Chisel Glass Frame

If anyone knows where this graphic is from, please let me know so that proper credit can be given.

This tutorial was created on May 9, 2002 and is of my own doing. Any likeness to other tutorials is purely coincidental.

You will need:
JASC's PSP (30 day free trial)- You can get it HERE
Harry's Filters. You can get it HERE
Graphic of your choice

Step 1:
Open the graphic of your choice, duplicate by selecting the Shift plus D key and close your original graphic.

Step 2:
Resize your image to not more than 350 on the longest side. Then go to Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen. Duplicate the image again and minimize it, we will be using it later.

Step 3:
On your first copy of the image, go to Effects/Plug-in Filters and select Harry's Filters/Harry's Filters.

Step 4:
On the first drop-down window select "Warp", on the second drop-down window select "Tiled Glass" with the following settings:
Tile Height: 29
Tile Width: 0
Reflection: 38
**Note for different effects click on the random button till you find something you like.

Step 5:
Still on your first image, go to Selections/Select All. Now go to Selections/Modify/Contract and contract by 20 pixels. Hit your delete key once.

Step 6:
Activate your minimized image and go to Edit/Copy, then re-activate your first image and Edit/Paste/Paste Into Selection. Do Not Deselect.

Step7:
Select your foreground and choose a complimentary color from your graphic, then choose a complimentary color for your background. I used #232640 for my foreground and #7E3032 for my background.

Step 8:
Go to Selections/Float. Then go to Effects/3D Effects/Chisel. Set your size to 6 and make sure "Background Color" is checked.

Step 9:
Go to Selections/Invert. Then go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel using the following settings:
Rounded Bevel, Width: 8, Smoothness: 20, Depth: 5, Ambience: minus 30, Shininess: 4, Color: White, Angle: 30, Intensity: 50, Elevation: 40

Selections/Select None

Step 10:
Go to Image/Add Borders and add a Symmetrical 10 border.

Using your magic wand with Matchmode: RGB Value, Tolerance = 0, Feather = 0, Sample Merge-Unchecked, select your border.

Step 11:
Go to Effects/Inner Bevel and apply the same inner bevel as in Step 9. Do not Deselect.

Step 12:
Go to Effects/Drop Shadow and apply the following settings:
Horizontal and Vertical: 4 Opacity: 70 Blur: 20 Color: Black

Reapply the Drop Shadow changing the Horizontal and Vertical to a Minus 4. Selections/Select None.

Step 13:
Toggle your foreground so that it's now your background.
**Hint: click on the arrows that connect these two boxes.
Go to Image/Add Borders and add another Symmetrical 10 border.

Step 14:
Select your border with your magic wand. Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply the same Inner Bevel, then apply the same drop shadow. Don't forget to do the minus 4. Selections/Select None.

Step 15:
Resize for group requirements. Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen.


The final image is yours to do with as you choose, as long as it's not for monetary purposes, however, the tutorial is copyrighted by me, please do not copy and paste to any groups without express written permission from me. You may however, supply a link to your groups.