Metz Frame
Artwork by Alan Metz
Artwork or your choice of use the beautiful art of Alan Metz included in the supplies. This frane works best with a simple graphic.
Tile: Lemon Satin
Filters : Filters Unlimited 2 Distortion Filter
DC Special Perssian Rug
Graphics Plus
Simple
Xero
Material Pallet – Foreground dark color (I used #df9c93)
Background light color (I used #f0e7e2)
Image – Add Borders Symmetric as follows:
1 pixel black
1pixel dark color
1 pixel black
1pixel dark color
Selections – Select All
Selection – modify – contract 4 pixels
Right Click on Layer Pallet - Promote Selection to Layer
Effects – 3D Effects – Cutout
4 / 4/ 70/10 color #1c3145
Repeat Cutout changing only Vertical & Horizontal to -4 / -4
Select None
Image – Add Borders – 20 pixels light color
Select with Magic Wand
Apply Filters Unlimited 2 – Distortion Filters – Deformer – Settings 34 / 18
Select None
Image – Add Borders using your light color – Symmetric UNCHECKED
Top 0 Bottom 0 Left 0 Right 2
Selections – Select All
Selections – Modify – Contract 6 pixels
Selections Invert
Flood Fill with Dark Color
Effects – 3D Effects – Inner Bevel – Pillow Preset Using White Color
Selection None
Image – Add Borders Symmetric CHECKED as follows
1 black
1 dark color
1 black
1 dark color
1 black
Select with your selection tool from the image part of the rose & hand like the screenshot
Edit – Copy & Paste as New Image
With this new image activated – Effects – Plugins – Simple Filter – Quick Tile
Activate the image with the frame work you were working on before
Image – Add Borders – 30 pixels with any color not previously used
Select with Magic Wand
On your material pallet change the background to the seamless tile pattern you created.
With Settings at angle 0 scale 41
Flood Fill the 30 pixel border with this pattern
Effects – Edge Effects – Enhance
Keep Selected
Effects – Plugins – Filters Unlimited 2 – Distortion Filter – Warp Horizontal
Effects – Plugins – Simple Filter – 4Way Average
Effects – Edge Effects – Enhance
Keep Selected
Right Click on Layer Pallet – New Raster Layer
Change the material Pallet to the Lemon Satin Pattern provided or tile matching your graphic Angel 89 Scale 250
Flood Fill the New Raster Layer with this pattern.
Set Blend Mode to Soft Light
Right Click on Layer Pallet – Merge Visible
Keep Selected
Effects – Plugin – Filters Unlimited 2 – DC Special – Perssian Rug settings both at 255
While still selected apply Effects – Edge Effects – Enhance More
Effects – 3d Effects – Inner Bevel as follows
Apply this Inner Bevel Twice
Select None
Image – Add Borders Symmetric CHECKED
1 black
1 dark color
1 black
1 dark color
1 black
Image – Add Borders – 20 pixels light color Symmetric CHECKED
Select with Magic Wand
Apply Filters Unlimited 2 – Distortion Filters – Deformer – Settings 34 / 18
Effects – Edge Effects – Enhance
Effects – Plugins - Xero – Porcelain
50/ 128/ 128/ 0/ 0/ 255
Select All
Selections Modify – Contract – 6 pixels
Right Click On Layer Pallet – New Raster Layer
Selections Invert
Flood Fill with Lemon Satin Tile Pattern angle 89 scale 250
Effects – Plugins – Graphics Plus – Cross Shadow all settings at 50 except the bottom two at 128.
Selections Invert
Effects – 3D Effects Cutout same setting as before
Repeat Cutout changing only V & H to minus 4 (-4)
Select None
Right Click on Layer Pallet & Merge Visible
Select All - Select Modify Contract 85 - Select Invert
Effects – Plugins - Xero – Porcelain
50/ 128/ 128/ 0/ 0/ 255
Apply Xero Porcelain One More Time
Image - Add Symmetric Borders - 1 pixel Black
Add corners and resize your image to fit your project using 90% bicubic each time to reduce quality loss until you reach your desired size.
This tutorial is my own creation. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is coincidental.
Remember tutorials are only a guide. Experiment & most of all have fun.
Keep Smiling & Stay Creative
brandy
© 2006 Brandytyme