Fills and Textures/Texture Filter/Embossed. To
choose/add a Texture Image click the icon (red arrow).
Now you can choose a texture, or add a texture as you
wish.
For this example here, I used one with the name
tut_frame_017_texture-weave.psd, which was included in
the zip file. Use these settings (1):
75/20/50/0 + Direction: 45.
Leave the border activated.
Go to Effect/FM Tile Tool/Blend Emboss with the default
settings. Keep the border still activated. |
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Go
to Effect/Bordermania/Frame #2 and use the settings,
shown on the screenshot: 15/15/67/55 + Notch Corners.
Merge All.
1 Gold + 1 Black + 3 Color + 1 Black + 1 Gold + 1
Black.
Expand: 5 Color and select the border, go to Effect/
Noise/Add Noise/Options: Uniform and Variance: 10.
Keep the border activated.
Effect/Bordermania/Frame #2 and use these settings:
5/5/110/130 + Notch Corners. Deselect.
1 Gold |
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Expand: 20 Color, select the border and go to Effect/
Filter Factory Gallery E/Transparent Pizza:
Number of Slices: 128.
Merge All.
Use the Magic Wand Tool (white hand)/Mode: + (red arrow)
and select the black parts (as seen on the screen- shot)
from our last border.
Go to Edit/Fill/Image and use the same GoldPatternFill
as before.
Selection/None. |
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Right click/All, right click/Border: Border width: 20
(white hand), Direction: Inward (red arrow), Shape: Box.
Go to Effect/Bordermania/Frame #2:
20/20/50/41 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
1 Gold + 1 Black.
Expand: 7 Color, select the border and go to
Effect/Filter Factory Gallery A/Pool Shadow:
151/208/118/146/79/192/53/147.
Keep the border selected, go to Effect/Bordermania/
Frame #2: 7/7/110/130 + Notch Corners.
Deselect.
1 Gold + 1 Black + 1 Gold. |
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Expand: 30 Color and select the border.
Effect/Fills and Textures/Texture Filter/Embossed.
For this border I used a texture image named,
tut_frame_017_texture-strt21.psd, which was also
included in the zip file. Use these settings (1):
65/27/22/32 and Direction: 45.
Leave the border activated, and go to
Effect/Bordermania /Frame #2: 30/30/52/38 + Notch
Corners.
Deselect.
1 Gold + 1 Black + 1 Gold.
Merge All. |
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That's it! A beautiful and special frame for any kind of
photo or artwork ... done with PI and different filters. HAVE
FUN!!! |
If you need any help with this
tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it -
please email me!
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