1 ~ Open your Selection tool, set the feather to 10, mode to replace , selection type elipse , anti-alias checked.
Select the area of your image that you wish to frame.
Now , right click on the canvas , choose copy, then paste as a new image.
2 ~ With your new image, add a raster layer. On the layer palette , left click on the new layer and pull it down to the bottom.
3 ~ Make sure that your new layer is the active layer ( It will be highlighted on the palette ) and choose a color from your image and flood fill.
4 ~ Apply Paint Engine with the settings below.
5 ~ Go to Effects , Texture Effects , Blinds and apply with a width of 6 , opacity of 18 , color black , light from the top and no check in the horizontal box.
6 ~ Go to Effects , Reflection Effects , and apply Kaleidoscope with the settings below. ( You will not see the effect till the next step )
7 ~ Apply Simple Quick Tile.
8 ~ Apply FM Tile Tools, Blend Emboss at the default setting.
9 ~ Merge All/Flatten.
10 ~ Add a 4px border with the color you used for your first fill. Select with your magic wand, tolerance & feather set at 0. Apply an inner bevel with the settings below.
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If you have Eyecandy 4000, you can invert the selection and apply a matte cut cutout ::
11 ~ Add a 4px border with a second color. Select with your magic wand, tolerance & feather set at 0. Go to Effects, Texture Effects, Texture and apply the settings below, using the second border color as the fill.
Sharpen once.
12 ~ Repeat the first 4px border and bevel.
13 ~Add a 40px border, using the same color as the first 4px border.
Apply Paint Engine with the same settings as above.
14 ~ While still selected, add a new layer. Fill with your second color . While still selected, go to Adjust , Add/Remove Noise and apply Noise at 15% , Random , Monochrome checked. Go to Adjust , Add / Remove Noise and apply the Salt & Pepper filter at Spec size 3 , Sensitivity to Specks 4 and no checks in the boxes.
15 ~ Go to Layers , Load/Save Mask , Load Mask From Disc and scroll to find the SNF frame 24 mask.
Apply with checks only in Source Luminance , Fit to Layer , and Hide All Mask. On the layer palette, delete the mask layer and then Merge All/Flatten.
16 ~ Apply the same inner bevel as above.
17 ~ Apply FM Tile Tools, Blend Emboss at the default settings.
18 ~ Add a 4px border with your first color. Select with your magic wand, tolerance & feather set at 0. Apply the same inner bevel as above.
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And that's all.
Hope you had fun
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