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Easy Picture Frames

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I know that you have seen many of the pictures on the web with elaborate frames, and Paint Shop Pro comes with a number of very basic frames that you can use.  There are a lot of places where you can download some beautiful ones and add them to your collection.  I am going to show you how to add a framed border to your image, not using a pre-made frame, but using borders and bevels.

You will need this image for this tutorial…  Copy the image to your hard drive, and then open it in PSP.

Click on the “Dropper” tool, and select a color from the image to be color of this section of the border.  If you select the Dropper, then all you have to do is click on any part of the image, and that will be the color that you are going to use.  I chose #899DA8.  Flood Fill the border with the color that you selected.

Now we are going to add a bevel to this section of the frame.  Go to “Effects” and from the drop down list, select “3D Effects”, and then “Inner Bevel”.  Use these settings for the bevel.

Now, go to “Image” and “Borders” again, but this time, add another border with 10 pixels.  Using the Magic wand, select the new border, and flood fill with #C7D1DA.

Now, go to “Image” and “Borders” and add another border but change the size to “15″.  Flood fill this border with the same color that you used on the first border, #899DA8.  Repeat the “Inner Bevel” for this section, and you have a really lovely and simple frame for your picture.

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