Blinds 

 
All paintings Copyright © Alan Giana.  

You need:
PSP Versie 7.04

1. Open an image you want to use copy it an close the original. Resize if it is to large and after resizing always sharpen your image (effects/sharpen/sharpen).

2.Choose an color from your image for your foreground-color and set your background-color on white. 

3. Image add borders with 5 pixels symmetric. Select the border with your magic wand and fill with your foreground-color. Effects/3D Innerbevel with preset round.

4.Effects/3D Drop shadow with these settings--> Horizontal and Vertical on 0, Opacity on 75 en Blur on 10. Select none.

5. Image add border with 15 pixels symmetric.Select the border with your magic wand. Effects/Texture effects/Blinds with these settings--> width 10/ opacity 100/ check marks be placed in the horizontal and light from left/top color on white ( you can pick another color if you want from your picture, you have to write down the number because you need it then for the next border).

6. Image add border with 5 pixels symmetric. Select the border with your magic wand and if your colors match then it will select some of your blinds to  see screenshot:

7. Selection/Modify/expand with 2 pixels, and fill the selection with your foreground-color. Effects/3D Effects/Innerbevel with settings as before. Effects/3D Effects Drop shadow - with settings as before (NOT needed if you don't want to do the drop shadow it was just my choice).

8.Image add borders with 20 pixels symmetric. Select it with your magic wand. Effects/Texture effects/Blinds and click  Horizontal off.

9. Image add borders with 5 pixels symmetric and select it with your magic wand. Again it has to select some of your blinds.

10. Selection/Modify/Expand with 2 pixels. fill with your foreground-color. effects/3D effects/Innerbevel with the same settings as before. 

 your frame is finished. Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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