Preparation: Download
and install the metalic presets. presets
This tutorial shows you how to
create a shiny foil frame suitable for a variety of picture types. You can use any photo of your own or get one from the PI Users Photogallery.
Use the crop
tool to outline an area of the photo you would like to frame, and
then double click to crop. |
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Now we want to create an
area around the picture for our frame so the frame will not cover
important parts of the image.
In pi 5 or 6,
click edit/ expand canvas.
In pi 7 or 8, click format/expand
canvas.
Place a check beside expand canvas
equally.
Type 35 in one of the fields and
all of the fields will fill in.
Click ok |
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| The following steps will be repeated a total of three
times, only changing the amount of the border each time. |
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Right click on the
picture and click all. Right click again, and click
border.
Place a dot beside inward and type
35 for the Border width. |
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Go to edit/ trace/
selection marquee. Accept the defaults and click ok. Now you are
switched to the path tool automatically (for PI8 and up, you must change the mode on the tool bar from Horizontal to 2D Object). Find the gold preset
in the presets you installed for this tutorial, and double click
it.
Important! Press the space
bar. (Version 8 users press the enter key instead.) If you
don't, when you try to apply the next section of the frame, "all"
will be grayed out. |
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The second section of the
frame uses the same directions, except for this one you set the
border width to 30, and double click the blue
preset.
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| The third section also
uses the same directions, using the border width of 6, and again
double clicking the gold preset.
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 This
method could be used with any number of presets and fills, allowing a
different feel for each one. For further fun, decorate the frame with
objects! I hope you have fun with this
tutorial. |
