 
Radial Corner Frame
HootyTut© by Doyle Allen aka
Hooty 5/16/04
Approved by the
HootyTutTesters!
Needed:
PSP , I did this with PSP8 but
you should be able to use PSP7 as
well.
Animation Shop too of course!
1 Open the graphic you want to
use.
Edit / Copy and close.
2 Ctrl + N
(Open a new 350 x 350 transparent
image )
3 Ctrl + A (Selections/Select
All)
4 Selections/Modify/ Contract =
10
5 Ctrl + Shift + i
(Selections/Invert)
6 Flood Tool: Fill the selection
with a color
or pattern of your choosing.
Add any effects to it that you
like.
You will want to at least apply
an inner
bevel to it rather than have it
flat.
7 Ctrl + D (Selections/Select
NONE)
8 Layers/Duplicate
9 Make the
bottom layer
active on your
layers palette.
10 Ctrl + R (Image/Rotate/Free
Rotate)
Settings
= right, 45°,
Both Boxes Unchecked
11 Layers/Merge/Merge
Visible
12 Magic Wand Tool:
Settings:
Left click in the center of the
transparent
image.
13 Selections/Modify/Expand = 1
14 Ctrl + Shift + L
(Edit/Paste/Paste Into Selection)
15 Sharpen and/or enhance image
as
desired.
16 Layers/New Raster Layer
17 Effects/3D Effects/Cutout
Settings:
Vert. and Horiz. both = 2
Opacity = 100, Blur = 15
Color = Black, Fill = Unchecked
Note: You
may apply your Watermark to
the graphic at this time. If
you add a layer
be sure to merge the
layers... you want to
have only one layer before
proceeding.
18 Layers/Merge/Merge
Visible
19 Ctrl + D (Selections/Select
None)
20 Select a Gradient.. could be a
gold one.
You might like to pick 2
contrasting colors
such as a light medium and a
blackish
dark color
from your graphic with your
Dropper
Tool and use the
Foreground-Background
gradient
option.
Settings:
Angle =
180, Repeats = 150, Invert Checked
Style = Radial
(this is the 4th block to the
right)
Center points both = 50
OK !
21 Magic Wand Tool:
Click in each transparent corner
so all 4
are selected.
22 Selections/Modify/Expand = 1
23 (F) Flood Fill Tool:
Settings
Match Mode = None, Sample Merged
= checked
Blend mode = Normal, Opacity =
100
Click in one of the selected
areas and all
of them will fill since we have
the setting
mode set at Normal! WEEeee!
24 Layers/Duplicate
25 On your Material (or
Color) Palette
Swap colors by clicking on the
double
arrow as shown below.
 Where
the white arrow is pointing!
26 Flood Fill the corners again
27 Ctrl + D
(or Selections/Select None)
28 File/Save As = Save as a PSP
Image
with the .psp extension.
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1 Open Animation Shop
2 File/Open the psp file that you
just saved
3 View/Animation
4 File/Save as
Save to your files.
Remember to Watermark your creations! **************************************** **************************************** Approved by the HootyTutTestersGroup! Thanks to all the great testers that help me to make these tutorials as good as they are! The testers are always a vital part of the end results of what you end up using. Special thanks to all the testers: Calvin, Sue, Adrienne, Everam, Maria Rosa, KMRA, Janet Seals, Michelle & Linda D. Study, Learn, Create & HAVE FUN! |
