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PSP Tutorial
GLASS MOSAIC FRAMES
Making
great looking mosaic glass frames for your favorite photographs and images is
quick and easy.
 STEP
1
Open
the image you want framed. STEP
2 Make
a copy of your image and paste the image as a New Layer. Edit
|| Copy Edit
|| Paste As New Layer STEP
3 Click
on the Toggle Layer Palette  .
Select and make the background layer the active layer.
 STEP
4
Click
on
Effects || Texture Effects || Mosaic Glass
and apply the settings.
Number of Columns =25
Number of Rows =25
Symmetric = Checked
Glass Curvature = 50
Edge Curvature = 1
Groat Width = 1
Grout Opacity
= 1 STEP
5 Return
to the Layer Palette (See step 3) and select Layer1 to make it the active
layer.
 STEP
6
Resize
the image to suit your taste. This image was resized to 80% of the original. You
might want a larger, or smaller, frame size.
Image || Resize || Percentage
of Original = Checked
Make sure the "Resize
All Layers" Is Unchecked. The
glass frame is now taking shape.
 STEP
7
Still
on Layer 1, go to Selections || Select All Next
click on the Magic Wand Tool  and
click in the center of the image. This will select and put the marching ants around
the "Picture" area. STEP
8 Apply
a Cutout Filter to the "picture" area. Effects
|| 3D Effect || Cutout
Horizontal = 2
Vertical = 2
Opacity = 100
Blur = 5
Shadow = Black STEP
9
Reapply the Cutout Filter, this time have Horizontal at -2 (minus 2) and Vertical
at -2.
You are finished. Looks great!
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